by James Ritch | Jan 13, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: The speeding on Pennsylvania Avenue in Onley during daytime hours is ongoing, serious, and a particular danger to walkers. We have lodged numerous complaints at Onley Town Council meetings, to no avail. Both our present and past chiefs of police...
by James Ritch | Jan 10, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: The Onley Town Council met Dec. 27 to hold a public hearing on the proposed changes to the town charter. I checked the Onley town website to get a copy of the proposed changes and found that copies were only available at the town office. The Onley town...
by James Ritch | Jan 6, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Gregory Scott Coleman passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. Greg was born on Long Island, N.Y., on July 2, 1958, and moved to the Eastern Shore of Virginia in 1979 with his parents, Walter and Emma Coleman, both of whom predeceased him. For many years,...
by James Ritch | Dec 27, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. James Alfred Rew Jr., 76, of Onley, passed away Dec. 21, 2021, in Cedar Park, Texas. Born Jan. 24, 1945, in Nassawadox, Jim was the son of the late James A. Rew Sr. and the late Ethel Finney (Ames) Rew. He was a graduate of Onancock High School. He attended the...
by James Ritch | Dec 22, 2021 | Features
By Connie Morrison — Onancock is definitely a hot spot for Christmas lights. This Christmas town is incandescent. Entering Onancock on Market Street from U.S. Route 13, it’s hard to miss the glow of an entire block on Hall Street, on the left...
