MCPS to Meet January 12th to Determine if Metrics Can Be Met by February 1st
Montgomery County Public School Board will be meeting Tuesday, January 12th at 11AM to determine if the metrics have been met to allow certain groups of students to return to in-person learning on February 1st.
The Montgomery Village Resource Center and Cross Community will be hosting a food distribution event this Thursday at Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg from 1-2PM. Just drive up and open your trunk.
For a full list of food distributions sites this week please visit the Montgomery County Food Council’s facebook page.
Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass tweeted this afternoon (December 31, 2020) that MoCo has distributed almost 3,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in the last 48 hours, in addition to the Pfizer vaccine which has been making the rounds with hospital frontline staff across the county.
It also appears that nursing homes will be receiving doses through a direct partnership with retail pharmacies in the area; Glass noted that this process was being coordinated directly by the state of Maryland.
Capacity Exemption Granted, 26 MoCo Businesses Allowed More Than 150 People Inside at Once
Updated to include the names of the businesses that were granted the exemption.
Drive Through Food Distribution Saturday in Gaithersburg
The Islamic Center of Maryland will be hosting a food distribution this Saturday from 1:30PM-2:30PM at 19411 Woodfield Rd. in Gaithersburg.
Several Restaurants Tell Us They Are Planning to File For Injunction Against Montgomery County
Several restaurants across Montgomery County have reached out to us to let us know that they are on board with a plan by the Restaurant Association of Maryland’s to file for an injunction against Montgomery County to reopen indoor dining.
Patisserie Manuel Temporarily Closes Montgomery Mall Location
The popular French Bakery Patisserie Manuel announced on their Instagram page today that they will be temporarily closing their Montgomery Mall location due to staff members possibly being exposed to COVID. Their Silver Spring location will remain open.
Tastee Diner Bethesda Temporarily Closes, Organizes GoFundMe for Staff
QIAGEN, a biotechnology company located in Germantown, is planning to expand its facilities.
Visit or www.gnfa.org or email [email protected] for more information.
OneLife Fitness in Olney is Now Open
As many already know, it’s located at 17821 Georgia Avenue in the old Giant location.