Reflections on Cape Charles and the Eastern Shore
The Town of Cape Charles will hold a Special Meeting on February 2nd to quack and complain about Senate Bill 1391, and its companion legislation in the House (HB 2271), which would prohibit local governments from regulating short-term rentals (STR). The Town Council will offer up a Resolution that does nothing but state that they […]
Following up on the Mirror’s story on the Little Farm Rescue in Machipongo, our main concern was the fate of the animals that had resided at the rescue. We reached out to the Cooks but did not receive a response. The vacuum of information was filled with rumors about just what had happened to the […]
Reader submitted. Use the following link to perform a search on FollowTheMoney.org. It shows the National Association of Realtors donated 11 contributions totaling $187,591 to the Senate Local Government Committee in 2022. Reviewing the search results, Lynwood Lewis’ name shows he personally received $60,000 in 2 contributions. https://www.followthemoney.org/show-me?dt=1&law-y=2022&law-cmte-eid=28305534&d-eid=1823 Note: The National Association of Realtors has […]
MACHIPONGO, VA –The Northampton County School Board has offered Lisa L. Martin, PhD. the position of superintendent of Northampton County Public Schools and is very pleased that she has accepted. The news was announced at the January 26, 2023, regularly scheduled school board meeting. Dr. Martin has been serving as Acting Superintendent since the unexpected […]
Just months after running off the Olivers and their successful catering enterprise operating out of the Historic Eastville Inn, the crew at Northampton County is requesting proposals from parties interested in leasing and/or purchasing the Eastville Inn located on Courthouse Road in the Town of Eastville. Recent uses of the building have been as a […]
Love + Rosemary Catering is offering a 5-Star 4-Course dinner for your Valentines’ Day. Local oysters, great cheeses, Edible Picasso, and three entree choices. To order go to: Call (845) 729-2299 Email: lovenrosemary@gmail.com lovenrosemary.com
The Oyster Farm at Kings Creek will be hosting the 2023 Eastern Shore of Virginia Decoy Show. The show is scheduled for Saturday, February 4th 2023 from 9 to 4 PM. and will be inside the Pearl Event Center 700 Marina Village Circle, Cape Charles, VA 23310. Tables are available for $75.00! For more information, […]
Meet Pumpkin! I am a lover of all people big and small, young and old. I enjoy squeaking toys and getting my belly rubbed. In fact, if you’re loving on me, it doesn’t take long for me to roll over for some wonderful belly-rubbing action. I cannot be around cats at all, but other dogs […]
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the following statement after being selected to serve on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. The Committee, chaired by Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12), has jurisdiction over any legislation – including the authorization of funding – relating to veterans’ benefits. Additionally, the Committee conducts oversight of the Department […]
The Guardian – New York City’s latest plans to crack down on illegal short-term rentals – which could remove as many as 10,000 Airbnb listings later this year – is sparking fierce debates about housing, hotels, the tourist market and residents’ rights. The new rules will hit those New Yorkers who make extra income by […]
41 A.D. : Roman Emperor Gaius Caesar (Caligula) is assassinated by members of his Praetorian Guard. Nephew of the great Tiberius Caesar, Caligula’s five-year reign quickly degenerated into an orgy of violence and sexual perversion. The Senate conspirators believed that removing him would allow for reinstatement of the Republic, but the army was so incensed by […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Commonwealth of Virginia, acting through its agent, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, announce the release of the Draft Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Program Great Wicomico River Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA). This Draft SEA evaluates alternatives that have the potential to improve the current and future function […]
Deforestation reduces the forest’s ability to generate rain clouds, which significantly raises the odds of drought. And the more fragmented the forest is, the harder it is to bounce back after a drought ends. Over-harvesting and passing the forest’s tipping point would be devastating for the forest’s biodiversity and for the Indigenous people that live […]
The following article is written by By Karen Davis, PhD, President, United Poultry Concerns. Back in the early 1980s, when I joined the emerging Animal Rights Movement, little attention was paid to farmed animals. The general attitude back then was: “It’s hard enough to get people to care about whales. How can we ever hope […]
The following Op-Ed is written and submitted by Paul Plante. How many times now have we heard it said by Democrat Joe Biden that for there to be progress, somebody has to be hurt? Yes, people, as Joe Biden says, and he would know because he is president and presidents know these things, progress is […]
A new video from Project Veritas surfaced online and quickly gained traction, garnering over 7 million views on Twitter in the first 10 hours of its upload. The video shows a Pfizer executive, Jordon Trishton Walker, claiming that his company is exploring a way to “mutate” the virus causing COVID-19 through “Directed Evolution.” The reason […]
As the tourist trade continues to grow, Cape Charles, Northampton, and Accomack continue to struggle with the growth and regulation of short-term rentals. Short-term vacation rentals on the Shore are mainly located in residential areas–tourists are using up space that otherwise might be used for the local community. In some places, this is resulting in […]
Sale provides a long-term solution for water quality issues while keeping rates stable ALEXANDRIA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Virginia American Water announced today it has signed a comprehensive asset purchase agreement for the drinking water and wastewater assets of the Town of Cape Charles, Virginia for up to a maximum of $15 million, pending appraised values and regulatory […]
It’s time to support our local businesses. It’s official, Best of Virginia 2023 voting has begun. The dropdown lists of voting options are created using data from the 2022 survey. If you don’t see your business listed, you can always write in a different choice. Visit this link to vote by January 31st: https://bov2023.capefear.com/
