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MD Good News: Top School Districts, Baby Chimp Name, Largest Home
Good news stories from MD Patch include the best school districts, top Chinese restaurants, the Maryland Zoo's chimp is named, lottery wins.
MARYLAND — Good news stories in the past week include Maryland's best school districts, a couple whose instincts led to a $50,000 lottery win, the Maryland Zoo names its baby chimp, two nurses who are best friends competed together on a game show, the four essential Chinese restaurants a food website says you need to try, and the U.S. Naval Academy's football coach talks about his faith. Patch also highlighted the sales tax-free week exemptions, a Bel Air man pockets $50K in a scratch-off game, school calendars for the 2019-20 year, a family of six is rescued by the Coast Guard, one of the largest houses for sale in the state, and more in our roundup of good news stories from Maryland's Patch sites this week.
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- Maryland Sales Tax Holiday Week 2019: What's Included
- Itchy Hands Leads To A $50K Lottery Win For Silver Spring Couple
- After Ocean City Accident, Support For Injured Athlete Continues
- Bel Air Man Wins $50K Playing Summer Scratch-Off Game: MD Lottery
- Rockville Is Home To Four Essential Chinese Restaurants: Eater
- 2 Harford County Nurses Compete On Fox Game Show 'Beat Shazam'
- Maryland's Best School Districts 2020: New Rankings Released
- Calvin Ball: Howard County's Cheerleader Wants To Get Things Done
- Lavender Farm Offers Peaceful Retirement For Crofton Couple
- Family Of 6 Rescued From Boat In Baltimore, Coast Guard Says
- Naval Academy Head Coach Niumatalolo To Speak About Faith Aug. 11
- Baby Chimpanzee Gets A Name At The Maryland Zoo
- Largest House For Sale In Maryland: Pool, Wine Grotto, 4 Kitchens
- $4.5M From State Goes To Howard County Housing Projects, Cultural Center
- Hockey Fundraiser Donates $190K To Pediatric Oncology
- Taylor Gourmet Will Soon Return To Pike & Rose In North Bethesda
- Adorable Adoptable Pets Of The Week From Anne Arundel SPCA
- Parklets To Be Installed At West Annapolis Businesses
- Bethesda School Calendar 2019-20: Must Know Dates
- Kensington School Calendar 2019-20: Must Know Dates
- Rockville School Calendar 2019-20: Must Know Dates
- Silver Spring School Calendar 2019-20: Must Know Dates
- Gaithersburg School Calendar 2019-20: Must Know Dates
- Germantown School Calendar 2019-20: Must Know Dates
- Potomac School Calendar 2019-20: Must Know Dates
- Montgomery Village School Calendar 2019-20: Must Know Dates
- Takoma Park School Calendar 2019-20: Must Know Dates
- Wheaton School Calendar 2019-20: Must Know Dates
- Silver Spring Gets First 'Protected Intersection' On East Coast
- New Tea Shop Opening In Bel Air
- $35M In NIH Grants Awarded To Morgan State University
- PG County Schools Noted Among Top Districts In New Ranking
- Maryland Black Bears Teams Up With MedStar Health
- AACPS Food Nutrition Services Supervisor Receives National Award
- Fat Fingers Restaurant Opens In Silver Spring
- Military Bowl Hosting Online Esports Football Tournament
- Hanover Couple Win $50,000 With Maryland Lottery Quick-Pick
- Montgomery County Agricultural Fair 2019: Event Schedule, Tickets
- Anne Arundel County Youth Tennis Players Prevail At Tournament
- Hobby Lobby Coming To Owings Mills: Report
- National Zoo Panda Mei Xiang Might Be Pregnant
- New Hotel Breaks Ground In Owings Mills
- Real ID In Maryland: State First To Be Recertified By Feds
- Towson Health Care Startup Wins 2019 Small Business Award
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