Maryland beaches are open for swimming again.
Beaches in Ocean City and Assateague State Park, which closed Sept. 15 due to medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washing ashore, reopened Friday morning.
“We are pleased to report that after multiple high tides and several days of beach sweeping, we are no longer experiencing waste washing ashore,” Joe Theobald, the town’s emergency services director, said in a statement. “While the source of the waste is still unknown, we will continue to work in coordination with agencies from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.”…