MD Good News: Best Ice Cream, Hero Kids, Surprise Proposal

Good news stories in the past week include where to find the state's best ice cream, Baltimore gets a shout-out from a Tony Award winner onstage, a young osprey was freed from netting and litter by firefighters, two elementary students were recognized by AAA for saving a kindergartener's life, and where to make Father's Day dinner reservations. Plus, a "Stranger Things" cast member will throw out the first pitch at a Bowie Baysox game, where you'll find the state's best sandwich, a lottery winner says her higher power helped her win, a surprise wedding proposal, top metro high schools, 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:

• André De Shields Wins Tony Award, Gives Shout-Out To Baltimore
• Hometown Heroines: Students Save Kindergartener's Life
• Columbia Restaurant Has One Of Best Sandwiches In America: List
• Pasadena Firefighters Rescue Trapped Baby Osprey At School
• This Is The Best Ice Cream Stand In Maryland: Daily Meal
• Higher Power Guides Hanover Woman To $50K Scratch-Off Win
• 'Stranger Things' Star Joins Bowie Baysox: Report
• Lottery Player Surprised With Wedding Proposal At HONFest
• These Maryland High Schools Are Top-Ranked In Metros: U.S. News
• Hogan Urges Trump Official To Adopt Harriett Tubman $20 Bill Now
• Jordan McNair Honored One Year After Death
• Bel Air 4th Of July Parade, Fireworks: 2019 Guide, Time, Events
• Pride Flag Raised Over Council Building For First Time Ever
• Columbia Teen Inspires Pajama Protest About Immigration Policies
• HdG Wraps First Ever Jazz & Blues Fest
• Father's Day 2019 Reservations: Where To Go In Rockville
• Father's Day 2019 Reservations: Where To Go In Bethes
• Annapolis Area Restaurants Taking Father's Day 2019 Reservations
• Pasadena Area Restaurants Taking Father's Day 2019 Reservations
• Edgewater-Davidsonville Diners Making Father's Day Reservations
• Crofton Area Restaurant Taking Father's Day 2019 Reservations
• Odenton-Severn Restaurants Taking Father's Day 2019 Reservations
• Father's Day 2019 Reservations: Restaurants In Perry Hall Area
• Father's Day 2019 Reservations: Where To Go In Gaithersburg
• Father's Day 2019 Reservations: Where To Go In Silver Spring
• Anne Arundel Residents Can Use Neighbors App To Fight Crime
• County First Responders To Be Recognized At Bayhawks Game
• Primo Hoagies Opening In Rock Spring Shopping Center
• BlackRock's Summer Concert Series Lineup Announced
• Regal Theater In Germantown Shows Kids' Movies For $1
• Regal Bel Air Cinema Shows Kids’ Movies For $1
• Regal Theater In Anne Arundel County Shows Kids’ Movies For $1
• Baltimore County Independence Extravaganza To Feature Baltimore Symphony Musicians
• Main Street Tower Murals Are Nearly Complete
• MD Weekend Events: Wine Fest, Father's Day Cruise, Pride Parade
• How Maryland’s Health System Ranks In The U.S.
• Bel Air Weekend: Greek Festival, Memorial Ride, Food Pantry Fest
• Silver Spring Blues Festival: Music, Beer Tents, Farmers Market
• Perry Hall/White Marsh Town Fair Features Adventure Zone, Auction