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Naval Academy
Hey kid, drop that candy!Published 09/27/06
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Photo by Alison Harbaugh -- The Capital
Eight-year-old Hannah Schied of Annapolis throws candy at the Naval Academy’s Brigade of Midshipmen Saturday as they pass on Taylor Avenue on their way to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Some area residents say the tradition should come to a halt. No, this isn't a Halloween shopping list - it's just some of the candy wrappers that were blowing along Taylor Avenue yesterday. The candy, thrown at Naval Academy midshipmen as they marched to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for Saturday's game, made a slimy, squishy and nasty mess underfoot (and under tire), despite efforts by area residents and the city to clean it up. In some places, the paper and plastic had accumulated at the mouth of storm drains, waiting for the next rain to wash it into the Severn...
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