Reflections on Cape Charles and the Eastern Shore
Special to the Mirror by Tony Picardi This week we witnessed yet another episode of destructive weather-related events. The frequency and destructiveness of wildfires, storms and severe heat waves has been increasing year-by-year. The consequent property destruction and loss of life among US citizens in the continental US and in Puerto Rico continues to set […]
The Cape Charles Town Council chalked up its first big win by appointing former town planner Larry DiRe as Town Manager. Since mid-March 2018, the Town Council has been actively searching for a new town manager. An executive session was held on August 27, 2018, and the council reached a consensus to offer the town manager […]
This letter was sent to the Mirror by John W. Paffrath and the Board of Directors of The New York Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail Road Ressurection. We are the New York Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail Road Ressurection trying hard to save the last bit of this lines legacy. To most, the (Eastern Shore Railroad) was […]
The week started out great for the Northampton Yellow Jackets. In a makeup game against a farmer team from the central part of the state (Windsor High School), the Jackets continued with a bread and butter running attack that has served them well against young, small and inexperienced teams. On Tuesday, the relentless ground and pound […]
Sent to Cape Charles Mirror via Anonymous Post. We are posting it here because many, many folks, including the Mirror, have experienced this. Friday 9/21/2018 after lunch at the beautifully renovated Northampton Hotel , I walked over to the head of the fishing pier . Standing by the flagpole the breeze was from the southeast […]
Special to the Mirror by Chas Cornweller So, the lasting effects of Hurricane Florence and its devastation on the ecology of North Carolina is now just beginning. I am speaking of the double whammy of coal ash and hog lagoons toxic waste spillage into the Cape Fear River basin. The citizens of North Carolina worst […]
Please join us in welcoming Holly Adams to our team of stylists at 76 West Salon. Holly brings 35 years of experience with the Framesi Color Line where she has worked as an educator in Pennsylvania. She specializes in precision hair cuts using razor and scissor methods. Her love for color and styling have her […]
The Eastern Shore Health District announces two special free seasonal flu vaccination clinics. The free flu shot clinics will be held on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Accomack County Health Department and Northampton County Health Department. These free seasonal flu clinics are highly recommended for those who do not […]
Special to the Mirror By Karen Gravelle A local group has formed The University of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Foundation to promote 4-year college on Virginia’s Eastern Shore; it is anticipated it will evolve into a full university granting post-graduate degrees. In addition to the educational advantages for students on the Shore, a 4-year […]
EXMORE, VA. (Sept. 18, 2018) — The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority (ESVBA) is proud to announce that they are now offering Fiber to the Home (FTTH) broadband service to Belle Haven and Exmore, VA. Exmore and Belle Haven residents can now connect their homes to reliable, high-speed, 100% fiber-optic internet services via ESVBA’s […]
New Roots Youth Garden Autumn Garden Club! Every Thursday from 5-6.30. Come to the Garden Club to see real life science, math, engineering, and art all mixed together in our lovely vegetable and fruit garden. Come for one session or all of them! For Children 5-12. Littles under 5 are welcome with a guardian to […]
The fall session of Science and Philosophy Seminars is ready: 12-Oct-18 Terry Malarkey Can You Hear Me? Cell Phone Evolution. 19-Oct-18 John van Kesteren Reflections on War (Hot and Cold) and Farming 26-Oct-18 Art Fournier The Primary Care Doctor as an Endangered Species. 2-Nov-18 Cristina Carollo The Nature Conservacy’s Coastal Resiliency Tool. 9-Nov-18 Kellee Green […]
Come show your community spirit! Take part in the pre-game, homecoming parade or come watch! Wear school colors! The parade will begin at the school bus depot by the highway, go down Willow Oak rd and continue on Courthouse rd to the high school. Several community and school organizations will join in. If you wish […]
Kiptopeke State Park, along with The Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District and ESO Arts Center are hosting the 2nd Annual Outdoor Exploration Day at Kiptopeke State Park. The park will be free to visitors from 10AM-4PM. The family friendly event, partially funded by a grant from the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund, was created […]
Articles like the one we saw in the Mirror on June 24, 2018 (How to curb the environmental impact of beef) make me shake my head in frustration. Yes, there are many studies out by the United Nations and other institutions saying that beef is bad, bad, bad. In my opinion, these simplistic, one-dimensional articles […]
1254: Birth of Venetian explorer Marco Polo. 1676: At the climax of three months of agitation by 29 year old planter Nathaniel Bacon, a makeshift “army” of nearly a thousand angry Virginia frontiersmen and farmers, furious that Governor William Berkeley will not stand with them against Indian harassment and raids, storm into the colonial capital […]
Special to the Mirror by Paul Plante As we in America recently learned from an article in the venerable Cape Charles Mirror, Bob Woodward, born March 26, 1943, a journalist long associated with the Washington Post, where he is an associate editor who gets to determine what is news in America and what shall not […]
On August 18, 1900, The New York Times published an article, titled “Negro Finds Way to Wealth,” that described a black man who got rich by exploiting the racist sentiments of neighbors. J. Dallas Bowser, a teacher, poet, and newspaper publisher, acquired homes next to white people in wealthy neighborhoods and moved in. Homeowners in the neighborhood were […]
