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GOOD NEWS! Pluto Pics, Dog Rescue, Olympic Dreams + New Giant Store
Plus, endangered manatee visits bay, school system honored, new businesses, Howard County group receives $52K grant and more from Patch.
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From work done by a Johns Hopkins lab to snap pictures of the dwarf planet Pluto to an Olympic swimming hopeful and the harrowing tale of a beagle named Blueberry, here are some good news stories from Maryland’s Patch sites.
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- Just Released: New Photos from Pluto Flyby
- Giant Confirms Odenton Store Opening
- NASA Celebrates New Horizons Flyby of Pluto
- Snowbird Manatee Grazing in Chesapeake Bay Waters
- Baltimore County Swimmer Qualifies for 2016 Olympic Swimming Trials
- Firefighters Rescue Blueberry the Beagle from House Fire
- These Are the Best Pictures of Pluto NASA Has Ever Taken
- Construction is Underway at Eggspectation in Owings Mills
- Community Foundation of Howard County Receives $52,000 Donation
- Howard Hospital Foundation Names New Chair
- REI Donates $16,000 for Bike Trail Improvements at Loch Raven
- Baltimore County Named School District of Distinction
- Maritime Museum is Collecting Memories on the Bay
- Montgomery Literacy Council Receives ProLiteracy Grant
- Anne Arundel SPCA Offers Vaccine Clinic
- Annapolis Rotary Club Hosts Crab Feast
- Prince George’s Health Department Offers Immunizations
- Bethesda Green Introduces Sustainability Series
- Anne Arundel Names Police Communications Operator of the Month
- Plebe Formal Parades Marching to Annapolis
- Bowie Boys, Girls Club Announces First Field Day
- ‘Napoleon’ Wins Third Place in Pet Costume Contest
- Prince George’s County K9 Celebrates Birthday
- Birthday Celebration at Glen Echo Fire Department: Photos
- Woodland Beach Volunteer Fire Seeking Cadets and More
- Havre de Grace Opens Waterfront Farmers Market
- Historic London Town Hosts Free Sunday Concerts
- Diana Ross Will Perform in Bethesda
Photo via NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute
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