CAPE CHARLES MIRROR

Have local governments failed in response to the latest pandemic? The purpose of the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program is to provide federal grants to States to assist State, local, territorial, and tribal governments in preparing for all hazards. Title VI of the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to make grants for the purpose of […]

Researchers at Cambridge University tested a wide range of household materials for homemade masks. To measure effectiveness, they shot Bacillus atrophaeus bacteria (0.93-1.25 microns) and Bacteriophage MS virus (0.023 microns in size) at different household materials. They measured what percentage the materials could capture and compared them to the more common surgical mask. Smartfilters.com compiled the […]

CBES is partnering with Shore Delivery Corps -as part of the Marketing and Visibility Committee. We are also inviting our members to volunteer and/or donate. You or a loved one may also be able to utilize this service. Shore Delivery Corps’ Mission: To assist our fellow Eastern Shore citizens who are at the highest risk for serious complications […]

Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia – Eastern Shore Branch: The Foodbank in Tasley is distributing food, but asks clients to stay in their vehicles, follow the traffic pattern, and please be patient. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday from 9 AM – noon and 1 to 3 PM (24530 Coastal Boulevard, Tasley, Virginia 23441). Additional drive-through food distribution […]

Since March 20, the Library has been closed except for the Computer Lab and curb side service for patrons with books on hold. This is still in effect. The Computer Lab and curb side hours are 10:00 to 2:00. Staff is alternating days at this time. There are an average of 2 patrons using the […]

Governor Northam expanded the scope of his previous COVID-19 orders, extending the stay-at-home rule to June 10, a full 77 days from his initial closing of non-essential businesses. While emergency response protocols may have required some stay in place orders, is this extension really warranted? Virginia families and businesses will be the ones to deal […]

If you get your mail at a P.O. Box there’s a good chance you never got a Census Letter and Census ID number. There’s about 11,000 P.O.Boxes on ESVA, so if a percentage get missed we can end up with a serious undercount. Which costs us fame & fortune. We were undercounted in 2010 and showed […]

742: Birth of Charlemagne. During the Early Middle Ages, he united the majority of western and central Europe. He was the first recognized emperor to rule from western Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier. 1146: The monk Bernard of Clairvaux preaches an impassioned sermon in a field at Vezelay, forcefully laying out the rationale […]

Clinton, Bush, and Obama all sold us out to China, hypnotized by the false promise of globalization. Only Trump promised to put American citizens first. Today his agenda is vindicated. Is he perfect? Of course not, but he has changed the frame which will indeed lead to progress. In the 90s, I was part of […]

Stay skeptical. Come to your own conclusions. How is it that our national strategy of making COVID-19 decisions based on data, when all of our data is dubious at best, and seems sub-optimal? It would be great if scientists and computer modellers hadn’t blown all their credibility over the past few decades with global warming […]

Richard H. Ebright, a molecular biologist said in an interview with Andrew Kerr of the Daily Caller that the novel coronavirus could have been unleashed due to a leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Richard H. Ebright, a professor of chemical biology at Rutgers University, told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Thursday that […]

Households across the US will soon be collapsing. Most don’t have enough, savings, too much debt, and are now facing job loss. Many are waiting for President Trump’s stimulus check to arrive in the mail. Rents and credit card payments are being deferred. The panic reinforces how many people were unprepared for a national health […]

Chinese researchers published a paper stating they believe that the Coronavirus originated at one of the two virus research institutes in Wuhan, China. Reports that coronavirus had been traced to bats, most likely the kind that could be found in wet markets like the one in Wuhan, is becoming less believable. A new report from Botao Xiao and Lei […]

WASHINGTON – As some localities move to restrict Americans’ Second Amendment rights during the novel coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) advocated for concerned citizens by sending a letter on March 24 to Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, supporting revising guidance to deem […]

Los Angeles KTLAA – paddleboarder was arrested in Malibu Thursday after ignoring lifeguards’ orders to get out of the Pacific Ocean amid social distancing rules, authorities said. The lifeguards flagged down deputies for assistance, but the man ultimately chose to stay in the water alongside the Malibu Pier for about 30 to 40 minutes, Los […]

WASHINGTON (Yahoo News March 30, 2020) — In late November 2018, just over a year before the first coronavirus case was identified in Wuhan, China, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at Detroit Metro Airport stopped a Chinese biologist with three vials labeled “Antibodies” in his luggage.  The biologist told the agents that a colleague […]

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria unveiled her office’s updated COVID-19 resources page which will serve as a one-stop-shop for constituents seeking information regarding the CARES Act and critical public health resources. Over the last few weeks, Congresswoman Luria and her team compiled information from federal, state, and local officials to create this webpage. It […]

