‘Held hostage’: Drawn-out dispute over White’s Ferry leaves Md. town in limbo

It’s been nearly two and a half years since White’s Ferry took cars across a lazy span of the Potomac River — and residents in Poolesville, Maryland, are still counting the days. For the small town in northern Montgomery County, the shuttered ferry means a lot. To Pastor Howard C. Copeland III, who goes by Chuck, an operating White’s Ferry means more time with his grandchildren.