Reflections on Cape Charles and the Eastern Shore
The Cape Charles Rotary Club will host a political debate for the Town of Cape Charles Town Council candidates, Ellen O’Brien and Herb Thom on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Cape Charles Civic Center, 500 Tazewell Avenue. The Forum will also be broadcast live via Facebook […]
FOIA requests were received for the names and addresses of full-time residents, as well as a list of business recipients who were awarded money from the Small Business Recovery Assistance Grant Program. The Finance Department calculated fees and the bill was sent for the request of citizen names. The request for businesses that received funding […]
Lost Dog, Please Help Jazz is missing on the Eastern Shore, last seen in the Machipongo area off Church Neck road at Waverly Farm development near Glebe. She has a collar that says Jazzy. If you see her please call 804 240 7577 or 757 607 6299. She went off chasing deer in an unfamiliar […]
While many citizens were preparing for upcoming street sweeping operations, that has all been put on hold. Due to mechanical issues with VDOT’s street sweeper truck, the scheduled street sweeping in Cape Charles has been postponed until further notice. The town will reschedule the sweeping and send out a notice when it receives further information […]
The Cape Charles Historic District Review Board has a meeting scheduled for 10/19 at 6:00 p.m. On the docket are Applications for Certificates of Appropriateness to renovate the existing home and construct a rear addition at 520 Randolph Avenue, and for the renovation of a front porch and add 2-story rear addition at 501 Jefferson […]
There are unfilled positions on some of Cape Charles’ town boards. The Cape Charles Building Code Board of Appeals and Harbor Area Review Board each have open positions. If you would like to serve serving on either of these boards, or any of the other town boards or Planning Commission,please complete the Application for Boards […]
The Capital Projects team held a kick-off meeting with HBA, the firm in charge of the project to evaluate options for improved town office spaces. The town and HBA are in the process of first scheduling an assessment of the current state of the Municipal building on 14 Plum, and the Cape Charles Library. A […]
FOIA requests were received for the names and addresses of full-time residents, as well as a list of business recipients who were awarded money from the Small Business Recovery Assistance Grant Program. The Finance Department calculated fees and the bill was sent for the request of citizen names. The request for businesses that received funding […]
The Transformational Survey is now closed.
Need a golf cart? The Cape Charles Christian School is raffling this golf cart. The cart was generously donated by Ralph Dodd. Tickets are $10 for one, and 3 for $25. The winners will be drawn on December 17th. You can purchase tickets at Rayfield’s Pharmacy, or by calling 757-331-1717.
Science and Philosophy Seminar of the Eastern Shore of Virginia has returned, and has scheduled a seminar, “On the Home Front: A London Suburb and WW-II.” The free 90-minute seminar will be held at 09:30 a.m. on Friday, October 15 in the Room 113 of the Academic Building of Eastern Shore Community College, 29300 Lankford […]
Every holiday season, the Virginia Museum of History and Culture creates and sells a Christmas ornament that supposedly “gathers the various regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Southwest, Northern, Central, Tidewater, and the Shenandoah Valley) together under a beautiful forest of evergreens, lavishly decorated for the holidays”. The 2021 version of the ornament, like many […]
The Eastern Shore SPCA has many new dogs that are still going through the intake process (who you will meet very soon) and a kitty room full of meow love waiting for new homes. Naturally, some of the food supply is quickly dwindling. If you can help they are in great need of Purina One […]
The Eastern Shore Regional Animal Facility is full, so these dogs are in danger of euthanasia. Now is a great time to give one of these wonderful animals a forever home. This is King, this week’s pet at the Eastern Shore Regional Animal Control Facility. He’s been at the shelter for a while now. He […]
539 BC: Cyrus the Great of Persia captures Babylon, adding another huge swath of fertile territory to what became the largest unified empire on earth up to its time. Cyrus maintains an honored place in Western Civilization as one of the early progenitors of a centralized state managed by the rule of law. He integrated conquered peoples […]
The decline in public school enrollment this fall has been documented in several key cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle. The Los Angeles district schools lost 4.76 percent of its public school students last fall, while this year it lost an additional 6 percent. Many school districts count student enrollment data in October which […]
Terry McAuliffe, it turns out, sends his children to the private Potomac School in McLean, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C., and the candidate’s wife Dorothy McAuliffe served as chair of the board of trustees for the school while their children were students. An annual report published by the Potomac School in 2008 and obtained by […]
Only slaves are without choice. The Southwest strike has the potential to grow into something much bigger. Transportation and logistics workers have the power to suspend the supply chain, stop travel, and grind society to a halt. Labor action may be the most important tool in the fight against authoritarianism. There is something miserable in […]
The economy, at least from the perspective of the middle class, appears to be in chaos. Middle-class homemakers who spend household income are seeing their purchasing power shrink, their choices disappearing, and more of their time consumed stretching the family budgets. Expect Christmas shopping to be a disappointment. These problems are either not reported by […]
Newport News Shipbuilding’s Foundry team recently completed a pour of the first casting for Wisconsin – SSBN827 the U.S. Navy’s second Columbia-class submarine. these photos of the pour, which represent the beginning of sequential Columbia-class construction work that will span the next two decades. The Columbia-class submarine, formerly known as the SSBN-X Future Follow-on Submarine, […]
Due to the weather forecast that predicted rain and thunderstorms from 5-8p.m., Arts Enter has made the decision to move the Arts Enter Benefit by the Bay to SUNDAY, October 17 from 4-7 p.m. at the same location.
