MD Good News: Puppy In Jar, Safest Childhood, Top Workplaces

Good news stories in the past week include firefighters freeing a puppy with her head stuck in a treat jar, discounts for Amazon Prime members at Whole Foods, and Maryland earns high marks for providing a safe and healthy childhood. Other news includes a Maryland contestant on the "Big Brother" TV show, the new concert schedule for BlackRock, , and more in our roundup of good news stories from Maryland's Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• Maryland Ranks Among Best For Safe, Healthy Childhoods
• Amazon Prime Members Get Discounts At MD Whole Foods
• Puppy Saved From Precarious Situation By Bel Air First Responders
• Wedding Party Escapes Fire At North Potomac Home
• Here Are Maryland’s Best Children's Hospitals: U.S. News
• Havre de Grace Among Best Places To Raise A Child: Survey
• BlackRock Announces 2018 Outdoor Summer Concert Series
• Columbia Woman Competing On 'Big Brother'
• Free Adoptions On All Dogs, Cats At Montgomery County Shelter
• Takoma Park Among Best Places To Raise A Child: Survey
• Officer Reunites Pup With People In Owings Mills
• Maryland’s Favorite Social Media App May Surprise You
• Odenton Volunteer Fire Company Members Honored
• Bethesda Employer Ranks On 'Top Workplace For 2018' List
• Ellicott City B&O Railroad Station Museum Reopens
• Rockville Employers Rank High On 'Top Workplace For 2018' List
• Gaithersburg Employer Ranks High On 'Top Workplace For 2018' List
• Guatemalan Mom Reunites With 7-Year-Old Son At BWI Airport
• Catonsville Included In Federal Flood Recovery Request
• Governor Requests Federal Disaster Declaration For Ellicott City
• New Restaurant Opening In Bel Air This Week
• Business Giving Away $100 Bills In Baltimore
• Free Immunizations Offered For Students Entering Seventh Grade
• 'The Big Greek Cafe' Opens Bethesda Location
• Full List Of 18 Chesapeake, Atlantic Coastal Bays Grants
• The Talent Machine Company Presents 'Hunchback Of Notre Dame'
• AAMC Breaks Ground For Mental Health Hospital
• BCPS Wins Multiple Communications Awards
• Free Naloxone Training In Gaithersburg Offered By County
• &pizza To Open At The Mall At Prince Georges
• The Mall in Columbia Introduces Pop-Up Selfie Cube Experience
• How To Help Capital Gazette Victims, Staff After Shootings

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