by James Ritch | Jan 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Krystle Bono The Chincoteague girls started off the year with a road loss to Crisfield, 50-31. Caroline Shelley led the Ponies at the net, posting 12, and Emma Jackson put up 9 points. Jackson also grabbed the team-high in rebounds with 12. The Ponies moved on to...
by James Ritch | Jan 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
We’re invited to a special event on Jan. 21, 2019, at Union Baptist Church in Eastville, at 2 p.m. On a day Americans collectively recognize and celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his ideals, we can remember all those who have struggled and...
by James Ritch | Jan 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Regarding school suspensions, this is an idea that might be worth trying. When I lived in Pennsylvania, I served on something called a “Youth Aid Panel.” These panels were groups of trained volunteer private citizens. They would hear cases of juveniles arrested for...
by James Ritch | Jan 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira Recently proposed bills set to go before Virginia’s General Assembly later this month range from designating the oyster as the state’s first food and doubling the minimum wage by 2021. The wage proposal aims to increase the federally mandated $7.25 an...
by James Ritch | Jan 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Stefanie JacksonIn a rare decision Tuesday night, the Northampton board of supervisors approved a resolution supporting not a local matter but a topic of statewide and nationwide impact – the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would...
by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Linda CicoiraFive of 13 health index indicators were given failing marks in the annual State of the Bay report released this week by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.Nitrogen, phosphorus, and water quality grades were down from 2016 in the pollution category....