The Eastern Shore Virginia Climate Equity Project Team is pleased to invite you to participate in a half-day workshop to help develop a community-driven strategy for climate equity for Virginia’s Eastern Shore will be hosted at the Eastern Shore Community College (29300 Lankford Hwy, Melfa, Virginia 23410) on Monday, January 30 from 11:30am – 3:30pm. […]
Virginia Mercury – Legislative attempts to put a two-year moratorium on the menhaden reduction fishery in the Chesapeake Bay and expand the time period during which state officials can change the fishery regulations died Wednesday in committee. The House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee unanimously voted to kill a bill from Del. Tim Anderson, R-Virginia Beach, […]
Many of the animals currently housed are all in danger of euthanasia. They need a home as soon as possible. Currently, the facility is over full. Several animals will have to be euthanized this week facility does not move some or at least get commitment from the community. They are all sweet dogs. If you […]
Lee Jordan-Anders, a piano soloist and frequent OES orchestra participant is offering a class through the Academy of Lifelong Learning, “Form in Classical Music ”. To register for this class or to learn more about the Academy of Lifelong Learning and their spring course offerings visit their web page at https://www.allesva.org/2023-spring-courses/ FORM IN CLASSICAL MUSIC Instructor: Lee […]
1287: King Alfonso III of Aragon invades the island of Menorca. 1412: The Medici family of Florence is formally appointed to act as banker to the Papacy, an account that greatly accelerated their rise as the most powerful family in Italy, to say nothing of hastening the development of modern banking and accounting methods to accurately deal with vast sums […]
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to provide up to $200 million in assistance for specialty crop producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses to obtain or renew a food safety certification in calendar years 2022 or 2023. USDA’s new Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) program […]
When changes in farm ownership or operation take place, a farm reconstitution is necessary. The reconstitution — or recon — is the process of combining or dividing farms or tracts of land based on the farming operation. To be effective for the current Fiscal Year (FY), farm combinations and farm divisions must be requested by August 1 of […]
WASHINGTON, DC: Navy veteran Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the following statement after being selected to serve on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). The Committee, which is chaired by Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03), has exclusive jurisdiction over defense policy, ongoing military operations, the organization and reform of the Department of Defense, counter-drug programs, acquisition […]
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the following statement after being selected to serve on the House Natural Resources Committee. The Committee, which is chaired by Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04), has jurisdiction over American energy production, fisheries and wildlife, public lands, oceans, Native Americans, irrigation and reclamation, and mineral lands and mining. “It’s a great […]
Scraps thrown away in the regular trash often wind up in landfills, where they generate methane, a greenhouse gas. The new company, called Mill and launched Tuesday, is part hardware startup, part subscription service. The average American household makes between 500 and 600 pounds of food waste a year. But when you take the water out, […]
(AP) A 9-year-old fossil hunter who has collected more than 400 shark teeth along the Maryland coastline has found an enormous tooth belonging to a megalodon — the largest shark to ever swim Earth’s oceans. Molly Sampson fished out the 5-inch-long (13 centimeters) tooth on Christmas Day (Dec. 25), 2022, in shallow water on a beach at […]
What is the current status of the humpback whale population in the North Atlantic?There are different populations of humpback whales around the world, some of which are listed as “threatened” or “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. The population of humpback whales in the North Atlantic (also known as the West Indies Distinct Population Segment) […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Environmentalists and opponents of offshore wind stood on a beach where the marine mammal lay buried and called for a federal probe into a spate of whale deaths in New Jersey and New York. Groups from the two states wrote President Joe Biden requesting a probe of the deaths of […]
“Those who are determined to be ‘offended’ will discover a provocation somewhere. We cannot possibly adjust enough to please the fanatics, and it is degrading to make the attempt.” – Christopher Hitchens. What do you call a Government that runs up $31 Trillion in debt, then borrows another $140 Billion to send to a foreign […]
On January 27, the world will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day,[1] a symbolic date to commemorate the victims of Nazism. Murderous Nazi terror targeted millions for reasons of biology, nationality, or political ideology. But few people know that the Nazis’ victims included thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses, who suffered for their Christian faith. Jehovah’s Witnesses, also then […]
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The captain of the Ever Forward – the ship that was grounded in the Chesapeake Bay last year – has given up his pilotage license in Maryland and has agreed to never seek one again, according to a consent decree. The cargo ship was traveling from Baltimore to Norfolk, Virginia, on March 13, […]
Join the Palace Theater for An Evening of Music Celebrating the Dr.Martin Luther King. The show features Ret. Army Sgt. Alvy Powell, The Hampton Roads Boys Choir, the Northampton High School Band and Chorus, the F.B.C. Choir, Jackie Faison-Elmandorf, KES and OES students, featuring Elise Britt on Saxophone. The show is Monday, January 16th at […]
Last fall, the Library Manager was approached with a concern about the appropriateness of some of the materials now housed in the Cape Charles Library. The person asked how to go about requesting that the offensive materials be removed. The request was something the current staff has not had to deal with, so they set […]
