GOOD NEWS! Pluto Pics, Dog Rescue, Olympic Dreams + New Giant Store

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