Boat sales in Orange County boom during pandemic
A large fridge helps sustain Richard Ingold’s 45-foot Alaskan Grand Banks during long cruises.
(Susan Hoffman)
Tired of hunkering down under the imposed pandemic safety restrictions, people are itching to get outdoors both on land and sea.
Similar to the surge in bicycle purchases, the boating industry has seen a spike in sales especially for first and second time buyers mainly in the 30- to 50-foot range.
Local independent yacht broker Bill Forsythe said the boat business is the best it’s been in years.
“Every day, not just weekends, there’s lots of people on the water, more than I’ve seen in years,” said Forsythe.
it is now official michigan state university is being investigated by the attorney general s office here in michigan. the attorney general said he didn t want to make it public until all of the women came forward with their victim impact statements. he would not say whether it was an actual criminal investigation but they are bringing someone in from the outside. his name is bill forsythe, a former prosecutor for 42 years. his title in this investigation, independent special prosecutor. also he said that this was priority one for this investigation. and he also had some words for the michigan state university board of trustees that last week issued a statement saying we think the attorney general s office should investigate our university. here s what he replied back to them. i don t need advice from the board of trustees at msu about how to conduct an investigation. frankly, they should be the last ones to be providing advice
michigan state university. the university is now under investigation, quote, from the president s office down. michigan s attorney general says the investigation is going to look at how larry nassar, the former msu and usa gymnastics doctor could have sexual abused girls nearly two decades without university action. and who knew what and when. reporter: it is now official. michigan state university is being investigated by the attorney general s office here in michigan. bill schutte attorney general for the state didn t want to make it public before all women came barred with it their victim impact statements, but so much had happened the last week, he believed that it was appropriate. he would not say whether it was an actual criminal investigation but they are bringing someone in from the outside. his name is bill forsythe, a former prosecutor for 42 years. his title in this investigation independent special prosecutor.
an actual criminal investigation but they are bringing someone in from the outside. his name is bill forsythe, a former prosecutor for 42 years. his title in this investigation, independent special prosecutor. also, he said that this was priority one for this investigation, and he also had some words for the michigan state university board of trustees, that last week issued a statement saying, we think the attorney general s office should investigate our university. here s what he replied back to them. i don t need advice from the board of trustees at msu about how to conduct an investigation. frankly, they should be the last ones to be providing advice, given their conduct throughout this entire episode. their conduct throughout this entire episode speaks for itself. reporter: the special prosecutor said that they will be looking for facts, which can
olympic team doctor larry nassar is likely to be spending the rest of his life behind bars for r abusing athletes, but the investigation into who knew what about what nasar did and when is just getting started. a short time ago, the michigan attorney general announced that he has opened an investigation to find out that information. our jean casarez was at that press conference. you know, fred, the attorney general started out this morning saying what the heck is happening here right at michigan state university, but turned extremely serious very fast. it was the first formal announcement that there is an investigation within the attorney general s office as to michig michigan state university. they would not say it was a criminal investigation, but they said that the facts of the evidence will lead them where it should take them, but the head of this investigation is not from within the attorney general s office, but is a life-long career prosecutor bill