Five Things to Know Today, Sept. 15, in Montgomery County

One week from today, Pope Francis arrives in the Washington, D.C. area. Here are five more things to know today, Sept. 15, in Montgomery County:

1. A community is grieving after a 16-year-old boy was struck and killed by an Amtrak train late Monday afternoon in Boyds.

2. The Silver Spring Jazz Festival was a big hit with music lovers on Saturday night.

3. Rockville and Bethesda have both made Livability.com’s top 100 best places to live list.

4. Local Hondurans celebrated their Independence Day at a recent festival in Gaithersburg.

5. You are invited to learn more about Montgomery County’s “green bank” at an informational session tomorrow in Rockville.

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Sonya Burke is the Multimedia Manager at Montgomery Community Media (MCM). You can email story ideas at sburke@mymcmedia.org or reach her on Twitter @SonyaNBurke.

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