Today is Wednesday, April 28 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County.
1. Weekly County COVID-19 Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles and Emergency Management Director Dr. Earl Stoddard will hold their weekly media briefing at 12:30 p.m. You can watch live on MCM channels 21 and 995 (HD), County Cable Montgomery and on the county’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
2. Redistricting Commission Meeting: The Commission on Redistricting will meet from 5-6:30 p.m. The meeting will be livestreamed on the county council’s Facebook page.
🆕The fourth meeting of the Commission on Redistricting will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, April 28 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and will be livestreamed on the Montgomery County Council's Facebook page.
➡️Learn more: https://t.co/hHTgNR6Zr5. pic.twitter.com/u6uOYF7Xy4— Montgomery Council (@MoCoCouncilMD) April 26, 2021
3. MCPS Teacher of the Year: MCPS will hold a virtual event to announce the 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year. Watch live at 6:30 p.m. on the MCPS website, YouTube, and on MCPS-TV.
MCPS will hold a virtual celebration at 6:30 p.m. on Wed., April 28 to announce the 2021-2022 MCPS Teacher of the Year. Watch the event live on https://t.co/3UJVLWkg2H & on @MCPSTV (Comcast Channel 34, Verizon FIOS Channel 36, RCN Channel 89). Info: https://t.co/kte4Tsm5lo pic.twitter.com/5tWVpZE3Bz
— MCPS (@MCPS) April 26, 2021
4. County COVID-19 Testing Clinics: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at eight testing sites today.
5. Senior Planet Montgomery: Senior Planet Montgomery continues to offer free Zoom classes to senior residents. Today’s classes include “Smartphone Photography” and “Instagram Basics.”
💻 Senior Planet Montgomery, a technology training program designed for County learners 60 and older, is offering free online classes this week that focus on how to thrive at home. Classes will include Instagram Basics and Facebook.
Learn more: https://t.co/xRssF4uYmU. pic.twitter.com/iW10YdEHDB— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) April 26, 2021
And One More Thing: Montgomery Community Media and the County Council discuss microaggressions in a special presentation titled #SeeMeMontgomery: Microaggressions. A microaggression is defined as: “A statement, action or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle or unintentional.” Watch the conversation here:
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