WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S.

BOSTON, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston's Best Cruises, which operates the MBTA Harbor Express Water Shuttle, The New England Aquarium Whale Watch, The Boston Harbor Islands Tours, and The Salem Ferry, announced today that close to 16,000 passengers participated in cruises operated by the company over the weekend of July 10-12, 2009, which is a record for the enterprise's business.

By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun Nov. 21--Fifty years ago, the infamous "Baltimore bottleneck" was unplugged. On the day after Thanksgiving in 1957, Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin opened the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel.

FINE PRINT - We find answers to consumers' questions Just because Boston Mayor Tom Menino last year required all cabs in the city to have Fast Lane transponders doesn't mean you'll end up in the fast lane if you take a cab from Logan Airport.

BOSTON - Two ferries carrying more than 150 commuters collided in the fog of Boston Harbor early Tuesday. There were no reports of serious injuries, a Coast Guard spokesman said.