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Ledo Pizza Gets a ‘One Bite’ Review From Barstool’s Dave Portnoy

By MCS Staff

At one point Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, ate pizza every day for two years while getting his “One Bite” pizza reviews started on Instagram and YouTube. Through the years, he has eaten pizza from various restaurants across the country– providing a 1-10 rating for each slice. While most of his reviews come from pizza places in Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey, he recently tried a New York City Ledo Pizza location (video below).

“It’s good…you’d have to put it in a chain if it has over 100 locations, it’s pretty good for that type of pizza.” Portnoy said of the “Maryland style pizza”, referencing the amount of stores Ledo Pizza has grown to in recent years. He gave it a 6.7, which puts it towards the middle of the pack of the over 1,000 pizza places he has reviewed so far.

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Beyond MoCo: Frederick Police Warns Community of Virtual Kidnapping Ransom Scam

By MCS Staff

According to an article from the National Institutes of Health, to avoid becoming a victim of this extortion scheme, look for the following possible indicators:

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Taulia Tagovailoa Becomes Maryland’s All-Time Leader in Touchdown Passes

By MCS Staff

Maryland Quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa has become the school’s all-time leader in career touchdown passes, getting his 50th touchdown as a Terp against Rutgers earlier today. Tagovailoa completed 25-of-37 for 342 yards and one touchdown. He broke the record of 49 previously held by Scott Milanovich. 

Tagovailoa is now ahead of successful Maryland quarterbacks like Boomer Esiason, Frank Reich, Stan Gelbaugh, Neil O’Donnell, Scott Zolak, and Scott Milanovich with his 50 touchdowns. The Terps, who finished the regular season at 7-5, reaching  seven regular-season wins for the first time since 2014, will find out what bowl they’ll be playing in on December 4th.

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Civil Penalty Waiver Grace Period For Video Tolls Ends Wednesday, November 30

By MCS Staff

In February, MDTA started a civil penalty waiver grace period for tolls paid in full and has ceased referring toll bills to the Central Collection Unit (CCU) and MDOT Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) temporarily. While it seems like it has lasted forever, the grace period will end at 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2022, and the MDTA will resume referrals of unpaid toll bills and civil penalties to CCU and MDOT MVA on December 1.

If you have unpaid Video Tolls and/or Civil Penalties, the MDTA will waive the Civil Penalties if your toll balance is paid in full between Feb. 24 and 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2022. After the grace period ends, customers will remain responsible for all unpaid tolls and civil penalties and referrals will resume.

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Maryland included in List of States Where FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Potentially Contaminated Raw Oysters

By MCS Staff

Per the FDA: Restaurants and food retailers that have received shipments of frozen half shell oysters harvested on 2/6/2022 from Designated Area No. II, and exported by Dai One Food Co., Ltd., Republic of Korea (ROK).

Consumers, especially those who are or could become pregnant, the elderly, and persons with weakened immune systems, who have recently consumed raw oysters in Alabama (AL), California (CA), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Maryland (MD), New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ), Nevada (NV), North Carolina (NC), Pennsylvania (PA), South Carolina (SC), Tennessee (TN), or Virginia (VA) and suspect they have food poisoning should seek medical care immediately.

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MCFRS

MCFRS Responds to Report of Basement Fire in North Potomac

By MCS Staff

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a report of a fire in the basement of a home on the 14000 block of Saddle River Drive near Paramus Drive off of Dufief Mill Rd in North Potomac on Saturday morning, according to MCFRS Public Information Officer Pete Piringer.

Units arrived to find a malfunctioning washing machine, but not a fire, that was caused by a broken water pipe and minor flooding conditions, according to an update by Piringer. There were no injuries. Featured photo courtesy of Google Maps.

