MD Good News: American Idol, Egg Hunts, Merriweather Lineup 2019

Good news stories in the past week include Easter egg hunts planned, a motorcycle club honors a fallen police officer, the best public colleges in Maryland, a MoCo restaurant is deemed an essential dining spot, a Baltimore"American Idol" contestant is compared to Beyonce, and one Maryland city is on a Best Places To Live list. Plus, the summer lineup of concerts and more at Merriweather Post Pavilion is here, a Victorian house features on the MTV "Cribs" show is for sale, the Bay Bridge Boat Show kicks off the season, Maryland high school science and math teams make it into national competitions, 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:

• 5 Maryland Colleges Just Ranked Among Best In U.S.
• Motorcycle Club Donates $16K To Fund For Officer Amy Caprio
• Merriweather 2019 Lineup: Concerts, Festivals, Performers
• Where Baltimore Ranks In Best Places To Live: US News
• Victorian Featured On MTV Cribs For Sale In Howard County
• Darnestown Pizzeria Tops Essential Restaurants List
• Baltimore 'American Idol' Finalist Is 'Male Beyonce': Katy Perry
• Anne Arundel County Easter Egg Hunts: Updated List For 2019
• 6 Easter Egg Hunts Near Perry Hall
• 7 Easter Egg Hunts Around Columbia And Howard County
• 3 Easter Egg Hunts Around Bel Air
• Bay Bridge Boat Show 2019: Hours, Tickets, Program
• North Bethesda Science Team Makes National Tourney A Fourth Time
• Richard Montgomery Heads To National Math Competition Finals
• Clergyman, Capital Shooting Widows To Lead Gun Violence Task Force
• Annapolis Police To Hold Drug Take-Back Day April 27
• John's Men's Clothing Opens In Bel Air
• The Halal Guys Opens In Columbia
• Ribbon Cutting Planned For Turf Field At Perry Hall
• Matchbox Pizza Chain Opens Downtown Silver Spring Location
• Fourth Grader Is Gaithersburg's New Junior Mayor
• Olympian Katie Ledecky of Bethesda Dives Into Professional League
• Get Rid Of Old, Unused Drugs At Gaithersburg Police Department
• Hospice of the Chesapeake honors Vietnam Veterans for 5th year
• Odenton Firefighter Honored As Public Safety Officer Of The Year
• When To Hit Towson Library Book Sale
• Dog Haus Biergarten Celebrates With $1 Haus Dogs, Contest
• Free Meals Offered To HoCo Students For Spring Break 2019
• Honeygo Elementary Teacher Among 5 BCPS Teacher Of Year Finalists
• Rockville's New Pop-Up Bookstore To Fund Education Services
• HCPSS Superintendent Receives Friend Of The Farmer Award