Good News! Cops Play Santa | $100K Christmas | Kids Rescued from Mud | Coats 4 Kids

From families using lottery wins to help give their family a great Christmas to police in Howard County hand-delivering stolen packages to their rightful owners, 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:

• Woodberry Kitchen Named Among Best Restaurants in America
• $100K Winner: 'Christmas Is Going to Be a Lot Bigger'
• Police Double as Santas in Columbia: 77 Packages Returned to Victims of Porch Pirates
• Children Rescued by Firefighters After Getting Stuck in Mud in Landover [PHOTOS]
• Odenton Teen Wins $50K in Scratch-Off
• Senator Mikulski Scores $255 Million for FBI Headquarters in PG County
• County Promotes Discounts for Designated Driving and Taxi Program
• Santa Ride for Children's Inn at NIH Revs Up Dec. 14
• Downtown Rockville Site of New Montgomery County Liquor Store
• Montgomery County Hosts Day Of Service Celebrating Martin Luther King
• Spectacular Pictures of New MGM National Harbor Casino Have Been Released [PHOTOS]
• Win a Meeting with Budweiser Clydesdales Before Military Bowl
• Anne Arundel County Announces 'Coats 4 Kids' Campaign
• Anne Arundel Schools Win National Award For Digital Learning Initiative
• Gaithersburg Gas Station Sells $50,000 Winning Ticket
• Cajun-Creole Cuisine Comes to Havre de Grace
• Santa Makes Rounds in Bel Air Neighborhoods Before Christmas
• Columbia Wireless Store Among Nearly 600 Collecting Food for Local Food Banks
• Howard County Library System Joins International Human Library Initiative
• Symphony of Lights Returns to Columbia for 2016

Photo courtesy of the Howard County Police Department.