MD Good News: Top Schools, Most Romantic Dining, Flamingo Rescue

Good news stories in the past week include the most romantic restaurants, the top public and private schools in Maryland, two $50,000 lottery tickets are about to expire unless you claim them, and a Maryland Zoo staffer helps rescue flamingos. Other news includes the best value colleges in the state, a doctor wins free Baltimore Ravens seats for 20 years, where to make Valentine's Day dinner reservations, a national literary award, 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:

• Top 100 Schools In MD For 2019: New List
• Towson High Literary Mag Wins National Award
• Maryland Zoo Helps With Flamingo Rescue Operation In South Africa
• Crofton Doctor Wins Baltimore Ravens 'Seats for 20 Years'
• Bel Air 'Furlough Fairy' Wins $50,000 From Powerball
• Towson Restaurant On Top 10 List For Romantic Dining: OpenTable
• Arundel County Player Wins Lottery Game Twice In 6 Months
• SAT Score Needed To Get Into Maryland’s Most Selective College
• Two $50K Powerball Tickets Unclaimed In MD Expire In Few Days
• Valentine's Day 2019: Restaurants Taking Reservations In Bethesda
• Passing Your Driver’s Test: How Hard It Is In Maryland
• Valentine's Day: Restaurants Taking Reservations In Rockville
• Valentine's Day: Restaurants Taking Reservations In Silver Spring
• Valentine's Day: Restaurants Taking Reservations In Gaithersburg
• Best Value Colleges In MD: Princeton Review
• Perry Hall High School Cheerleaders Are 9-Time Champs
• Bel Air Police Department Celebrates First Female Supervisor
• HdG Mardi Gras Parade And MasquerAID Ball Coming Up
• Stricter Lead Limit For Drinking Water In County Proposal
• Free Bookstore To Open At Wheaton Mall On March 2
• Fundraiser Continues For Family Whose Father Died In House Firef
• $1 Million Grant To Support 24-Hour Addiction Services In HoCo
• 'Building On Success': Glassman's State Of County Address
• 3 Areas In Maryland In Trump's Plan To End HIV Epidemic
• Montgomery County Artists Featured In Silver Spring Gallery
• Rockville Police Department To Offer Free Training Courses
• Bowie City Council Fills Vacancy
• Inspector General Nominating Panel Applications Due Feb. 15
• Maryland Tax Free Weekend 2019 Set For Energy Star Appliances
• Meet Piper: Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service's Newest K9
• Dog License Renewal Is Now Online In Harford County
• 200-Plus Attend BAHS Family-Teacher Connection Night
• Morgan State Gets Silicon Valley Grant
• Chase Bank Looks To Open New Branch In Perry Hall: Report

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