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Riding in pink and purple convertible toy Cadillac Escalade covered in American flags, 7-year-old Alyssa Miro led the Newport’s 37th annual Independence Day Parade and Celebration at Mariners Park on Saturday.
The light winds that have prevailed in the past few days have contributed to nice water clarity in Galveston Bay.
Limits of trout along with nice catches of other fish were reported from all around the island.
BODEGA BAY-- Captain Rick Powers on the New Sea Angler reported more limit trips for bottomfish, this time trying out the bite up off of Fort Ross again on Saturday with 43 anglers catching a wide variety of rockfish including some less common like rosies, black and yellows.
Each new boating season, mariners ready their boats, sanding and painting, varnishing wood and polishing brass, or pressure washing hulls. Any one of these activities can have an impact on marine life and the environment. And with tens of thousands of boaters storming the waters in the summer, local marinas have been upgrading their equipment and tightening their rules.
Many marinas go above and beyond what is mandated by the EPA and state agencies to be “green,’’ including recycling and energy-efficient practices.
GERALDINE FABRIKANT On Nantucket, businesses are struggling and home sales are slow as the recession creeps into an exclusive enclave.
To quote a cheesy old TV character, we love it when a plan comes together. That’s exactly what happened Saturday when several factors piled one on top of the other to create what was arguably one of the best, most well-attended Fourth of July celebrations our area has seen.
Paddlers For Humanity will hold its inaugural Wahine (Women’s Only) 5-mile Paddle this Saturday, July 11, from 2 to 6 p.m., starting at Louse Point in Amagansett and finishing in Maidstone Park in East Hampton. Check-in is at 1 p.m.
Hospice Cup is a charity sailing regatta, sanctioned by the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association (CBYRA). The regatta takes place on the Chesapeake Bay and is a highlight of the area's racing season, counting for the CBYRA season-long High Point competition.
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