Five Things to Know Today, Jan. 6, in Montgomery County

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 6 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County.

1. Weekly COVID-19 Media Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles and Emergency Management Director Dr. Earl Stoddard will hold their weekly media briefing at 12:30 p.m. You can watch live on MCM channels 21 and 995 (HD) and on Facebook and County Cable Montgomery.

2. Takoma Park Police Animal Shelter Drive: Takoma Park Police will be accepting sheets, towels, and bath rugs for Montgomery County Animal Shelters until Jan. 29. Police ask residents not to donate items with zippers or snaps, fabrics with rips or frayed edges or fitted sheets. Click here for more information.

We made our first drop off today at the MoCo Animal Shelter with items generously donated by the residents of Takoma Park for our furry friends. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/bXd89jBHOR

— Takoma Park Police (@TakomaParkPD) January 5, 2021

3. COVID-19 Testing: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at six testing sites today. The schedule of clinics may be found here.

4. Montgomery College Decision-Makers Series: County Councilmember Nancy Navarro and Montgomery College President Dr. DeRionne Pollard will discuss early care and education at 3:30 p.m. as part of the college’s Decision-Makers Series. The discussion will stream on YouTube.

How is Early Care and Education critical to fueling the workforce of tomorrow? Join @montgomerycoll @DrPollard_MC and Montgomery County Councilmember @nancy_navarro as they discuss early care and education as part of Decision-Makers Series, Jan. 6 3:30 pm https://t.co/ZLsZyj2KIM pic.twitter.com/bxSyBZrXoZ

— Dr. S Pruneda-Hernandez (@sprunedah) December 29, 2020

5. Senior Planet Montgomery: Senior Planet Montgomery continues to offer free Zoom classes to senior residents. Today’s classes include “Mobile Health Apps” and “Balance/Strength.”

And as a reminder to our loyal readers…Find the latest coronavirus news updates in Montgomery County here.

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About Maryam Shahzad

Maryam is a reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. Previously, she was an intern with MCM. She can be reached at mshahzad@mymcmedia.org or on Twitter @maryam_mcm.

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