Good News! $1M Lottery Ticket, First Female Blue Angel, Tax Policy Struck Down + Dog Park Seeks $100K Grant

From a local woman making history with the Navy’s Blue Angels to new or improved businesses, from summer pool and grilling safety tips to photos from local street festivals, here are some good news stories from Maryland’s Patch sites.

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• First Female Blue Angel Comes Home to Entertain Family, Midshipmen
• Responding to Rise in Heroin-Related Deaths, Bel Air Police to Carry Narcan
• Howard County Store Sells $1 Million Powerball Ticket
• Maryland Removes Parallel Parking from Driving Test
• Bethesda Dog Park Up for $100,000 Grant
• Bel Air Hosting Ceremony to Honor American Veterans
• Rockville City Police Department to Hold Drug Take Back Day
• APG Scientists Address Mosquito-Borne Disease Prevention
• Van Hollen Introduces Legislation to Crack Down on Predatory Towing
• New Clubhouse and Grill Opening at Columbia Golf Course
• Bowie Marketplace Seeks to Replicate Tommy the Turtle
• Designs Released for Proposed Sykesville Skate Park
• Former Owings Mills Restaurateur Dishes on Food Truck Life
• Supreme Court Rules Maryland Income Tax Practice Unconstitutional
• 5 Businesses Join Metropolitan Development in Columbia
• Anne Arundel County Animal Control Extends Rabies, Microchip Clinic
• Montgomery County Police Department to Host Blood, Food Drive
• Annapolis Maritime Museum Announces Summer Concert Series
• Birdathon Birdhouse Build Off Contest Underway at Audubon Naturalist Society in Bethesda
• Greek Festival Coming to Annapolis
• Does VP Biden’s Tweet Top Blue Angel Pilot’s Epic Selfie?
• When Do Pools Open in Montgomery County for the Summer?
• Rockville Elementary School Students Are Mayors for a Day
• Photo Gallery: Trinity United Methodist Church of Odenton Kids of the Kingdom Bug Week
• Compass Rose Theater Young Actors’ Studio Presents “Pride and Prejudice”
• American Revolution Gets Musical Spin at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
• Bethesda Urban Partnership Shares Summer Concert Series Lineup
• Grill Safety Tips from PG County Fire Department
• Photo Gallery: Bethesda Urban Partnership Maintenance Team Landscapes Downtown
• Boston’s Restaurant and Sports Bar Breaks Ground in Abingdon
• Bowers to Serve as Interim Superintendent for 2015-16
• Bethesda Urban Partnership Announces Outdoor Movie Schedule
• Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum of Annapolis to Host Anniversary Celebration
• Photo Gallery: Art Show at Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Day School of Edgewater
• Deadline Near for Public Input on School Construction
• The Annapolis Irish Festival Invites Residents to Volunteer
• City of Rockville to Offer Summer Blast Youth Camp
• Photo Gallery: Annapolis’ United States Naval Academy Students Climb Herndon Monument
• Gov. Hogan to Re-Open State Police Barrack in Annapolis
• Photo Gallery: Piney Orchard Street Festival
• Member of SPCA of Anne Arundel County Race Team Up for Adoption
• Photo Gallery: Naval Health Clinic Annapolis Celebrates Nurse Corps Birthday
• Photo Gallery: Bowie Heritage Day at The Big Purple Barn
• Tesla Motors Wins Right to Sell From Maryland Store

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