Good morning, Gaithersburg.

The Town of Kensington will host its 59th Annual Labor Day Parade and Festival starting at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept.

7, with a parade from Plyers Mill Road to Noyes Library and a festival along Armory Avenue offering live music, food, and family-friendly activities until 2 p.m.

Daphne Hill, a seasonal fall farm experience set on 30 acres, opened on Saturday, Aug.

29 at 7115 Damascus Road in Gaithersburg. It features pumpkin picking & a Children’s Garden, live music, and a shop, and is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews responded to a house fire in the 2000 block of Powder Mill Road in Hillandale Sunday evening and, with support from Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department, used hose lines to attack flames, search for occupants, ventilate the structure, and protect nearby properties.

Montgomery County’s ABS will open its new Flower Hill Liquor & Wine store on Thursday, Sept.

10 (18251 Flower Hill Way) with a 9:45 a.m. ribbon cutting and a 10 a.m. launch, while tastings and exclusive bottles continue through Saturday, Sept. 12.

Germantown October Fest returns to Germantown Town Center on Saturday, Oct.

10 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with live music, food, art, and family activities including a headlining performance by Nappy Roots (two-time Grammy-nominated) and a parade led by Seneca Valley High School marching band.

DC Water will temporarily close one lane of Clara Barton Parkway at the Maryland-D.C. border tonight as crews begin emergency repairs on 400 feet of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line.

The lane closure lasts from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. nightly through Friday, Sept. 4 — drivers should expect delays.

Montgomery County Councilmembers Dawn Luedtke and Sidney Katz will host a town hall Wednesday, Sept.

2 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the MCDOT Highway Services Depot (17000 Crabbs Branch Way) to discuss a proposed shift from local incineration to long-haul landfilling and its impact on nearby communities.

Governor Wes Moore declared International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug.

31 (flags were lowered to half-staff and Government House was lit purple Sunday evening) while Maryland reported fatal overdoses were halved over three years and naloxone was distributed in record numbers.