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Article - Correspondence; by Sally Donaldson - 3/22/12

Readers Reflect: Tribute to Pat Carpenter

We love your newspaper here in North Beach. Could you put this tribute to Pat Carpenter, who died March 2, in your paper? I feel like I’ve know Pat all my life, and that’s not so. The day I met Bob and Pat Carpenter, I instantly fell in love with them; they are like a ray of sunshine. They made my day every time I saw them. Pat was always so very positive in every endeavor, always thinking ahead for what’s good for Chesapeake Beach and...

Article - Correspondence; by Doug Roberts - 12/15/11

What’s That You Saw?

I made an observation from home today that I thought I’d share. I live in Deale, and looking toward Holland Point in Herring Bay, I saw a towboat near what appeared to be a long rectangular object that I thought was partially sunken or sinking. It looked like one of those freighter shipping containers. Through binoculars, I saw a few people on board. The object had antennas up and it looked like a bilge pump was working, for a small stream of water was coming out the side. ...

Article - Correspondence; by Rob Bierregaard - 10/20/11

Osprey On Highway to Tropics

Traffic is heavy and slow on the Osprey Highway to the Tropics, as my colleague Mark Martell calls Florida, Cuba and Hispaniola. We currently have one transmitter-carrying bird, Saco, in Florida; three — North Fork Bob, Snowy and Buck — in Cuba; and Katbird and Senor Bones in the Dominican Republic. Henrietta arrived in Colombia on Sept. 26, just nine days after leaving her natal area on Martha’s Vineyard. She’s now on the shores of the Gulf of Venezuela where Buck first...

Article - Correspondence; by Correspondence - 9/29/11

Outraged by the Death of Olive Osprey

I was stunned by the article [Sept. 22] reporting that Olive had been murdered. I appreciate being informed even though it was disturbing news. I attended a Chamber of Commerce cruise in late spring and picked up a business card that I shared enthusiastically with others, saying, Look, this bird has her own business card! I am sorry, but 10- and 14-year-olds know better than to shoot a bird off her nest for any reason. That is not hunting. It’s just massacre. Those...

Article - Correspondence; by Ellen Moyer - 8/11/11

An Inside Glimpse of Thomas Point Lighthouse History

Great August 4 article on the Bay’s beacons and guardians for safety. The city of Annapolis holds title to the Thomas Point Light. When I was mayor, I was fortunate to sign the special papers for transfer from the federal government to the city with the Secretary of the Interior in a ceremony at City Dock. Saving the lighthouse by the city was controversial with the Council, several opining it would cost us money. I visited Rose Island Light in Newport, Rhode Island,...

Article - Correspondence; by Ellen Moyer - 7/14/11

Keep the Cats Meowing

Dear Bay Weekly: I enjoyed your article on the cats meow http://bayweekly.com/articles/creature-features/article/weeks-creature-f.... Some years back I did cat rescue work with Linda Brown, a friend on the SPCA board. Together we neutered a lot of Eastport cats and found territories where they could be looked after. A network of residents around the city provided health care services for street cats out of their own pockets. Eastport is a...

Article - Correspondence; by Charlene Backstrom - 7/14/11

Bay Weekly Ad Pulled Us In

Dear Bay Weekly: I try to pick up the paper whenever I’m in the area. I’ve always found it really easy to read and to look at. I was patronizing the Marriot in Annapolis on a recent Friday night — not because I’m part of the young singles crowd but because my girlfriends wanted to go to Pussers. Out front, I picked up a copy of Bay Weekly. The next day we traveled to Chesapeake Beach to see...

Article - Correspondence; by Colleen Sabo - 7/7/11

Murphy Found

Dear Bay Weekly: I wrote to you over three weeks ago, when we were desperate for help to find our cat, Murphy, who was missing as of about June 5. I could not have asked for a more supportive and caring response. You wrote a story complete with picture and anecdotes about the 250 flyers I put up, the state trooper who, after seeing me drive erratically through Huntingtown to post a flyer, took flyers to hand out and helped me make a U-turn to get back to...

Article - Correspondence; by Grace Mary Brady - 6/2/11

Thanks for the Memories

Dear Bay Weekly: I enjoy your paper every week, but last week’s [May 26] was awesome. Took a handful out of the North Beach Post Office over to the Bayside History Museum. Great, great, great memories! –Grace Mary Brady, founder: Bayside History Museum

Article - Correspondence; by John Autrey - 6/2/11

Thanks for the Memories

Dear Bay Weekly: I was just beside myself with delight over the latest Bay Weekly with the Summer Memories story, as I know some of the people and places. I especially like Ann Park’s memory as I built an addition on the house and also worked on the Sinyard boarding house — now a bed and breakfast — where she and her family ate $1 chicken dinners. And I loved the story from the fellow [J.C. Bowie} who had a john boat...