MD Good News: Love Endures, Secret $731M Winner, Mac & Cheese

MARYLAND — Good news stories recently included an interracial couple married for 64 years share tips for a long marriage; a $731 million Powerball winner in Maryland hasn't come forward; a group of Montgomery County teachers is making sure residents in underrepresented groups get a coronavirus vaccination; and a Maryland athlete was named the NFL's top defensive rookie.

Plus, the state's 6 percent sales tax is exempt this weekend from many appliances; a Super Bowl ad features a Baltimore paralympian swimmer; a Rockille biotech company plans to add 245 jobs; a restaurant franchise specializing in macaroni and cheese is coming to Maryland with three locations; how to help your community on Random Acts of Kindness Day, and more in our roundup of good news stories from Maryland's Patch sites this week.

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Here are some of this week's good news headlines:

$731.1M Powerball Jackpot Ticket Sold In Maryland Still Unclaimed

The $731.1 million winner from the Jan. 20 drawing still has time to come forward. In Maryland, winners have the right to remain anonymous.

• Owings Mills Lottery Player Scores $2.75M Jackpot

Super Bowl Ad Features Baltimore Paralympian

A Super Bowl ad told Paralympian Jessica Long's story of her adoption from a Siberian orphanage by a Baltimore couple during a Toyota advertisement.

Interracial Odenton Couple Of 64 Years Has Valentine's Day Advice

Ronald Roache served in the U.S. Army during the 1950s. While stationed in Japan, Roache met the love of his life, named Yoshiko. There was just one obstacle: race.

Vaccine Hunters Help Montgomery County Residents Get COVID Shot

As the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine picks up steam across the country, a group of teachers in Montgomery County have been hard at working making sure people from underrepresented populations get their shot.

Shop Maryland Energy Weekend Offers Sales Tax Exemption

The state's 6 percent sales tax exemption will be extended this weekend to Marylanders purchasing a qualifying Energy Star appliance.

More Good News Stories:

• Random Acts Of Kindness Day: Help Feed Neighbors In Howard County
• Random Acts Of Kindness Day: Feed Neighbors In Baltimore County
• Bel Air Downtown Alliance Offers Micro Grants On Main Street
• Valentine's Day Restaurant Deals 2021: Specials In Montgomery Co.
• Random Acts Of Kindness Day: Help Feed Neighbors In Montgomery Co
• MD Athlete Named NFL's Top Defensive Rookie
• Rockville Biotech Company To Add Up To 245 New Jobs By 2025
• Black History Month Conversation Series Features Local Leaders
• $500K Winning Scratch Ticket Sold At Glen Burnie Business
• I Heart Mac & Cheese Restaurant Coming To Bel Air
• Veteran-Owned Business Sets Down Roots In Howard County
• Baltimore Orioles Extend Camden Yards Lease By 2 Years
• Adoptable Pets Of The Week: Figuro, Katie, Molly, Wasabi, Pancha
• Help Howard County Babies, Toddlers Through Diaper Drive
• Mac And Cheese Restaurant Coming To White Marsh
• Maryland Day 2021 Will Explore State's History With Hybrid Events
• Bowie High Teacher Named One Of Best New Educators In Maryland

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