Five Things to Know Today, Sept. 23, in Montgomery County

It’s Wednesday, Sept. 23 and here are five things to know today in Montgomery County.

1. County Weekly Media Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich and County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles will hold their weekly media briefing at 12:30 p.m. You can watch live on MCM channels 21 and 995 (HD) and Facebook and County Cable Montgomery.

📢 Montgomery County Executive @Marc_Elrich, @MoCoDHHS' Dr. Travis Gayles, and @ReadyMontgomery's Dr. Earl Stoddard will host a virtual media briefing at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 to provide #COVID19 and reopening updates. Watch live @CountyCableMoCo. https://t.co/7LRJaNsTpF pic.twitter.com/9frPWYlShZ

— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) September 22, 2020

2. Free COVID-19 Testing: Montgomery County’s free coronavirus testing clinic runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wheaton Library and Community Recreation Center and the CDC Mobile Trailer at Lakeforest Mall.

Do you need a #COVID19 test? @MoCoDHHS is providing free testing tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 23) at clinics in @GburgMD and Wheaton. Details: https://t.co/qloetwrHpz. pic.twitter.com/0ZWnjocxCF

— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) September 22, 2020

3. Council Committees Meeting: The Government Operations & Fiscal Policy/Planning, Housing & Economic Development (GO/PHED) committees will meet at 9:30 a.m. and the Public Safety/Health & Human Services (PS/HHS) committees at 1:30 p.m. Watch on YouTube @MoCoCouncilMD and see agendas here.

4. Agriculture Webinar: The Montgomery County Office of Agriculture is offering a free webinar at noon about agricultural labor mistakes to avoid.

FREE webinar! This webinar will outline the basics of ag labor laws and give employers tips to avoid common pitfalls.
Register: https://t.co/WvOeO3dFtO#webinar #free #event pic.twitter.com/okQ8E99d7M

— MoCo Office of Ag (@MoCoOAG) September 22, 2020

5. Senior Planet Montgomery: Senior Planet Montgomery continues to offer free Zoom classes to senior residents. Today’s classes include “Podcasts” and “Online Shopping with Amazon.”

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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