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With traffic growing, state begins another study of Bay Bridge capacity
Another summer, another agonizing season of Bay Bridge traffic. Admired, cursed and studied, Maryland's sole Chesapeake Bay crossing is being eyeballed again as state engineers try to determine how many years remain in its girders and suspension cables...Tags: Washington, DC, E.J. Pipkin, Annapolis, John C. Astle, Chesapeake Bay Bridge
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U.S. states support NJ with hands-off approach to luring tourists
ReutersBy Michael Sadowski HARRISBURG, Pa. May 24 (Reuters) - New Jersey, which launched the start of its summer season on Friday after many of its beaches were devastated by Superstorm Sandy last year, is getting support from neighboring state tourist...Tags: Marketing, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Comcast offers free access to WiFi in Ocean City
If you’re worried about being out of touch while in Ocean City this summer, Comcast wants to ease your mind. Beginning today, visitors and residents can access free WiFi service from Xfinity on smartphones, tablets and other devices at points...
Tags: Satellite and Cable Service
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Ocean City one of U.S.'s most sought after places for vacation homes
The Baltimore SunOcean City, Md., is the fourth most-searched location among Americans looking for vacation homes online, according to website traffic from Trulia collected over a 12-month period ending March 31, 2013. Cape May, N.J., the county encompassing that state&...Tags: Kissimmee, Corolla, Outer Banks, Cape May (Cape May, New Jersey), Travel
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Ocean City fishing pier reopens after repairs
Ocean City’s fishing pier officially opened Friday as the Maryland resort town signaled it is ready for summer visitors. During last fall’s storm, about 100 feet of the pier collapsed into the surging sea. The damage was featured...
Tags: Atlantic Ocean
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Ocean City hopeful for strong summer
OCEAN CITY — Merchants and others in Maryland's premier resort are hopeful that that an improving economy, stable gas prices, stepped-up marketing — and the lingering effects of superstorm Sandy — will combine to produce a strong...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Memorial Day, Weather, Weather Reports, National Weather Service
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Windy, cool Memorial Day weekend forecast for Ocean City
Sunny but breezy and cool weather is in the forecast for the start of beach season in Ocean City, with waters on the chilly side for a dip in the Atlantic. After rainy weather lingers Friday, sunny but cool and windy conditions are expected for the...
Tags: Memorial Day, Weather, Weather Reports, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Coast Guard rescues injured crewman 60 miles off Ocean City
A Coast Guard helicopter plucked an injured crewman off an oil tanker about 60 miles east of Ocean City Thursday morning and took him to an Atlantic City hospital for treatment of a head wound. The unidentified man, 47, was aboard Hellas Endurance, a...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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State workers ready to untangle Memorial Day traffic snarls
On Memorial Day weekends, Kim Yates and Albert Kullman measure success by speed. Yates steers her bright yellow tow truck toward trouble, with the goal of getting disabled vehicles out of the roadway or back in business before traffic has time to clog....
Tags: Memorial Day, Holidays, Petroleum Industry, Fort McHenry, Chesapeake Bay Bridge
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'Strong' Ocean City ready for visitors
After $1.1 million in Superstorm Sandy clean-up work, Ocean City is ready for Memorial Day weekend and beyond, said Mayor Richard Meehan. Even the damaged century-old Ocean City Inlet Fishing Pier, which was featured prominently in national TV storm...
Tags: Memorial Day, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Jewish deli, Baltimore burgers and a circus come to Ocean City
People come back to Ocean City for the traditions — a favorite restaurant, beach spot or mini-golf course. For visitors looking to try something different, this season has a lot of new things to offer, whether you eat at the town's new (and only)...
Tags: Vegetarian Diet, Entertainment, American Eagle Outfitters Incorporated, J. Crew, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Ocean City visitors urged to 'Walk Smart!'
After two pedestrians died and 13 were injured last summer on Ocean City streets, city officials and the State Highway Administration devised a campaign to get motorists and those on foot to be more aware of each other. The effort includes highly...
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