by James Ritch | Feb 13, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Tangier Islanders were raising their glasses (of water) Wednesday and toasting thanks to those up and down the Eastern Shore mainland, the Tidewater area, and parts of Maryland that came to the rescue with bottles of drinking water after their...
by James Ritch | Jan 24, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Surrounded by water but not a drop to drink. That was life this week on Tangier Island after the water tower was drained when a new water line burst last Sunday night. “Of all things, I never thought we’d have a problem for lack of water,”...
by James Ritch | Oct 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira Nearly 25 years after Congress authorized the study of a jetty aimed at protecting Tangier Island, the project appears to be closer to a reality. This week, Gov. Ralph Northam announced an agreement made between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and...
by James Ritch | Sep 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira — The week started with Eastern Shore residents rushing to get supplies and trying to figure out where low-lying folks would stay during the impending arrival of monster Hurricane Florence following Gov. Ralph Northam’s mandatory evacuation order for...
