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Good News: Pumpkin Patches, Lasagna Love, Girl Named Eagle Scout

VA, DC good news includes top pumpkin patches, healthiest communities, best places to live, Lasagna Love and a girl earns Eagle Scout rank.

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Katie Hunter of Vienna has become an Eagle Scout and is expected to be inaugurated in the first female class of Eagle Scouts in 2021.
Katie Hunter of Vienna has become an Eagle Scout and is expected to be inaugurated in the first female class of Eagle Scouts in 2021. (Chris Hunter)

VIRGINIA — Good news stories recently included communities making Money magazine's Best Places to Live live, top area pumpkin patches, the date for the next Wegman's store opening, a $177K lottery winner, a NoVA girl is one of the first female Eagle Scouts, a chance to win a free roof for the holidays, and businesses share their news with Patch readers.

Plus, when and where to look for fall foliage colors, the healthiest communities in northern Virginia, spooky haunts to visit this month, a birthday parade for a 103-year-old, the National Museum of the Army sets an opening date, Lasagna Love feeds hungry residents, and more in our roundup of good news stories from DC and Virginia Patch sites this week.

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