Montgomery County’s indoor mask mandate could end Friday morning
Case rate per 100,000 people needs to stay below 50 for mandate to be lifted
Government
Judge grants preliminary injunction in case of Black cemetery in Bethesda
Planned sale of Westwood Tower Apartments is on hold
Attorney will run for County Council District 2
Roberts seeking seat currently held by Rice, who is term-limited
Montgomery County man recovers his own stolen car from D.C.
Plus: Brown, Smith are potential candidates to succeed Frosh; Clark Building in Bethesda preparing to lose anchor tenant
Return to school means more chances for students to report child abuse
After dropping to two reports per day, average back up to about 23
Ethics Commission finds no evidence that wife’s Pfizer job affects council member’s work
Union leaders had questioned whether Riemer had conflict of interest
Opinion: With acute housing needs ahead, ‘Thrive’ is a top priority
Plan has many helpful ideas for policy fixes in Montgomery County
UPDATED: Council committee recommends cutting WSSC water-rate increase from 9% to 6%
Elrich supports 7%; council members have not ruled that out
Report commissioned by county’s Economic Development Corporation calls for action
Report recommends 10 actions to spur economic growth
Commission selects its final map proposing new County Council districts
Map, report now head to council for hearing, vote
What to know about Gaithersburg’s election
Early voting starts this weekend; Election Day is Nov. 2
UPDATED: Montgomery County might be nearing end of indoor mask mandate
Mandate automatically ends after seven straight days of ‘moderate transmission’
Frosh won’t seek re-election as attorney general
Plus: Maryland eyes COVID-19 vaccines at school clinics; Game time moved, precautions in place for football game
Implementation of MCPS test-to-stay program is ‘imminent’
More details expected this week
First responders, medical professionals, others oppose employee vaccination mandate
Riemer, Jawando proposed mandate after agreement for vaccination or weekly testing
County trying again to regulate use of e-scooters, require registration
Similar bill was introduced last year, but expired
Bethesda resident will be on ‘Jeopardy’
Plus: School Bus Safety Week kicks off in Montgomery County; Germantown Library becomes more accessible
State treasurer to retire at the end of the year
Plus: ‘Other’ Diggs brother making name for himself in NFL; United Therapeutics hits speed bump in quest for new drug approval
Council leaders proposing new tax credit for first responders
Hucker, Albornoz hope bill will enhance recruitment, retention efforts
New state delegate, Senate district maps proposed for Montgomery County
Three districts would be redrawn to give each delegate a smaller territory
