Maryland pauses reopening as cases spike in the Baltimore region.
Gov. Hogan announced the pause in a Wednesday press conference, pointing to an increase in hospitalizations across the state.
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COVID cases and hospitalizations on the rise in Maryland. Maryland reported 5,138 new cases over the last week, double the weekly new cases at the beginning of the month. Additionally, hospitalizations […]
The Montgomery County Council has introduced a resolution to urge Maryland lawmakers to replace “Maryland, My Maryland” as the state song and discourage the song from being played at official Montgomery County events.
Per the county, “Our state’s rich and storied history is also plagued by slavery and sympathy towards the Confederacy and successionist movement. The Pratt Street Riots that occurred in Baltimore in 1861 was a bloody confrontation between Union Troops headed to Washington D.C. and confederate sympathizers. James Randall Ryder, to express his opposition towards Union troops, wrote “Maryland, My Maryland” which became widely popular among Confederate America and was later made the state song in 1939 when Maryland was a segregated Jim Crow state.”
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Outdoor pools:
Effective Friday, June 12 at 5pm, capacity restrictions at outdoor pools will increase to 50% with the same safety guidelines in place.
The Maryland Department of Transportation announced in a release that it will reopen select branch offices of the MVA to customers on a limited basis beginning Monday, June 8.
The Gaithersburg and White Oak MVA locations in MoCo are included in the limited openings.
Maryland’s Primary election will take place on June 2nd, which is this upcoming Tuesday. Here are the ways that you can vote:
1. Mail your ballot. Your ballot does not require any additional postage. It must be postmarked by June 2nd in order to count.
Governor Larry Hogan’s Full Stay at Home Order (effective start 8pm tonight) can be found in the link and images below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VipR_jn8muYfzcT_A91zECt4IcbsJhbq/view
BREAKING: Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has enacted an executive order to shut down all bars, restaurants, movie theaters, and gyms across the state at 5pm today (while allowing drive-thru, carry-out, and food delivery service to continue).
Utilities and cable/internet cannot be turned off at this time.