Five Things to Know Today, Sept. 16, in Montgomery County

Here are your five things to know today, Sept. 16, in Montgomery County:

1. The Papal Parade takes place one week from today in Washington, D.C. and we talked to some Montgomery County residents who say they are excited about Pope Francis’ historic visit.

2. Faith leaders will meet with the Montgomery County Council tonight at a Town Hall meeting. Follow @MyMCMedia on Twitter for updates from the meeting.

3. Montgomery County police need your help to identify a homicide victim found in Gaithersburg last month.

4. Senior athletes will compete at a Maryland Senior Olympics Bocce event today at the Rockville Senior Center today.

5. The Emergency Preparedness Fair takes place at the Rockville campus of Johns Hopkins University today.

Finally, we are counting down to Pope Francis visit next week in Washington, D.C. Check out our #PopeinDC page for local coverage of this historic event.

For the latest news and events in Montgomery County, stay with MyMCMedia. We hope you will also follow MyMCMedia on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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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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