MD Good News: Safest City, Food Drives, $100K Win, Holiday Lights

MARYLAND — Good news stories recently included the safest city in the country; free coffee at Starbucks; a $100,000 lottery ticket sold; food drives to help those in need; and readers share their holiday light displays across Maryland.

Plus, six Christmas light displays to visit safely; a singer from Bowie made it to the final nine round of "The Voice"; Toys for Tots collections to donate to; new grocery stores opening; 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:

• Maryland Christmas Lights: Help Us Map The Best Displays For 2020
• Nominate Favorite Maryland Business As Best Of The Year
• 6 Holiday Light Displays Open In MD That Are Coronavirus-Friendly
• $100K Lottery Ticket In Takoma Park Unclaimed: Is It Yours?
• Columbia Named Safest City In America
• MD Singer Sneaks Into Next Round Of 'The Voice'
• Local Musicians Celebrate Harford’s Generous Pandemic Response
• Santa Rides Motorcycle Through Montgomery County On Dec. 9
• 31st Toys For Tots Collections Dec. 8-10 In Baltimore County
• Here Are Holiday Light Displays In Howard County To See In 2020
• 4 New Grocery Stores Open In MD; Company Plans Statewide Growth
• Drop Off New Toys, Winter Clothes At BCPL For Holiday Drive
• Havre de Grace Native Drafted By New York Knicks
• Patch Holiday Food Drive In Anne Arundel: Give To Feeding America
• Patch Food Drive In Prince George's: Give To Feeding America
• Patch Holiday Food Drive In HoCo: Give To Feeding America
• HoCo Harvest For The Hungry Offers Venison To Food Banks
• Patch Holiday Food Drive In Baltimore County: How To Give
• Patch Holiday Food Drive In Harford County
• Patch Holiday Food Drive In Baltimore

More Good News Stories:

• Free Coffee For Front-Line Workers At Pasadena Starbucks
• Free Coffee For Front-Line Workers At Odenton Starbucks
• Free Coffee For Front-Line Workers At Edgewater Starbucks
• Free Coffee For Front-Line Workers At Starbucks In Bethesda
• Free Coffee For Front-Line Workers At Annapolis Starbucks
• Free Coffee For Front-Line Workers At Bowie Starbucks
• Rockfield Manor Hosts Drive-By Toy Drive
• Annapolis Invention, Business Creativity Help Shops Stay Open
• New Grocery Store Comes To Severn, Plans Grand Opening
• A Quarter Of The Region's 50 Best Public High Schools With BCPS
• Drive-Thru Baltimore County Christmas Tree Lighting Honors Front-Line Workers
• Free Coffee For Front-Line Workers At Starbucks In Owings Mills
• Free Coffee For Front-Line Workers At Starbucks In Perry Hall

Plus, you can recognize a local hero:

• MD Heroes: Help Patch Recognize Those Making A Difference

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