Five Things to Know for March 12 in Montgomery County

It’s Thursday, March 12 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County.

1. Montgomery College Public Safety Advisory: All Montgomery College classes for Thursday, March 12, Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14 are cancelled. MC students are strongly advised to monitor their emails and http://montgomerycollege.edu/coronavirus for further information.

MC Public Safety Advisory: All MC classes for Thursday, March 12, Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14 are cancelled. MC students, we strongly advise you to monitor email and https://t.co/eeAsCmK59h for further information.

— Montgomery College (@montgomerycoll) March 11, 2020

2. Elrich Facebook Live on COVID-19: Join Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles for a Facebook Live event from 1:00 p.m. to 2 p.m. via the County’s Facebook page. The Facebook event will begin with an update from the County Health Officer on COVID-19. This Facebook live event will replace the monthly online chat for March.

Join me tomorrow, Thursday, March 12, at 1 p.m. for a Montgomery County Facebook live event with @MoCoDHHS Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles who will provide a COVID-19 update. We look forward to hearing from you. Read the news release for more: https://t.co/9ttVUZlXGw pic.twitter.com/sq0b8In3Sc

— Marc Elrich (@Marc_Elrich) March 11, 2020

3. Lighten Up! : The goal of this outreach event is to bring residents helpful tips that will help brighten their homes and lower their utility bills! It will also give them a place to swap bulbs. This will take place at Plum Gar Recreation Center [19561 Scenery Drive] in Germantown from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

4. Coronavirus Latest: Click here to see the latest coronavirus [COVID-19] news updates in Montgomery County.

5. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance: This program is for taxpayers who earn $56,000 or less, persons with disabilities, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need help in preparing their own returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. This is walk-in, first come, first served and will take place at Aspen Hill Library from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Here’s a list of what documents you should bring with you.

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