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Grief Support Nonprofit Seeks Volunteers to Serve Silver Spring/Takoma Park
CaringMatters, a Gaithersburg-based nonprofit that provides support services for those in Montgomery County facing serious illness, end-of-life, caregiving challenges and grief, is looking for volunteers to help meet a growing demand for its service in the Silver Spring/Takoma Park area.
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Council Passes Bill to Require Establishments to Offer Healthy Children’s Meal Option
The County Council this week passed a law to require food service establishments to offer one healthy option for children’s meals to help combat childhood obesity.
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Salles Named White Oak Planning Manager
Cicero Salles has been named the White Oak Planning Manager, county officials announced yesterday.
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County Council Approves Streamlined Process for New, Expanding County Biohealth Facilities
The County Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a zoning text amendment that would streamline the approval process for biohealth facilities in the county.
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County Council Extends Indoor Mask Mandate to Feb. 21
The County Council has once again extended the indoor mask mandate for public spaces in the county. Sitting as the Board of Health, the council enacted a Second Amended Board of Health Regulation to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 until 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 21.
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United Therapeutics Announces Historic Achievements in its Xenotransplantation Programs
Downtown Silver Spring-based United Therapeutics has reached two historic achievements in its xenotransplantation programs, the company announced.
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County to Begin Distributing N95 Masks at Libraries on Friday
The county will begin distributing free N95 masks, in addition to COVID–19 at-home test kits, at library branches beginning Friday, Jan. 21.
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Residents Can Now Report At-Home COVID–19 Test Results Via New County Portal
Residents who use rapid at-home COVID–19 tests can now report the results via a new county portal, officials announced. The self-reporting portal is available in English and six other languages, including Spanish, Vietnamese, French, Korean, Chinese and Amharic.
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Getting Free COVID-19 Test at Library Turns Out to be a Breeze
Despite hundreds of people lining up for free at-home COVID-19 tests, the distribution at Silver Spring Library at 900 Wayne Ave. could not have gone more smoothly.