Montgomery County, MD Real Estate News

Protecting Your Family Starts With You This Mother’s Day, give your mom the peace of mind of knowing you are protected and safe from COVID-19 by getting vaccinated. Go to http://vaccines.gov or text your ZIP code to 438829 to find vaccine near you! Posted by HSS Secretary Xavier Becerra.   Clematis, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland USACanon PowerShot G11 CameraPhotograph by Roy KelleyRoy and Dolores Kelley Photographs 05/09/2021

Face Covering Requirements in Montgomery County, Maryland Montgomery County, Maryland, follows the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) face covering guidance.Face coverings must be worn in Restaurants Indoors: Except when eating or drinking Outdoors: If unvaccinated--except when eating or drinking Pools Indoors: Except when swimming Outdoors: If unvaccinated--except when eating or drinking Grocery stores Child care centers Retail businesses Religious services Hair salons & barbershops Gyms & fitness centers, including when exercising Public transportation -- Ride On, Metro and ride sharing All other open businesses and services Face coverings are not required for Children under the age of 2 years; Persons with a disability who cannot wear a mask, or cannot safely wear a ... 05/10/2021

Cell Phone Upgrade Required for Hearing Aids Chef Dolores ordered new Oticon hearing aids to replace her old ones that are six years old. She discovered that her new Samsung Galaxy S21 5G is not compatible with the new hearing aids. We went to Verizon and upgraded her phone to the new Samsung Galaxy S215G. By the way, the $6,000+ cost of new hearing aids is not covered by Medicare. Can you imagine the number of seniors who are unable to afford these expenses? Peony, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland USACanon PowerShot G11 CameraPhotograph by Roy KelleyRoy and Dolores Kelley Photographs 05/11/2021

Sally Buzbee to The Washington Post Newsroom  "The Washington Post has named longtime journalist Sally Buzbee of the Associated Press as its executive editor, marking the first time a woman has been appointed to lead the 143-year-old news organization.   Buzbee, AP’s executive editor and senior vice president, will take over leadership of The Post’s nearly 1,000-person newsroom next month, said publisher Fred Ryan, who made the announcement to the newspaper’s staff on Tuesday. She succeeds Martin Baron, who retired at the end of February after serving as editor since 2013. Her appointment ended a search that began 10 weeks ago, following Baron’s retirement. Buzbee, 55, has headed AP’s news operations since 2017, and has been with the organization since she began her career as a journali... 05/12/2021