Due to weather concerns, the Arlington House Site & Custis Tomb Lecture on the Lawn has been rescheduled.The Lecture will take place next Sunday, Oct. 17 at 2:00 p.m. Lecture on the Lawn will be at the site of Arlington House and the Custis Tombs. NHPS Lecture on the Lawn by Dr. David Scott on […]
VDOT will be sweeping the streets in Town beginning Tuesday, October 12th, and continuing through the end of the week. Members of the Public Works crew will be going door-to door to notify residents and business owners of the expected schedule and street closures. The goal is to complete two streets each day, beginning with […]
An Eastern Shore Community Meeting on Coastal Resiliency Planning is scheduled for October 13th, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Are you worried about flooding in your community? Are you prepared for flooding? We need your help to make the Eastern Shore more resilient! Please come share your thoughts and concerns to help inform future coastal […]
The CCPD answered 110 service calls in town, and 7 outside of town. Those 7 were assisting the Northampton Sheriff’s Department. There were no felony arrests, however, there were 30 misdemeanors, 26 traffic tickets issued, along with 8 warnings. 13 parking tickets were also issued. The CCPD logged 41 foot patrol hours, and 16 hours […]
Water Plant received routine maintenance processes including filter backwashing and softener regenerations, as well as daily water quality testing and analysis, monitoring well samples collected for DEQ. Trihalomethanes (THM) and Haloacetic Acid (HAA5), as well as bacteria samples were collected for VDH. THMs most commonly present in drinking-water are chloroform (CHCl3), bromodichloromethane or dichlorobromomethane (CHBrCl2) (BDCM), dibromochloromethane or […]
Woodson Center Launches Fundraising Campaign to Bring Historic School Back to Life WASHINGTON, DC-October 4, 2021-The Woodson Center and the Cape Charles Rosenwald School Restoration Initiative are launching a major push to raise $2.5 million to restore a 1920s-era Rosenwald school in Cape Charles, VA. The brick, four-classroom schoolhouse educated African American children during legalized […]
The Orchestra of the Eastern Shore will present its Happy Halloween concert on October 29th and 31st. The concerts will take place at Historic Cokesbury Church on Friday, October 29th and at 7:30, and at Hungars Episcopal on Sunday October 31st at 4:00. The Assistant Principal Cellist of the Virginia Symphony, Rebecca Gilmore will be […]
The Nature Conservancy is soliciting applications for an Office Manager to provide administrative, budget/expense support, research, contract management, and other general assistance to VVCR program staff working toward our protection, conservation, or stewardship goals. The Office Manager will also work with the public and help with event planning and hospitality. This is a full-time, permanent […]
Delegate Bloxom invites you to his annual fundraiser! This year Poke & Politics will be held on October 16th at the Onley Town Center from 5-7 pm. Tickets include a poke bowl, refreshments, and fellowship. Beer and Chatham Vineyard wine are available with a cash bar. Tickets can be purchased online here, by mail, or […]
Northam: “Proud to Endorse a Fellow Eastern Shore Native” EXMORE, VA – Today, Governor Ralph Northam announced his endorsement of Finale Johnson Norton, Candidate for Delegate in District 100. “With her humble beginnings on the Shore and her decades-long business career in Norfolk, Finale Johnson Norton understands the challenges faced every day by the people […]
NORFOLK, VA — Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria announced that schools and libraries can apply for additional funding from the American Rescue Plan to increase high-speed internet services through October 13, 2021. “Our schools and our libraries are anchors of our communities that provide important services free of charge,” Congresswoman Luria said. “I strongly encourage our […]
Drinking Liberally’s next regular meeting is on (the 2nd) Wednesday, October 13th at 7:00 pm upstairs at Mallards at the Wharf, 2 Market Street, (in historic Creek-side) Onancock, VA 23417; and on subsequent 2nd Wednesdays of the month. This meeting is only open to those of you who have been “fully vaccinated”, that is 2 […]
There are massive supply chain issues, scores of cargo ships are anchored offshore because we can’t handle unloading them. The crowding is worst onboard ships sailing into US west coast ports. At the Port of Long Beach, the average ship now brings in 7,000 containers—up 70% from the pre-pandemic average of roughly 4,000 containers. According to CBS […]
About our pet of the week, Butter & Bella As far as Butter herself is concerned, she’s a big dog. This petite 7 lb. Chihuahua may look tiny and fragile, but she doesn’t seem to know that. Butter, along with her soulmate Bella, a Jack Russell terrier, is one half of a bonded pair, and […]
A new online gallery Nightscapes by Jim Baugh highlight and offer some of Jim’s most wonderful work. Here you will find all of Jim Baugh’s Nightscapes available in Metal prints. The standard size is 18X13 and priced at $295 each plus shipping and handling. Larger media is available upon request. The 18X13 is our best […]
The all-knowing Covid death meter crossed 700,000 with Biden in office. Where’s the once-omnipresent CNN death graphic now? BTW, several years later after everything we’ve gone through, have you ever pondered….what happened with the Vegas shooting? Meanwhile, there are massive supply chain issues, scores of cargo ships are anchored offshore because we can’t handle unloading […]
