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Published April 30, 2022 at 12:16PM

Ryan Ramsey, who was born in Gaithersburg and currently lives in the city, pitched a perfect game for No. 23 Maryland yesterday. The Terps Beat Northwestern 13-0. Coming into the 2022 season, there had only been 33 in NCAA history — just 19 in nine-inning games.

Per UMTerps, Ramsey became the first Maryland pitcher to toss a perfecto since Dick Reitz on April 10, 1959, against Johns Hopkins — which was the first perfect game in NCAA Division I history. It was the Terps’ first no-hitter since March 1, 2014, when Jake Stinnett no-hit UMass. On the other side, every player in Maryland’s lineup recorded at least a hit as the offense totaled 13 runs on 17 hits.

MoCo Athletics

Good Counsel’s Josh Paschal Drafted By Detroit Lions in Second Round of the NFL Draft

By MCS Staff

Published April 30, 2022 at 9:39AM

The Detroit Lions surprised many by going defensive line with their first two picks in the draft after selecting Josh Paschal with their second-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft, the 46th overall pick. Paschal is a Prince George’s County native who attended school and played football at Good Counsel in Olney, where he was ranked among the top defensive ends in the country.

Paschal has overcome plenty in his NCAA football career. After a strong freshman season in 2017, he was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma lesion that was discovered on his foot, in August of 2018. It was a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer called acral lentiginous melanoma, or ALM. And it needed to be treated immediately. Josh had multiple surgeries on his foot to remove the cancerous growth and replace the damaged tissue.

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Einstein High School’s Arnold Ebiketie Gets Drafted in the Second Round of the NFL Draft

By MCS Staff

Published April 30, 2022 at 9:20AM | Updated March 2, 2026 at 4:15PM

Last night the Atlanta Falcons quickly made a trade to get into position to draft Penn State’e Arnold Ebiketie with the 38th pick in the draft. The 6-2, 250-pound linebacker transferred to Penn State from Temple and was named first-team All-Big Ten in 2021. He had18 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and seven quarterback hits for the Nittany Lions last season.

Ebiketie originally attended Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville before transferring to Albert Einstein High School in Kensington where he had 21.5 sacks as a senior in 2017. While at Einstein, he also played basketball and was a sprinter and high jumper for the track & field team.

Burtonsville

McKnew Park in Burtonsville Will Have a New Playground Soon

By MCS Staff

Published April 30, 2022 at 8:00AM

The current project at McKnew Local Park in Burtonsville will renovate the existing playground and picnic area for multi-purpose recreation and leisure uses while providing accessibility and stormwater management.

The existing playground was installed in 1998. It will be removed and a new playground will be installed in its place. Local park playgrounds are typically 3,500 to 5,000 square feet in size and include playground equipment to meet the needs of children from ages 2-12, and seating for caregivers. Typical types of equipment include swings, play structures and smaller freestanding pieces.

Bethesda

YMCA Hosting Healthy Kids Day Today (Saturday, April 30)

By MCS Staff

Published April 30, 2022 at 7:39AM

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is hosting the Y’s annual Healthy Kids Day^®on April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., encouraging families to take a moment to help kids be kids and set them up for a summer of success. Occurring at nine different locations across the Metropolitan region, including the Bethesda and Silver Spring locations, the day-long event will feature activities such as cooking demonstrations, a puppy parade at YMCA Anthony Bowen, kids’ yoga, STEM activities, farm stands, and water safety to motivate and teach families how to develop and maintain healthy routines at home.

“At the Y, we believe in the potential of all children and each day we work to help kids find that potential within themselves,” said Kristy McCarron, vice president of Community Health and Wellness. “Healthy Kids Day is a fun, free community-wide event to kick off summer and remind us all how important it is for kids to stay active physically and mentally throughout the summer.”

Events

Locally Crafted Maker’s Market Today and Tomorrow at Rio

By MCS Staff

Published April 30, 2022 at 7:13AM

Rio is hosting a Pop Up Artisan Maker’s Street Market today and tomorrow (Saturday, April 30 & Sunday, May 1) from 1-6pm on Grand Corner Avenue (near Dick’s Sporting Goods). In partnership with Locally Crafted, the following will be available:

Per the Locally Crafted website, “Housed in a spacious 4,000 square foot store-front at the popular RIO Washingtonian shopping center in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Locally Crafted is a community space where artists can showcase their unique products. Customers will experience seeing the items in person, rather than through an online store, giving them the opportunity to feel and see the quality in person. Locally Crafted appeals to customers who value unique items and prefer supporting makers from their own community over national corporate big chain stores.

Restaurants

Baronessa Will Close Permanently At The End of April

By MCS Staff

Published April 29, 2022 at 9:16PM

Baronessa has announced that it will be permanently closing at the end of April. The restaurant, located at 1302 E Gude Drive in Rockville, made the announcement on its website earlier this week. The full announcement can be seen below, along with additional information courtesy of the restaurant’s website:

“There is no easy way to put this. We are extremely sorry to announce that Baronessa Italian Restaurant will be permanently closing its doors. We would like to thank our loyal customers who have been patronizing Baronessa for their years of support. Also, we want to thank our landlord Promark Partners, but most of all. THANK YOU to our. wonderful staff. We would never be able to do this without you. Our last day will be Saturday, April 30th 2022.

Gaithersburg

Coming Soon Signage Up at New Five Below in Gaithersburg

By Patrick Herron

Published April 29, 2022 at 8:04PM

Coming soon signage is up at the upcoming Five Below at 516 N Frederick Ave in Gaithersburg, the former location of Chuck E. Cheese. No opening date has been announced but but according to the sign it will be opening this spring and the store is currently hiring.

Five Below has additional Montgomery County locations in Gaithersburg (Kentlands), Germantown, Rockville, and Silver Spring. A representative from the Kentlands location told us last year that the new Gaithersburg store is not replacing the current Gaithersburg location.

MoCo History

The Dentzel Carousel at Glen Echo Park Opens Saturday, April 30

By Patrick Herron

Published April 29, 2022 at 7:17PM

In addition to riding the carousel, families are welcome to enjoy many other FREE activities throughout the Park, including live music & performances, kids’ arts & crafts, open artist studios & galleries, and lots more (see below)! Plus, the star of the show: carousel rides!

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MoCo Police

Update: Montgomery County Police Investigate Fatal Collision in North Bethesda; Victim’s Name Released

By Patrick Herron

Published April 29, 2022 at 5:34PM | Updated April 29, 2022 at 6:46PM

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Montgomery County Jurisdictions Receive $300,000 in Grants to Boost Walkable, Bikeable and Transit-Oriented Communities

By Patrick Herron

Published April 29, 2022 at 3:40PM

The TLC program is a long-running annual grant program that funds small projects that coordinate transportation and land use. The awards fund planning and engineering of small projects that would not otherwise be able to move forward and help advance the region’s goals of being multimodal and more walkable.

The five Montgomery projects that received grants were the Olde Towne to Washington Grove Bicycle Connection (City of Gaithersburg); the Montgomery County Streetlight Standards program; the Fleet and Monroe Streets Complete Streets Feasibility Study (City of Rockville); the Takoma Park Metropolitan Branch Trail Upgrade (City of Takoma Park) and the City of Takoma Park New Avenue Bikeway.