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Negotiations under way to keep White’s Ferry open By Ayesha Khan Hope may be on the way for White’s Ferry after it abruptly shut down in December. POOLESVILLE, Md. - After a legal dispute that shut down a centuries old ferry between Maryland and Virginia, a new buyer has stepped in to keep White’s Ferry open. The Circuit Court of Loudoun County, Virginia ruled back in late December, in the case of Rockland Farm, LLC, et al. v. White's Ferry, Inc., that no public landing exists on the Virginia shoreline at White's Ferry Road and the ferry is prohibited from landing at that location...

White’s Ferry Purchased Following Service Shutdown; New Owner Plans to Resume Service White’s Ferry has been purchased following a legal dispute that led to a service shutdown late December, according to a statement Friday evening. Chuck Kuhn, CEO of the Sterling-based company JK Moving Services, and his wife, Stacy Kuhn, finalized the purchase terms Thursday. The deal includes the ferry, store and Maryland shoreline that facilitates operation, the statement says. On Dec. 28, 2020, White’s Ferry announced it would stop service effective immediately following a legal dispute between Whit...

They teach all day. Between classes, they find vaccine appointments for strangers. Lola Fadulu, The Washington Post Feb. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Sherwood High School teachers Maisie Lynch and Tanya Aguilar, whose vaccine-hunting group helps strangers navigate the very complicated process of scheduling a vaccine.Washington Post photo by Sarah L. VoisinShow MoreShow Less 2of3Nelson and Maria Carbonell, both 80, from Chevy Chase, Md., were helped by a group of Montgomery County Public School teachers that have been helping seniors sign up for coronavirus appointments.Was...

The people rushing to buy cheap Italian homes When the mayor of a sleepy town in Italy announced it was selling houses that people can move into for less than the price of a used car, he thought he might get one or two offers. But after CNN Travel reported the deal aimed at reviving the fortunes of Biccari, a pretty community in Italy’s southwestern Puglia whose population has dwindled to 2,000, its civic leader says he received no fewer than 20,000 emails from all over the world. “We were flooded with requests,” Gianfilippo Mignogna tells CNN. “Many people sent us touching letters of...

When the mayor of an Italian town announced it was selling move-in ready houses for less than the price of a used car, he thought he might get one or