Crews Work Toward Clearing Lanes and Merge Areas Overnight; Travelers Advised to Plan Now for Travel Friday Morning The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) continues winter storm operations statewide as another winter storm makes its slow exit from the region. More than 2,500 State and contract trucks continue to plow and salt […]
Troopers Prepare for Pending Snow Storm
Maryland State Police, in coordination with, the State Highway Administration, and other local agencies prepare for the approaching snow storm. Colonel William M. Pallozzi, Acting Superintendent of the Maryland State Police, reminds motorists to use caution due to the possibility of hazardous driving conditions that may arise from the pending snow storm. Colonel Pallozzi has […]
DNR Icebreaker Aids Frozen Tangier Island
In addition to escorting the ferry boat from Tangier Island, DNR ice breaking crews delivered mail and groceries from Crisfield Thursday using its ice breaking vessel, the 100-foot J. Millard Tawes. Tangier Island, which is around one square mile, has a population of about 700 residents who depend on Crisfield to get their food, supplies, […]
60th Anniversary of the “Sinking of the Marvel”
On August 12, 1955, as gale force winds from Hurricane Connie raged up the Chesapeake Bay, a three-masted schooner by the name of the Levin J. Marvel broke apart off of Holland Point. Fourteen of the 27 passengers on board died in this tragedy. Thirteen passengers survived due to the heroic efforts of many local […]
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