The Town of Cape Charles wishes to convey the utmost concern for all of its residents, visitors, and business owners as we navigate the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.  Therefore, in the best interest of everyone involved, and to remain in compliance with state and federal direction, effective immediately and until further notice: The Cape Charles […]

Lastest from Eastern Shore Community College President Dr. Jim Shaeffer YES! Your Eastern Shore Strong It has been an extraordinary several days and we’ve found ourselves having to make extraordinary decisions.  This has been true for your Eastern Shore Community College.    Our initial response to the COVID 19 crisis was extending our spring break […]

Updated release from Charles Kolakowski Northampton County Administrator The Northampton County Board of Supervisors urges our citizens to follow Governor Northam’s Statewide Closure of Certain Non-Essential Businesses as issued on March 23 rd closing all restaurants, dining establishments, food courts, farmers markets, breweries, microbreweries, distilleries, wineries, and tasting rooms. They may continue to provide take-out […]

This announcement is from Nancy Stern, CEO of Eastern Shore Rural Health. This public announcement comes to inform you that on the night of Friday, March 27, 2020, Eastern Shore Rural Health became aware of a positive COVID-19 result for an employee of the Onley Community Health Center.  Eastern Shore Rural Health has been working […]

In a post to the organization’s site on Wednesday, the National Restaurant Association said that as many as 3% of restaurant owners have already permanently closed in response to the pandemic while 44% have temporarily closed. In the next 30 days, a full 11% of restaurants will close permanently. According to a survey of 4,00 […]

Those living in Washington DC on the morning of September 11, 2001, had a rapid education of local and national responses to emergencies. NRF and NIMS became part of the daily vernacular. They quickly learned who did what, and when they could do it. The Pentagon lies within Arlington County’s jurisdiction. It was the responsibility […]

This is Cape Charles Christian School’s 3rd Grader, Isabella Bono-Evans, utilizing her fraction skills for functional learning in her first time making a secret family recipe! This is how we are doing “school” at home in addition to the wonderful work packets that her teacher, Mrs. Leslie Savage, has provided! 

In New Jersey, which has some 1,300 cases and at least 16 deaths, Gov. Phil Murphy urged residents who have vacation homes at the Jersey Shore to not go to them as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread. Chincoteague Mayor J. Aurthur Leonard gave lodging providers until noon Sunday, March 29, to close for business and […]

The Town of Cape Charles continues to monitor the COVID-19 situation very closely.  At this time, Town operations remain in a phase 2 protocol of our Incident Operations Plan; restricting public access to most Town facilities.  All essential services continue, and the public is asked to use phone, email, or the drop box at Town […]

UPDATE:  The Town is only allowing public comments to be emailed to clerk@capecharles.org and they will be read aloud at the meeting. An Emergency Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Cape Charles, Virginia, Declaring a Local Emergency and Disaster Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic; Appointing the Town Manager as the Town’s Director of Emergency […]

Chincoteague has given notice to all lodging providers to close up shop from March 29 until April 27. The order applies to all “hotels, motels, cottages, bed and breakfasts, rental homes, Airbnb’s, and campgrounds.” The order also states that residents should be prepared to provide ID, although “Access is not restricted at this time but […]

(Northampton County, Va.) – The Eastern Shore Health District announced that another resident of the Eastern Shore has tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This case, a female in her 20s, marks the third known case on the Eastern Shore Health District. She had recently traveled from another country with known community transmission. The […]

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, ProQuest is offering home access to Ancestry Library Edition to all Eastern Shore Public Library patrons until April 30. Simply go to this page on our website: https://espl.org/ancestrylibrary/ The password is the first 5 digits of your library card number. If you have any trouble with access, call us at 757-787-3400, […]

Mick is the ONLY puppy left to be adopted, his brothers & sisters are all in wonderful homes now. This sweet puppy needs his own family and home now! Puppy Mick is 11 weeks old and now weighs 8 lbs. We believe he’s a beagle/terrier mix who may be 20-25 lbs. when grown. He’s up […]

1066:  This week marks the 18th recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s comet.  1199: While making an un-guarded walking tour around castle Chalus-Chabroi, which he was besieging, Richard Coeur-de-Lion, King of England and hero of the Third Crusade, is struck in the neck by a crossbow bolt fired from the ramparts. His wound quickly turned gangrenous, and he died […]

Data from Dr. Bendavid and Dr. Bhattacharya,professors of medicine at Stanford, was used in this article. Are projections of the death toll from Covid-19 orders too high? Fear of Covid-19 is based on its high estimated case fatality rate—2% to 4% of people with confirmed Covid-19 have died, according to the World Health Organization and […]