Five Things to Know Today, Oct. 19, in Montgomery County

Here are five things to know today, Oct. 19, in Montgomery County:

1. City of Gaithersburg flags are at half-staff in honor of Councilmember Henry Marraffa. Marraffa passed away yesterday after a battle with cancer.

2. MCPS is scheduled to announce a partnership with Common Sense Education at a news conference today.

3. Montgomery Libraries Food for Fines program runs now through Oct. 30th.

4. The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing on Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan tonight at the County Council Building.

5. Christie Dashiell will be performing at The Mansion at Strathmore tonight.

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About Maureen Chowdhury

Maureen Chowdhury is a multimedia journalist with Montgomery Community Media. She can be reached at mchowdhury@mymcmedia.org and on Twitter at @MediaMaureen. Maureen authors the blog Sound Check on MyMCMedia.

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