Good News! Best High Schools | 'Goat Island' Yours For $1.5M | Tax-Free Week Expands | Top Hospital

From Maryland's top high schools and best hospitals to a one-of-a-kind Publishers Clearinghouse win for a Bel Air woman and a discounted price on your own private island in Chesapeake Bay, we've rounded up some good news stories from Maryland’s Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• Maryland Sales Tax-Free Shopping Week 2017: What Qualifies, Dates
• Maryland Schools Ranked On Best Public High Schools List
• 10 Best Hospitals In Maryland: US News And World Report
• Chesapeake Bay's 'Goat Island' Only Costs This Much
• Bethesda Restaurant Week Lineup Announced, Dates
• Jet-Skiers Rescued By Good Samaritan Near Sand Island
• Boat Capsizes In Chesapeake Bay, Lifejackets Save Three: Officials
• Bel Air Woman Gives Publishers Clearing House A Run For Their Money
• Havre de Grace Opera House Opening Week Begins
• Free Immunizations For Incoming Seventh-Graders Offered
• School Backpack Donation Drive Held By Takoma Park Police
• Merriweather Operator I.M.P. Stands Apart From National Concert Circuit
• Montgomery County Fair 2017: Schedule, Tickets, Grandstand Shows
• County Fairs In Maryland 2017: Events, Dates And Updates
• Silver Spring Solar Eclipse: What You Need To Know
• Takoma Park Solar Eclipse: What You Need To Know
• Prince George's County Solar Eclipse: What You Need To Know
• Maryland's Tax-Free Week Kicks Off With Event At Westminster Mall
• Comcast Opens New Xfinity Store In Owings Mills
• Maryland State Fair Rail, Bus Service
• Police To Hold 'Cops And Crops' At Laurel Community Garden
• Maryland Colleges Whose Grads Make The Most Money

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