by James Ritch | Nov 23, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust (VESLT) held its biennial Paint the Shore event this fall, and mixed it up by inviting student artists from Nandua Middle School to participate. “Paint the Shore is an opportunity to foster partnerships and...
by James Ritch | Nov 18, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Eastern Shore Healthy Communities held a full coalition online meeting Nov. 10, during which Karen Downing made a presentation on the effort to remove systemic bias in Virginia law. The work began in September 2019 when Gov. Ralph Northam’s...
by James Ritch | Nov 18, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton County Public Schools is participating in two programs that seek to reduce absenteeism and bullying by making sure all students have access to clean clothes. The Kids Closet was the “brain child” of Northampton High School Assistant...
by James Ritch | Nov 17, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Brianna’s Kindness Park on Chincoteague was dedicated in a ceremony held, fittingly, on World Kindness Day, Saturday, Nov. 13. The park memorializes Brianna Merritt, who died in 2019 at age 11 after a three-year battle with leukemia. Brianna towards...
by James Ritch | Oct 28, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Cape Charles Rosenwald School Restoration Initiative (CCRSRI), a nonprofit, held an online event Oct. 23 to kick off its capital campaign to raise $2.5 million to renovate the historic Black elementary school on Old Cape Charles Road,...
by James Ritch | Oct 14, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Dr. John Foley, an ophthalmologist who is known for his longstanding career at his practice, the Eastern Shore Eye Center, in Exmore, is ready to retire after more than 37 years and 42,000 patients. Foley was born and raised in Boston, where he...
