MD Good News: $2K Tip, Medal of Honor Memoriam, $25M Donation

MARYLAND — Good news stories recently included a restaurant server who received a $2,020 tip; four new businesses opened at Arundel Mills, including the first Maryland store in a clothing chain; two schools received donations in honor of the only native-born Harford County resident to be awarded the Medal of Honor; a bakery is recognized for 90 years in business; and readers share their holiday light displays across Maryland.

Plus, the Christmas light displays readers recommend you check out; a next-generation Dunkin' opened in Ellicott City; a billionaire donates $25 million to Bowie State; food drives help Feeding America curb hunger; the Havre de Grace duck drop is on for New year's Eve; a Purple Heart recipient who fought in World War II received the coronavirus vaccine at the Loch Raven VA Medical Center; how to nominate your favorite business for Business of the Year honors; 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:

• Nominate Favorite Maryland Business As Best Of The Year
• 6 Holiday Light Displays Open In MD That Are Coronavirus-Friendly
• MD Christmas Lights 2020: Where To See Best Holiday Displays
• Server Gets $2,020 Tip At Annapolis Restaurant
• Goll's Bakery Recognized For 90 Years In Business
• 4 New Businesses Open In Arundel Mills Mall Ahead Of Holidays
• Edgewood Area Schools Receive $3K In Memory Of Harford Hero
• Billionaire Donates $25M To Bowie State As Part Of $4.1B Campaign
• New Year's Eve Duck To Drop In Havre de Grace To Ring In 2021
• 95-Year-Old WWII Vet Gets Vaccine At Loch Raven VA Medical Center

More Good News Stories:

• Towson University Launches Only Dance Education Master’s Program In Maryland
• Dunkin' Opens New Green Achievement Restaurant In Ellicott City
• 10 New Businesses Opened In Downtown Bel Air In 2020: Alliance
• Hippodrome Foundation Launches Workshops for Maryland Classrooms
• Christmas Bird Count: How To Participate In Harford County
• Christmas Bird Count: How To Participate In Baltimore County
• Baltimore Added To Rockefeller Opportunity Collective
• HoCo 8th Grader's Artwork To Appear On Cover Of Book
• Get A Tax Deduction In Patch Holiday Food Drive In Howard County
• Get A Tax Deduction In Patch Holiday Food Drive In Anne Arundel
• Get A Tax Deduction In Patch Holiday Food Drive In Montgomery Co.
• Perry Hall Holiday Light Competition Runs Through December
• Get A Tax Deduction In Patch Holiday Food Drive In Baltimore
• Get A Tax Deduction In Holiday Food Drive In Baltimore County
• Get A Tax Deduction In Patch Holiday Food Drive In Harford County
• Former Baltimore Hebrew Institute Student Turns 100
• Six MoCo Residents To Be Inducted Into Human Rights Hall of Fame
• Sassanova Opens Pop-Up Shop On Main Street In Bel Air

Plus, you can recognize a local hero:

• MD Heroes: Help Patch Recognize Those Making A Difference

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