GOOD NEWS! Ravens Legend, Lottery Winner, Olympic Swimmers, Cat's Owner Thanks Next Adoptive Home

From a former Baltimore Ravens player’s fight with ALS to Maryland swimmers aiming for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, here are some good news stories from Maryland’s Patch sites.

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• Army Veteran Wins $1 Million in Lottery Game
• Towson Swimmers Make Cut for 2016 Olympic Trials
• Cat’s Dying Owner Writes Thank-You Letter to Future Home
• Ledecky Slam Makes History at World Championships
• Michael Phelps Wows Crowd with Fastest Time Since 2009
• Bethesda Named America’s Most Educated Town
• Charles Herbert Flowers HS Recognized As ‘Best High School’ By National Awards Show
• Silver Spring Restaurant Week Plans Unveiled
• Rockville Hosts Back to School Jam
• Duckling Rescued From Sewer Treatment Plant
• Owings Mills Nonprofit Tries to Wipe Out Student Loan Debt
• Charles Herbert Flowers HS Recognized As ‘Best High School’ By National Awards Show
• Bel Air Teens Read More Than 1K Books for Summer Reading
• Bmore Humane Earns Top Rating from Charity Agency
• Artist Makes Calendar of Havre de Grace Scenes
• Two Columbia Elementary Schools Named Schools of the Year
• Owings Mills Metro Centre Bustles with Activity
• Sobriety Checkpoint in Eldersburg Nets Zero Arrests
• Two Carroll County Fire Departments Celebrate Anniversaries
• Maryland Comptroller Visits Havre de Grace for Sightseeing
• Harford Sheriff’s Office Promotes 9 Deputies
• Bella the Bloodhound Rescues Man from Suicide
• Baltimore Ravens Recognize O.J. Brigance as ‘Legend of the Game’
• 67th Annual Montgomery County Fair: When to Go, Parking, Tickets
• Rockville Named to America’s Most Educated Town List
• Bethesda Circulator Introduces New App
• Anne Arundel Officers Graduate From Field Training: Photos
• Lycee Rochambeau Hosts Back to School BBQ
• Eight Finalists Selected for Trawick Prize Exhibition