MD Good News: Blue Crab Boom, Ghost Fleet Site, Pet Pig Rescue

MARYLAND — Good news stories in the past week include a 60 percent increase in the blue crab population in Chesapeake Bay, a big preservation grant for the state's Banneker-Douglass Museum, a grandmother says her dreams led to two Lottery wins, and a celebration of life for a young peace activist. Plus, a police officer saves a lost pet pig and shares a snack with the porker, veterans in Howard County break grounds on a monument, World War I steamships will be preserved in a Maryland Marine Sanctuary, pet oxygen masks have been donated to a sheriff's department, Maryland Public Television celebrates its 50th anniversary with a traveling exhibit, 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:

• Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Population Thriving, Report Reveals
• Banneker-Douglass Museum Receives Sizable National Grant
• Community Invited To Celebrate The Life Of Mattie J.T. Stepanek
• Police Officer Keeps Pig Out Of Traffic
• Business Incubator In Columbia Is Now Complete, Home To 19 Companies
• Howard County Veterans Break Ground For New Monument
• WWI Steamships Preserved In Maryland Marine Sanctuary
• Sprouts Farmers Market Opens In Bel Air: See What's In Store
• Grandmother's Dreams Help Her Win $50K Lottery Prize Twice
• Anne Arundel County Youth Take Top Honors At Regatta
• 14 Pet Oxygen Masks Given To Harford County Sheriff's Office
• Maryland Public Television Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Traveling Exhibit
• Severn River Bridge's Redesign Earns National Award
• MD Weekend Events: Food Truck Fest, Art Stroll, Brewery Tours
• Havre de Grace Independence Parade 2019: Pics And Video
• Anne Arundel County Smokers Invited To Quit With Special Kit
• Artists Debut Work At Maryland Hall For The Creative Arts
• Celebrate Latino Conservation Week: Events Lineup, Registration
• High School Students Named To U.S. Service Academies 2023 Class
• Community Can Show Support For The Library By Purchasing A Brick
• Intergenerational Literacy Program Promotes Friendship, Reading
• Annapolis PD Goes Back-to-School Shopping With Local Students
• Annapolis Sailing School Celebrates 60th Anniversary
• 80 New Jobs Coming To Germantown As Part Of Defense Company Move