MD Good News: Harry Potter House, Ravens' Kindness, Top Teacher

Good news stories in the past week include a Harry Potter themed house still decked out for viewers while collecting for a food back, the best private high schools in Maryland, Halloween contest winners, and random acts of kindness in the community by the Baltimore Ravens. Other news includes the state's best colleges, a new spa opens at the Live! Casino and Hotel, local lottery winners, two polar bears meet the public at the Maryland Zoo, the region's newest Aldi store is open, a teacher wins a prestigious award, 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:

• These Are The Best Private High Schools In MD For 2019
• Harry Potter House In Ellicott City Gets Decked Out For Halloween
• 'Flintstones' Win Bel Air Halloween Costume Contest 2018
• 5 Colleges In Maryland Ranked Best On Earth
• New Spa Opens At Arundel Mills Hotel/Casino
• Ravens Visit Baltimore County Convenience Store
• Teacher With ‘Greatest Job’ Wins $25K Education Award
• New ALDI In Rockville Opens Nov. 1
• 2 Polar Bears Make Debut At Maryland Zoo
• Owings Mills JCC To Help Community Process Pittsburgh Shooting
• New Mural In Works For Black Eyed Suzie's In Bel Air
• 5-Figure Lottery Wins Reported In Bel Air And Abingdon
• 350K Feet Of Office Space Under Construction On Trimble Road
• United Way Volunteers Install Pathway at Grassroots
• Perryman Forest Protected With $935K Purchase
• Habitat Houses Under Construction On Revolution Street
• 10 BCPS Elementary Schools Added To AVID Program
• 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day Commemoration Planned In HdG
• Playoffs, Mystery Bingo, Live Music: Bel Air Weekend
• HdG Halloween Parade 2018 Brings Out Characters
• MD Amazon HQ2 Odds: Jeff Bezos Says He'll Use 'Intuition'

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