Good News: Blue Ribbon Schools, MD Billionaires, Sunflower Fields

Good news stories in the past week include strategies by school systems to prevent bullying, favorite gas station coffee, the top Maryland city for people with disabilities and could Toys R Us return? Other news includes when to view sunflower fields at their peak, firefighters free a trapped deer, blue ribbon schools, apple festival and a weekend sailboat show, 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:

• 7 Maryland Billionaires On Forbes List Of Richest Americans
• Columbia Among Top Cities For People With Disabilities: Study
• Sunflower Fields Open In Jarrettsville
• This Is Maryland’s Favorite Gas Station Coffee
• 2 Maryland Pizzerias Among 101 Best Pizza Joints In US In 2018
• Bel Air Opens Schlehr Pavilion At Rockfield Park
• Cops On Roof In Havre de Grace: Video
• Family Of Slain Teen Establishes Funeral Fundraiser
• Free Halloween Lyft Rides To Prevent Drunk Driving
• New Maryland Laws Take Effect October 1, 2018
• 'Life-Saving' School Safety Tip Line Dials MEMA In Maryland
• Toys R Us May Come Back To MD In Surprise Move
• Firefighters Free Deer Stuck In Fence In College Park (Photos)
• Kindness Takes Center Stage For HarCo Bullying Prevention Month
• Bullying Prevention Month: How To Report In Anne Arundel Schools
• Bullying Prevention Month: How To Report In Montgomery Schools
• School Board Candidate Forums Planned In 3 Districts
• Bullying Prevention Month In Perryville
• Bullying Prevention: How To Report In Baltimore City Schools
• Bullying Prevention: How To Report In Carroll County Schools
• Bullying Prevention: How To Report In Baltimore County Schools
• Social Media Is One Focus Of HoCo Bullying Prevention Month
• Broadway Star Gets Encore At Olney Theatre
• Fallston Middle School Named National Blue Ribbon School 2018
• West Towson Elementary Named National Blue Ribbon School 2018
• Harford Day School Named National Blue Ribbon School 2018
• These Maryland Stores Will Be Closed On Thanksgiving 2018
• New Date For HdG Carnival Announced
• Waterloo Elementary Named 2018 National Blue Ribbon School
• Two MoCo Schools Honored As National Blue Ribbon Schools
• Annapolis Sailboat Show 2018: Hours, Tickets, Guide
• Darlington Apple Festival 2018: Hours, Events, Parking
• White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company Moves To New Station
• Socks Appeal Opening At Mall In Columbia
• 'Trophy' Building In Towson Set For Redevelopment
• Lieutenant Governor Visits Havre de Grace
• Here's How To Sample Taste Of Bethesda

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PHOTO: The sunflower fields cost $5 to visit. The flowers had closed up by the time October arrived in 2017. Photo by Elizabeth Janney.