MD Good News: Best Place To Live, Olympic Hopeful, Dog Needs Help

MARYLAND — Good news stories in the past week include the opening of a playground to honor a mother and her two sons who died when a plane crashed into their house, a Gambrills man wins the DNR photo contest, where to find Spirit Halloween stores, a Bel Air field hockey player is aiming for the Olympics, and kids test toys for the coming holiday season. Patch also highlighted three towns on a new Best Places to Live list, a sweet dog needs a forever home after two years in a shelter, Old Navy plans to open 800 stores nationwide, the Maryland school nurse of the year, a report says starting school after Labor Day brings millions into state coffers, and more in our roundup of good news stories from Maryland's Patch sites this week.

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• Playground Honoring Gaithersburg Plane Crash Victims Is Now Open
• 3 Maryland Towns Named 'Best Places To Live In America' By Money
• Butterfly Pic Taken By Gambrills Man Wins DNR's Photo Contest
• Bel Air Field Hockey Player Aims For Olympics
• Local Kids Test Toys For Upcoming Holiday Shopping Season
• Edgewater Woman Creates Website To Link People With Missing Pets
• School Nurse At Harford Tech Named MD School Nurse Of The Year
• Adorable Dog Stuck At Shelter For 758 Days Needs A Home
• Here Are Open Seasonal Jobs At Target, UPS, Amazon In Maryland
• Old Navy To Open 800 Stores: 24 MD Locations Already Near You
• Find Spirit Halloween Store Locations In Anne Arundel Co For 2019
• West Elm Coming To Bethesda: How To Score Discounts
• Post-Labor Day School Start Means Millions To MD Economy: Report
• THB Neighborhood Bagelry + Deli To Open In Columbia
• Spirit Halloween Store Locations In Howard County For 2019
• Bear Legacy Adventure Trail In Bel Air Features Nature As Playground
• Montgomery Co. Campaign Finance Program ‘A Model’ For MD: Report
• MD Reports 1st Decline In Opioid-Related Deaths In A Decade
• Navy Federal Credit Union In Annapolis Celebrates 40 Years
• Adoptable Pets Of The Week: Lenox, Princess, Missy, Kai, Turbo
• Howard County Bus Shelters To Be Repaired With State Grant
• Broadneck Trail Receives $2.6M Grant For 2.5-Mile Extension
• New Solar Energy Ground Mount Array Unveiled In Ellicott City
• U.S. Navy Band's Fall Concert Series Starts Sept. 22
• Twist & Stout Returns To Annapolis Sept. 28
• Pet Parents Needed: Harford Shelter Is Full
• Alzheimer’s Walk In Anne Arundel County Raises Money For Research
• Alzheimer’s Walk In Howard County Raises Money For Research
• Community Invited To Public Safety Forum Sept. 23 In Columbia
• First Day Of Fall In Montgomery County: Can't-Miss Events
• First Day Of Fall In Havre de Grace: Can’t Miss Events
• The First Day Of Fall 2019 Is Upon Us: Can’t-Miss Events
• The First Day Of Fall 2019 Is Upon Us: Can't-Miss Events
• The First Day Of Fall 2019 Is Here: Can't-Miss Local Events
• The First Day Of Fall 2019 Is Upon Us: Can't-Miss Area Events
• The First Day Of Fall 2019 Is Upon Us: Columbia Can't-Miss Events
• First Day Of Fall 2019: Can't-Miss Ellicott City Events

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