It’s Wednesday, Feb. 23, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County.
1. Weekly Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich and health leaders will hold their media briefing at 12:30 p.m. Residents can watch live on MCM channels 21 and 995 (HD), County Cable Montgomery and on the county’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
📢 @MontCoExec Marc Elrich will provide #COVID19 updates at his weekly media briefing tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. (Wednesday, Feb. 23).
📺 Watch live on Facebook and @CountyCableMoCo. 💻 For more info ➡ https://t.co/7ZWRRZnQaQ. pic.twitter.com/MMn51TM1eb
— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) February 22, 2022
2. Student Listening Session: At 5:30 p.m., Councilmember Tom Hucker invites students to participate in a virtual Youth Listening Session on mental health and wellness. Register here.
Councilmember @CmHucker invites Montgomery County students to participate in a virtual Youth Listening Session on Mental Health and Wellness on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m. 👀➡️Learn more: https://t.co/wndn3zN5pu. @mcps pic.twitter.com/deJxzdd4Y0
— Montgomery Council (@MoCoCouncilMD) February 18, 2022
3. Trash/Recycling Holiday Slide: After Presidents’ Day, trash and recycling pickups slide by one day. See the schedule here.
Presidents Day 2022: No County-provided trash or recycling collections on 2/21; After the holiday, pickups slide one day with last pickup 2/26/22. Transfer Station OPEN and Recycling Center CLOSED 2/21/22. Holiday schedule: https://t.co/CBJdwzFI72@MontgomeryCoMD @311MC311 pic.twitter.com/FHsYe2sIQY
— Montgomery County Dept of Environmental Protection (@MyGreenMC) February 21, 2022
4. Senior Planet: Senior Planet Montgomery continues to offer free Zoom classes to senior residents. Today’s classes include “How to Choose a New Computer” and “Intro to Hosting on Zoom.”
5. ICYMI: Montgomery County’s COVID-19 indoor mask mandate was lifted as of 11:59 p.m. Monday. On Tuesday, MyMCM spoke with residents around Downtown Crown in Gaithersburg to hear their perspectives on the mandate ending.
And as a reminder to our loyal readers…Find the latest coronavirus news updates in Montgomery County here.
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