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Chevy Chase

One MoCo Restaurant’s Soup Makes Eater DC’s “Must Try Soups Around DC” List

By MCS Staff

With November signaling the start of “soup season” in the area, Eater DC had released its list of  “Must-Try Soups Around DC” with one Montgomery County restaurant/soup making the list– the warm vichyssoise soup at Joy by Seven Reasons in Chevy Chase.

The soup goes for $15 and is available on the dinner menu. Per Eater, “Chef Enrique Limardo’s playful Seven Reasons spinoff opened last month in Chevy Chase with a warm vichyssoise soup (potato, cauliflower-leeks, chile guajillo oil, sea bean, and rosemary oil).”

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Rockville Volunteer Fire Department Will Not Be Selling Christmas Trees This Year

By MCS Staff

Per the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department: Unlike in past years, RVFD will not be selling Christmas trees this year. If you would like to support another volunteer fire/rescue department, the following are selling trees this year:

Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad – 5020 Battery La. Bethesda, MD

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State High School Football Semifinal Game Results (MCPS Schools)

By MCS Staff

Results of semifinal playoff games involving MCPS schools can be seen below. Scores will be updated as we receive them (an F will signify the score is final, no F means the score is from the game while it is/was in progress). If a score isn’t listed, it’s because we haven’t yet received a report from the game.

4A: Quince Orchard 42 Broadneck 9 F

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Arnold Ebiketie (Einstein, Class of 2017) Returns Home on Sunday as the Commanders Host the Falcons

By MCS Staff

Arnold Ebiketie is a rookie drafted with the 38th overall pick in second round of the NFL draft. The 6-2, 250-pound linebacker transferred to Penn State after three seasons at Temple and was named first-team All-Big Ten in 2021. He now starts at linebacker for the Falcons and has 2.5 sacks on the season, including 1.5 in the last two games. According to the Atlanta Falcons, “Ebiketie has turned up the heat lately, registering a sack and four other quarterback pressures last game against Chicago.” Ebiketie is dealing with an arm injury that has left him questionable for this Sunday’s game.

Ebiketie was a three-year letterwinner for Albert Einstein High under head coach Mike Bonavia. As a senior, he helped Einstein earn a 6-4 record while playing linebacker and wide receiver. He earned 2016 Co-Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Sentinel honors. Ebiketie was awarded Washington Post All-Metro honorable mention in his senior year, when he compiled 21.5 sacks, 36 tackles for loss, and logged 298 receiving yards and three TDs as a receiver on the other side of the ball. In his junior year at Einstein he had 9.5 sacks, 14 tackles for loss, three fumble recoveries, three pass deflections, and two blocked field goals during junior year. He also played basketball for Einstein and averaged 9.7 rebounds and 6.5 points in career as a power forward. Ebiketie participated in high jump and sprints in track and field. He transferred to Einstein from Richard Montgomery before his sophomore year.

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Arrest Made in 1988 Rape Case; Suspect Apprehended in Montgomery County

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Per Fairfax County Police: A 34-year-old sexual assault case was closed on Monday with the arrest of George Thomas Jr., 61, of Arlington. George Thomas Jr. was charged with two counts of rape, sodomy and abduction for a sexual assault that occurred at 10:40 p.m. on Aug. 24, 1988. George Thomas Jr. and the late Gregory Allen Thomas of Arlington abducted the 22-year-old victim as she left her job at the Skyline Mall at 5195 Leesburg Pike.

The two brothers approached the victim in a parking garage and physically assaulted her. The victim was forced into her car and made to drive to a secluded location. The victim was led to a wooded area, and both men raped her before forcing her back into her car. The victim was made to drive to another location and raped again. The victim was able to escape to her car and drove away following the second assault. Fairfax County police officers responded the evening of the assault and forensic evidence was collected. A DNA Profile foreign to the victim was developed from the forensic evidence collected and searched against the Virginia DNA databank. The profile was also submitted to the National DNA databank. The victim provided details that were used to create a composite sketch of one of the suspects. Detectives received numerous tips with possible suspect information and followed up on all leads. No arrests were made.

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