MD Good News: Marine Saves Flag, Chocolate Fest, Holiday Parades

Good news stories in the past week include the best Christmas tree farm in Maryland, a tips for tots campaign at one restaurant chain, Christmas festival and parade previews, and a FedEx driver who served as a Marine rescues a fallen flag. Other news include a Chocolate Binge Festival, a tax break for deer hunters who donate venison, where you can see menorahs strapped to fire trucks during a Hanukkah Parade, Maryland Zoo cuts admission prices for the winter, 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:

• Marine FedEx Driver Properly Folds Fallen Flag On Route
• Best Christmas Tree Farm In Maryland And Others You Can Visit
• Randallstown Teacher Wins Sanford Teacher Award
• Best Christmas Lights In Maryland: Where Are They?
• Bel Air Christmas Parade And Tree Lighting Set For 2018
• Chocolate Binge Festival On Sunday In Annapolis
• Governor, First Lady To Host Holiday Open House In Annapolis
• The Greene Turtle To Host 13th Annual Tips for Tots
• Havre de Grace Christmas Parade And Tree Lighting Schedule 2018
• Maryland Deer Hunters Get New Tax Break For Donating Venison
• Rockville Fire Department Sets 2018 Santa, Menorah Run Schedule
• NoveList Helps Readers Find Their #OwnVoices
• Maryland Zoo Drops Prices For Winter
• Hanukkah Parade Will Feature Menorahs On Fire Trucks: Dec. 4
• Busy Christmas Season Ahead In Annapolis: Your Can't Miss Events
• Maryland Comptroller Creates Local Business Award
• Baltimore Social Worker Publishes Novel About Inner-City Life
• Warriors Football Closes Out Season As Regional Champs
• Free Opioid Training, Naloxone Kit Being Offered By Montgomery Co
• Holiday Shipping, Mailing Deadlines In Maryland
• Perry Hall Panthers To Perform At Baltimore County Tree Lighting
• Children’s National Launches Holiday Giving Campaign
• Unemployment Drops To 3.9 Percent: Baltimore County Government
• Annapolis To Launch Campaign Against Opioid Abuse
• Kittleman Portrait To Be Unveiled In George Howard Building
• MD Weekend Events: Holiday Pop-Ups, Menorah Lightings, Festivals
• Perry Hall Weis Reopens After Remodel
• Forbes Best States For Business: See Maryland’s Ranking
• Franklin Indians Win State Football Championship For 2018
• Struggling Rockville Businesses Could Get Grants, Loans
• US 29 Bridge Is Renamed 'Bridge Columbia'
• Maryland Natural Resources Police To Collect ‘Boatload of Toys’

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