Five Things to Know Today, Nov. 11, in Montgomery County

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 11 and it is Veterans Day. Today, Americans honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces.

Here are five things to know in Montgomery County:

1. What’s Open and What’s Not: Find out which facilities are closed or have schedule changes today.

What’s Open, What’s Closed on Veterans Day

2. Veterans Day Events: Several Veterans Day events are offered throughout the county. Check out the virtual and in-person events being held near you.

Click the link for a list of all Veterans Day 2020 events around Montgomery County https://t.co/yQGdo2mcZm pic.twitter.com/NtusBUrnqd

— Montgomery County DHHS (@MoCoDHHS) November 10, 2020

3. COVID-19 Testing: As the coronavirus does not take holidays, Montgomery County’s COVID-19 testing clinics are open at six locations today.

Most of our programs and services are closed tomorrow, Wed., Nov. 11 for Veteran's Day. COVID-19 testing clinics will be OPEN. See our COVID testing site for details. https://t.co/T7Y3EaSRKU pic.twitter.com/ceMvFPr8vJ

— Montgomery County DHHS (@MoCoDHHS) November 10, 2020

4. New Restrictions: The Montgomery County Council approved COVID-19 rollbacks, to include reducing the gathering size limit from 50 to 25 people. The changes went into effect Tuesday evening.

Council Passes CE Elrich’s Order to Reinstate Capacity Restrictions as COVID-19 Cases Rise

5. Senior Planet Montgomery: Senior Planet Montgomery continues to offer free Zoom classes to senior residents. Today’s classes include “Morning Stretch” and “Hosting A Zoom Meeting.”

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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