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A Look at the Only Italian Restaurant in Maryland to Earn Prestigious ‘Forchette’ From Italy’s Gambero Rosso

By MCS Staff

Gambero Rosso, an Italian food and wine magazine that was founded in 1986, has been publishing its restaurant guide since 1990. The guide, Ristoranti d’Italia, describes the best Italian restaurants across the world. For each place it attributes a rating from 60 to 100 and, only for the best restaurants, a number of forchette (‘forks’) ranging from 1 to 3. Only one Italian restaurant from Maryland has ever earned a forchette (fork)— IL Pizzico in Rockville earned una forchetta/one fork (video of the experience available below).

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Community Rallies Around Seneca Valley High School Student Who Was Shot While Shielding Another Teen When Gunfire Broke Out

By MCS Staff
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The community is supporting the family of Chase Lancaster, a Seneca Valley High School (Germantown) student who was shot on August 9th while shielding a teenage girl he had never met before when gunshots broke out at a party in Urbana, according to an interview with NBC4’s Aimee Cho. Chase has since undergone 14 surgeries and recently opened his eyes for the first time.

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Bethesda-Based Marriott International Named in Top 5 of 2024 PEOPLE® Companies that Care List

By MCS Staff

Great Place To Work and PEOPLE magazine have recognized Bethesda’s Marriott International as one of the 2024 PEOPLE® Companies that Care. This marks Marriott International’s (Marriott) fifth consecutive year on the list and highest placement to date at number four. Marriott’s inclusion on the list is a recognition of the company’s focus on its sustainability and social impact platform, Serve 360: Doing Good in Every Direction.

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Maryland Task Force Disrupts Eleven Illegal Car Rallies Across State, Leading to Seven Arrests

By Patrick Herron

Last night, the Maryland Car Rally Task Force, in collaboration with state police and local law enforcement, dismantled eleven illegal exhibition driving events across Baltimore, Prince George’s, and Anne Arundel counties, resulting in seven arrests, the recovery of a stolen vehicle, and the seizure of an illegal firearm. (more…)

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Former Dentist Who Stole Millions from Medicaid Now Sentenced for Attempting to Return to Dentistry with Fake License

By Patrick Herron

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has announced that former dentist Seyed Hamid Tofigh, who previously defrauded the Medicaid program and practiced dentistry without a license, was sentenced to 18 months in jail for violating his probation by attempting to return to dentistry using a fake license and leaving home detention without approval. (more…)

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