Sunday, December 23, 2012
Here's a quick look back at the biggest headlines of the week in Annapolis.
No. 1—PHOTOS, VIDEO: Annapolis City Dock Flooding 'Worse Than Sandy' Annapolis residents woke up Friday to nearly four feet of flood waters on City Dock. Harbormaster Flip Walters said, "The flooding is not caused by rain storms. It's caused by southern or south-eastern winds down at the end of the bay that prevents the bay from draining." The high tide closed streets around City Dock and one side of the Eastport Bridge. No. 2—VIDEO: Massive Power Outages Near Annapolis More than 68,000 homes and businesses throughout Anne Arundel County lost power Thursday night after a downed high-voltage transmission line near Bestgate Road shut down several Baltimore Gas and Electric substations. Residents posted photos and videos of the strange lights…
Friday, December 21, 2012
The Santa at the Annapolis Mall kept seeing children and let parents use their own cameras after a power outage knocked out his computer system.
UPDATE: (3:45 p.m.)—Jennifer and Sam Spruce were in line with their two children to see Santa at the Westfield Annapolis Mall when the power went out on Thursday night. "We were there late and were one of the last families in line. The mall staff notified us that the chance of us having our picture taken with Santa was very slim," Jennifer Spruce said in a post on Facebook. "We were still several families away and only had less than 10 minutes left when the mall went completely black." A high-voltage transmission line fell down near Bestgate Road in Annapolis taking several Baltimore Gas and Electric substations with it shortly before 9 p.m. The outage put more than 68,000 homes and businesses throughout Anne Arundel County in the dark. "…
Someone broke the glass door and stole egg nog and cigarettes.
Someone broke the window and stole about $160 worth of goods from Gritz Liquor Store during a massive power outage in Annapolis on Thursday night, according to Annapolis police. Officers responded to the store around 9:45 p.m. and found the glass door smashed and the alarm blaring. Police said they checked inside for the perpetrator but didn't find anyone. When the store manager arrived on scene, he told police that two bottles of Evan Williams Egg Nog and 20 packs of Newport cigarettes were missing. The power outage was caused when two of Baltimore Gas and Electric's (BGE) main feeder lines for the area went down, said spokeswoman Rachael Lighty. What brought down the two lines has yet to be determined. BGE crews restored power to the …
Kevin Brennan
5:43 pm on Saturday, December 22, 2012
awesome story! thanks for this... more ›