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Prince George's Co. athletes, coaches split on vaccine rule for fall season 09/03/2021 05:35am • Amar Thomas loves football, and after missing a year of competing, he was thrilled to be reunited with his teammates to prepare for the upcoming season. The senior defensive end said the pandemic limited team bonding and hampered communication with his teammates. Thomas, who plays for Dr. Henry W Faced with spike in new infections, St. Mary’s re-opens mass vax site 09/02/2021 11:47pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Faced with some of the state’s most concerning COVID-19 numbers, St. Mary’s County has decided to reopen one of its mass-vaccination sit 2 Arlington Co. libraries reopen after pandemic-long closure 09/02/2021 03:31pm • The Cherrydale and Glencarlyn libraries in Arlington County, Virginia, will reopen on Sept. 7 after shutting their doors for more than 16 months. The Arlington Public Library system will expand its access to seven libraries — Aurora Hills, Cherrydale, Central, Columbia Pike, Glencarlyn, Shirlin Fairfax Co. schools speeds up process of returning vaccinated students to classrooms after exposure 09/02/2021 02:37pm • Public school students in Fairfax County, Virginia, will be able to return to classes sooner following exposure to COVID-19 if they are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic, the school system announced Thursday. School officials in Fairfax County are adjusting their policies starting on Sept. 7 afte Prince George's Co. expands COVID-19 mobile vaccine fleet 09/02/2021 01:23pm • Health officials in Prince George’s County, Maryland, have added three new vehicles to the mobile COVID-19 vaccine fleet ahead of Labor Day Weekend, in an effort to reach more homebound residents amid the delta variant surge. “Since the beginning of this pandemic, we have said that we need to Elrich calls for vaccine passport program in Montgomery County 09/01/2021 04:27pm • As COVID-19 numbers rise in Montgomery County, Maryland, County Executive Marc Elrich on Wednesday said that in order to avoid the kind of spikes seen at the end of last year, “We have to implement a vaccine passport program.” The news comes the same day that outgoing Health Officer Dr. Travi Anne Arundel Co. announces coronavirus vaccine incentive for county employees 09/01/2021 02:53pm • County employees in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, can get paid to get the coronavirus vaccine. The incentive comes in the form of a $1,000 one-time payment if county employees get vaccinated by Nov. 30. And it includes those who have already been vaccinated as well. "Through working closel Late arrivals, short supply of bus drivers among issues of getting kids to school in Md. 09/01/2021 12:47am • When schools opened Monday in Montgomery County, Maryland, Todd Watkins, the transportation director for the county public school system said there were a number of reports of late buses — some were as much as one hour late. Every year there are issues with late buses, but this year is differen Loudoun County to require COVID-19 vaccination for student-athletes 08/31/2021 11:58pm • Public schools in Loudoun County, Virginia, said they will require student-athletes participating in the Virginia High School League to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 by Nov. 8. The announcement was made Tuesday by Loudoun County schools Superintendent Dr. Scott A. Ziegler. Nearby College scholarships still available for Md. teens who get COVID-19 shot 08/31/2021 05:39pm • Maryland is almost done distributing $1 million in incentives for youngsters to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Every 12- to 17-year-old in the state who's gotten at least one shot is automatically eligible for a chance to win a $50,000 college scholarship. "We still have four more scholarshi Loudoun Co. health director on how to keep your child from being sent home to quarantine 08/31/2021 04:15pm • As schools reopen in Northern Virginia, the risk of children contracting COVID-19 is real. But Loudoun County's health director said that if children are vaccinated, wear masks and follow other safety measures, the risk of becoming seriously ill is tiny. "There will be kids with COVID infection c Vaccine mandates in schools will be hard sell, experts tell Md. lawmakers 08/31/2021 11:26am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As many students across Maryland return to school this week while the delta variant continues to drive the state’s COVID-19 case rates h Northern Va. schools keep COVID cases, quarantines in perspective in young school year 08/31/2021 10:24am • Just a few weeks into five-day-a-week in-person learning in the new school year, Northern Virginia public school systems are keeping an eye on the increase in COVID-19 cases among young people. With isolated confirmed coronavirus cases in schools, and the associated quarantining, a number of scho Why DC-area rents are now rising so quickly 08/31/2021 09:52am • In the first few months of the pandemic in 2020, renters whose income was impacted fled their apartments in droves, some downsizing to cheaper units, some doubling or tripling up with roommates, and many moving in with families. That drove vacancy rates higher, and rental rates sharply lower as a re Prince George’s Co. schools discuss COVID-19 vaccination, testing during Md. Senate meeting 08/31/2021 08:50am • Maryland lawmakers met to discuss how to better protect kids in the classroom as a new school year starts amid an uptick in coronavirus cases — and looked to one of the state's largest school systems for guidance. Monica Goldson, Ed.D., the CEO of Prince George's County Public Schools, spoke be