by James Ritch | Jan 2, 2021 | Headlines
Submitted Article — Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital announced today (Jan. 2) that the Shore’s first baby of 2021 was a girl born Jan. 1, at 3:28 p.m. Camryn Renae Tankard was born to mother, Cora J. Bailey, and father, Charles R. Tankard Jr., of Machipongo....
by James Ritch | Dec 29, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — Mr. Erik Mezick, 47, of Fruitland, Md., was identified by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel as the driver of a box truck that plunged into the Chesapeake Bay during a northbound crossing around 8:20 a.m. today, Dec. 29. The truck was owned by Cloverland...
by James Ritch | Dec 29, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — Northampton County Sheriff David Doughty reports that on Dec. 28, 2020, at approximately 6:20 p.m., his office responded to the area of 18248 Lankford Hwy, Eastville, to assist fire and EMS on the scene of a farm equipment accident. Gregory Louis Mast,...
by James Ritch | Dec 29, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — A two-axle, six-tire box truck has gone overboard on the east side of the northbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel between North Channel Bridge and the northernmost island. A bridge-tunnel press release said the single-vehicle accident...
by James Ritch | Dec 27, 2020 | Features
Story and Photos by Jim Ritch — Every week, even in the cold of December, a harvest of lettuce departs the hydroponic greenhouse of Shore Breeze Farms in Cheriton, destined for local schools, restaurants, farm markets, and grocery stores. This December, the new and...