Good News: Blue Ribbon Schools, Busboys & Poets, Port Milestone

Good news stories across Maryland in the past week include National Blue Ribbon Schools, a record at the Port of Baltimore, tolls going cashless and free movie tickets for patronizing local businesses. Plus, local companies listed by Fortune as best workplaces for women, groundbreaking for the largest yet Busboys & Poets and Ravens helping to teach CPR. Read these and more in our roundup of good news stories from Maryland's Patch sites this week.

• Blue Ribbon Schools: 8 In Maryland Make The List
• Score Free Movie Tickets At Silver Spring's Regal Majestic & IMAX
• Busboys & Poets Breaks Ground For New Columbia Site
• Port of Baltimore Sets Monthly Container Record
• Luxury Home Goods Retailer Serena & Lily Coming To Bethesda Row
• 3 MD Companies Among Best Workplaces For Women: Fortune
• Lidl To Open New Store At Mall In Columbia
• Parole Health Center Celebrates 83 Years Of Service
• Hatem Bridge To Go Cashless; Electronic Toll Collection To Begin
• The Most Popular Halloween Candy In Maryland: Study Ranks Top 3
• Baltimore Launches Campaign To Eliminate Lead Poisoning In Children
• Set Used By WJZ Is Now Part Of Harford Community College
• Anne Arundel County Firefighters Graduate From Training Academy
• Northern Lights Possible This Weekend In MD: Here's When To Watch

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• Ravens Football Team In Elkridge For CPR Class With Firefighters
• LSHG Announces Mini-Grants for Cecil, Harford Projects
• Monarch Academy Annapolis Reveals New Learning Play Areas
• 'Women of the Turf' Exhibit Opening in the Hays-Heighe House
• AACPS Has Four National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
• HCPSS Has 64 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
• Columbia Business, Others Receive Award From County Commission
• HCC Foundation Holds Annual Donor Recognition Dinner
• Annapolis, Odenton Women Honored With Fannie Lou Hamer Award
• UM UCH DL+ Team Leaders Participate in Community Project
• Ft. Meade Traffic Signals To Be Upgraded Along MD 175
• Bel Air Company MRA Property Management Celebrates 30th Anniversary
• Howard County Professionals Selected For Leadership Program
• Columbia Business Professional Receives Community Service Award
• Burlington Celebrates New Owings Mills Store With 2-Day Grand Opening

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