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CDC: Fully Vaccinated People Can Now Unmask at Small Outdoor Gatherings The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new outdoor mask guidance on Tuesday for people who are fully vaccinated. According to these new CDC guidelines, people who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear masks in small outdoor gatherings. This includes people who have received both doses of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. However, the CDC cautions that unvaccinated people still need to wear masks at small outdoor gatherings. MyMCMedia spoke with Dr. ...

Goshen Crossing Liquor and Wine Temporarily Closed, Awaiting COVID-19 Results Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) has temporarily closed its Goshen Crossing Liquor and Wine store in Gaithersburg after an employee presented COVID-19 symptoms and additional employees were told to quarantine. The employee stayed home with a fever on Monday and last worked at the liquor and wine store, located at 20004 Goshen Rd, on Saturday. The employee has tested negative for COVID-19, according to a press release.  Out of an abundance of caution, local health officials conducted contact tracing...

$18 Million Jones Bridge Road Safety Enhancement Project Begins in North Chevy Chase The Maryland State Department of Transportation Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is beginning an $18 million safety enhancement project along a half-mile portion of Jones Bridge Road in North Chevy Chase, the agency announced Tuesday. “This project is part of MDOT SHA’s ongoing commitment to the Vision Zero initiative to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities through Maryland,” MDOT Administrator Tim Smith said in the announcement. “We are implementing roadway solutions focused on safe movement and e...

County Makes Push to Properly Recycle Lightbulbs With Mercury Ahead of Daylight Saving Time, the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is seeking to start a new tradition with their initiative to educate residents on how to properly recycle Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFLs).  The initiative is called “Recycle Right — CFLs Contain Mercury” and its primary focus is to inform residents on how to properly dispose of light bulbs that contain mercury.  “We have made great progress in getting residents and businesses to use CFLs over incandescent light bulbs,�...

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) arrested a man for stabbing a woman in Wheaton on Feb. 20. Christian Norman, 32, of an unknown address, allegedly stabbed a 40-year-old woman outside of a residence in the 2300 block of Arcola Avenue, according to a press release from MCPD. The investigation revealed that the woman and […]