The CDC plans on easing federal mask requirements for travel on buses, subways, and airplanes in the U.S.
Today, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), at the request of the CDC, extended its face mask requirement for, “individuals across all transportation networks throughout the United States, including at airports, onboard commercial aircraft, on over-the-road buses, and on commuter bus and rail systems” until April 18. It was set to expire on March 18.
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 9, 2022
March is Adopt a Guinea Pig month at the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center, located at 7315 Muncaster Mill Rd in Derwood.
Guidelines for adoption, the pre-visit checklist, and the adoption questionnaire can be found at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/animalservices/adoption/howtoadopt.html.
Per Montgomery County:
Rockville, Md., March 8, 2022—The Montgomery County Council will return to in-person meetings on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 and will continue to offer residents multiple ways to provide public hearing testimony. Residents will continue to have the opportunity to testify remotely for public hearings or provide in-person testimony at the Council Office Building in Rockville.
At today’s Montgomery County Board of Education meeting, the board voted unanimously to lift the indoor mask mandate in all Montgomery County Public Schools.
MCPS will no longer require universal masking effective immediately.
Olney resident Paul Geller has announced today that he will be running for the newly created District 7 on the Montgomery County Council.
Geller ran unsuccessfully for an at-large seat of the Montgomery County Board of Education in 2020. He previously served as Vice President of Programs, and later President of the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations.
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Monday, March 7, 2022
Kevin Plank, founder of Under Armour, grew up in Kensington. He is the youngest of five brothers born to William and Jayne Plank. His father was a prominent real estate developer who passed away in 1993. A local project of his was the Al Marah subdivision off River Road, just off of exit 39 on the Beltway. His mother was the mayor of Kensington for 8 years, from 1974-1982. She went on to direct the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at the United States Department of State under President Ronald Reagan, and was a real estate broker until the early 2000s.
Plank grew up playing youth football with the Maplewood Sports Association (photo below). He even featured a Maplewood team in an Under Armour commercial. While growing up in Kensington, Plank has mentioned that one of his favorite places to eat was Continental– a family owned and operated restaurant that has been serving the Kensington community since 1957. Plank attended Georgetown Preparatory School, but left the school due to poor academic performance and behavioral issues. According to Forbes, he was thrown out of private high school after failing two classes and for his part in what Forbes described as a “drunken brawl” with football players from Georgetown University.
The Montgomery County Humane Society has canceled its annual dog walk ‘Paws in the Park.’ The decision was made due to “continuing uncertainties surrounding the current health crisis, and in response to feedback from our community.”
The annual walk will continue in 2023.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Friday, March 4, 2022