Earlier this week, Senator Diane Feinstein accused Republicans are trying to block an FBI investigation into the allegation by California college professor Christine Ford that Judge Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party in 1982. She must have known this was a lie, and even the Justice Department felt the need to issue a […]
Everything the social justice warrior sees is inherently political. They can’t control the rage and just feel a need to impose their view on every aspect of life. A writer from the children’s show Sesame Street now claims that Bert and Ernie are gay lovers. Sesame Street? Can puppets have a sexual orientation? Mark Saltzman, who […]
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized – […]
In the late 70’s the architect Michael Reynolds moved from Cleveland to the Taos mesa to race motocross. As a freaked-out hippie type, he was prone to rebellion and eschewing the standards of his formal education. While on his brief journey towards racing fame he began to integrate the then-novel concept of recycling into a […]
Attend a free business workshop – DEVELOPING MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES DOWNTOWN Tuesday, September 18 5 – 8 pm St. Charles Parish hall at 500 Tazewell St. Come hear from Dr. Vincent Magnini, author and associate professor at Virginia Tech, and learn about the latest research on establishing and maintaining a first-class customer service culture in your […]
Gov. Ralph Northam lifted a mandatory evacuation order on Friday that had been in place all week in anticipation of Hurricane Florence. On Monday evening, residents of state-designated Zone A around Hampton Roads and the Eastern Shore were told to leave due to threats largely of flooding from storm surge. The rescinding of the order […]
Prior to this Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors, a resolution was drafted which would have allowed the county to convey a section of the property, owned by the county but in Cape Charles to Eyre Baldwin and Southport Investors for the price of just $10. The property was conveyed to the county […]
Grand Gala “Celebrating the Arts” with the Virginia Opera and live music by Ghost Town Union Saturday September 29, 2018 6:00 PM Tickets: $50 Call 757-331-4327 to make reservations or come to Lemon Tree Gallery at 301 Mason Avenue in Cape Charles Arts Enter and GEAR invite you to join us in celebrating the arts […]
In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of contaminants in water provided by public water systems. The table below lists all of the drinking water contaminants that we detected during the calendar year of this report. Although many more contaminants were tested, only those substances […]
A public comment period for issues related to poultry operations and groundwater originally ran from June 25, 2018 through July 25, 2018. During the comment period, 262 comments were received from 84 individual commenters. As a result, a public information session was held on the Eastern Shore on August 22, 2018 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 […]
After the passing of big storms, we know that everyone will be hard at work cleaning up yard debris, etc. from your yards. The Public Works Department has issued a reminder asking citizens NOT to rake or blow leaves or other yard debris into the streets. Doing so will clog up the storm drains which […]
After Labor Day, dogs are permitted on the beach during all hours as long as they remain in the owner’s control. If you have your dog on the beach, or in any public location throughout the Town, please be courteous and pick up the waste. There are a number of doggie waste stations along the boardwalk, in Central […]
The Saltworks Opera Voice Competition is scheduled for October 13th, 2018 in Cape Charles, VA 23310. This event is FREE and OPEN to the public! Competitors are chosen using a ‘blind audition process’ and our committee receives no information that would allow them to identify a singer. We make selections based on audio selections alone. […]
As Hurricane Florence missed the Eastern Shore, many are wondering why the Governor, and eventually the President declared the State of Emergency and ordered a mandatory evacuation? As unpredictable as storms are, how reliable and accurate is the official forecasts produced by the National Hurricane Center, which earlier in the week produced the possibility of Florence causing chaos in southern Virginia? […]
1157: Birth of Richard I (d.1199), son of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England. His prowess in battle earned him the nickname of “Lionheart,” usually pronounced Coeur de Lion due to his deep French roots. 1297: A Scottish army under the command of William Wallace defeats a numerically superior English army at the […]
Responding to a question posed on Facebook, Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe weighed in on the controversy over Nike’s ad campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. “The thing with Kaepernick and Nike was what it was, but, of course, everything kinda landed on 9/11,” Mike said. “People were saying, ‘Say something about this already.’ […]
New text messages between ex-FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page reveal others were “leaking like mad” in the run-up to the Trump-Russia collusion probe. A lengthy exchange dated Dec. 15, 2016 appears to reveal a potential leak operation for “political” purposes. “Oh, remind me to tell you tomorrow about the times doing a story […]
A video recorded by Google shortly after the 2016 presidential election reveals an atmosphere of panic and dismay amongst the tech giant’s leadership, coupled with a determination to thwart both the Trump agenda and the broader populist movement emerging around the globe. While there has been widespread angst, accompanied by a bogus special investigation involving […]
The United States likely surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest crude oil producer earlier this year, based on preliminary estimates in EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). In February, U.S. crude oil production exceeded that of Saudi Arabia for the first time in more than two decades. In June and August, the […]
