Five Things to Know Today, Sept. 2, in Montgomery County

It’s Wednesday, Sept. 2 and here are five things for you to know today:

1. Virtual Briefing: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles and Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Dr. Earl Stoddard will hold a virtual media briefing at 12:30 p.m. Residents can watch the briefing on Facebook Live and on County Cable Montgomery (CCM).

County Executive @Marc_Elrich, @MoCoDHHS' Dr. Travis Gayles and @ReadyMontgomery's Earl Stoddard will hold a virtual media briefing at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 2) to provide #COVID19 & reopening updates. Watch live @CountyCableMoCo. Details: https://t.co/RjKWqNReZe. pic.twitter.com/MFOKxNZVbN

— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) September 1, 2020

2. Free Coronavirus Testing: Montgomery County’s free coronavirus testing clinic runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wheaton Library & Community Recreation Center and the CDC Mobile Trailer at Lakeforest Mall.

🧪 Free #COVID19 testing is available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 2) in @GburgMD and Wheaton. For details, visit the County's testing website: https://t.co/qloetwrHpz. pic.twitter.com/ymoDj0uyhn

— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) September 1, 2020

3. Planning Commission Meeting: The City of Gaithersburg Planning Commission meets tonight at 7:30 p.m.

Be part of tomorrow's Planning Commission Meeting at 7:30pm.
📋 Agenda https://t.co/7wQD9psGce
💻 Watch/Listed/Speak: https://t.co/wVXigeoB4g
Comments may also be submitted to planning@gaithersburgmd.gov pic.twitter.com/RcPMlWyf8K

— City of Gaithersburg (@GburgMD) September 1, 2020

4. Senior Planet Montgomery: Senior Planet Montgomery continues offering free Zoom classes to Senior residents. Today’s classes include “The Age Friendly Guide to Sharing Your Voice Online” and “Coping with COVID…Why Do I Still Feel This Way?”

🆕 Senior Planet Montgomery, a technology training program designed for County learners 60 and older, is offering free online classes next week that will focus on Facebook, Online Bill Pay and How to Use Zoom. 💻 Learn more: https://t.co/oKmTJN9e1s. pic.twitter.com/u7HGk6p7pF

— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) August 29, 2020

5. MCM Classes: Are you ready to produce great content with MCM? Then sign up for one of our upcoming virtual classes. On Sept. 10, we have an orientation where you can learn about what MCM’s Education Department has to offer. On Sept. 14, you can begin our 2-session long “Step into Virtual Podcasting” class. We would love to have you be apart of our MCM family.

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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