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Hogg Felony Trial set for May 21st

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Last September, on a Sunday during church hours, a Penske rental truck rolled up Secretairy Road past No Trespassing signs and entered the property of Former County Supervisor Granville Hogg. The truck did this not once, but twice. According to Mr. Hogg, other thefts, burglaries, and B&R have occurred at this location. Mr. Hogg, unable to determine the identity of the driver, engaged him with a handgun–which is within a citizen’s right to detain a suspect until authorities are present.

At the time, Hogg was charged with a misdemeanor, however, since the case was in Northampton, the Accomac District Attorney was appointed as special prosecutor.

At this point, things took a turn onto Crazy Highway. 

After reviewing the case, the prosecution decided to raise the stakes and charge Hogg with a felony. The facts of the case have not changed, so this move is curious.

The court date is May 21st at 12:00, Northampton Circuit Court.

Dryer Causes Fire at Hotel Cape Charles

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A dryer located at the Cape Charles Hotel caught on fire Friday, sending units from Cape Charles and Cheriton onto Mason Avenue. Units responded and had the fire under control within minutes.

As of 2:00 p.m. Saturday, operations returned to normal.

Sources tell the Mirror that damage relatively minor, however, Chuckletown experienced major smoke damage.

New Website Champions Local Creators

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LocalScoop.com–The Insider’s Guide to the Heart and Soul of any Destination

Sara Baldwin founder of New Ravenna, at one time the largest mosaic studio in North America, has a new entrepreneurial adventure. After selling New Ravenna in September of 2017, she began developing Local Scoop as an attempt to give back, solve a travelers’ dilemma, celebrate the abundant culture we love, and champion creative endeavors.

LocalScoop.com is a new website for residents and travelers alike who wish to quickly access the best local, authentic, food and drink, artists and artisans, shopping, experiences, and events. The site is built by a network of volunteer regional concierges called “curators”.

Sara Baldwin

Virginia’s Eastern Shore is the proof-of-concept – an experiment to see if the undertaking is viable and worthy of expansion into other areas.


In addition to digital marketing, Local Scoop will distribute rack cards at hotels, airports, BnB’s, visitor centers and restaurants. It has also rented a south-facing billboard located just north of Eastville, starting from the middle of May and running through the summer season.


Founder Sara Baldwin refers to the people who create exceptional goods and services as “creatives”: “The goal of Local Scoop is to celebrate these enterprising creatives and promote their efforts, while at the same time editing the flea market of information available online via Yelp or TripAdvisor into an organized and concise list, only including exceptional attractions.”


Typical attraction profiles include restaurants that source locally-grown produce, shops that sell locally-made/grown and/or designed goods, galleries, meat and vegetables raised by local farmers, value-added food products, eco-tours, local artisans, writers, musicians, artists, local creative service enterprises, and selected events.


“Our hope is that Local Scoop can eventually become a Wikipedia of Creatives;” says Sara, “an economic development tool and branding platform, especially in challenged rural areas like ours”.

In the meantime, she encourages as much feedback as possible; please submit comments and suggestions via the contact form on the website.

Finally, if there are any potential curators who wish to contribute to the well-being of the Shore and its creatives (in particular she is looking for someone with basic graphic design skills who knows the upper Shore well), please contact her.

The Bakery on Mason opens in Cape Charles

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The Bakery on Mason is the new storefront home of The Bakery at Riverside Farm, which has been making artisanal sourdough breads and pastries for local farmers’ markets for more than 8 years.

CAPE CHARLES, VA (May 18, 2019). The aroma of freshly baked boules will be wafting over Strawberry Plaza with the Memorial Day weekend opening of The Bakery on Mason, an artisanal bakery offering a selection of country-style breads, pastries, and sandwiches.

The bakery may be new, but its head baker is well known to Eastern Shore residents. For the past eight years, Louise Orlando has been baking a variety of breads and sweet treats in her state-certified kitchen, aka The Bakery at Riverside Farm, for local farmers’ markets and restaurants. She will now be working her magic from a storefront bakery in the heart of Cape Charles, at 236 Mason Avenue.

For Orlando, the new bakery is the culmination of a long apprenticeship, as well as something of a family tradition. “My grandfather was the baker at the Hotel Bossert in Brooklyn, and baking has always been very important in my family,” she said. “It took the better part of a decade for me to learn how to do it well, and over that time my business has grown a lot. It’s reached the point where my family was slowly getting pushed out of the kitchen, so it was time for me to go to the next level.”


Focaccia three ways at the Bakery on Mason

Located in the new brick building on Strawberry Plaza, The Bakery on Mason places a strong emphasis on traditional baking techniques. “Everything we make is done from scratch and baked in-house,” said Orlando. “We don’t buy any frozen or par-baked items. Even our laminated dough, which we use for pastries like croissants and pains au chocolat, is all homemade and rolled out by hand in the bakery.”

The new bakery has an open plan that allows customers to see the breads and pastries being mixed, shaped, and baked. “We pride ourselves on making everything from the ground up, so it was important to me that customers be able to see the whole process—even if it’s not always pretty,” said Orlando.

Over the years, Orlando has built something of a cult following for her sourdough breads, including crusty boules, and country-style loaves flavored with kalamata olives, rosemary, and green olives and garlic. She also makes a killer cinnamon-raisin loaf, as well as a seeded whole-grain bread inspired by a South African recipe.

The Cape Charles Sandwich-
Edwards country ham, slivers of Parmesan/Asiago, arugula, their crazy good house dressing on a baguette

All the sourdough breads use an Eastern Shore starter of wild yeast that Orlando has nurtured for nearly 10 years. “The Eastern Shore starter doesn’t have the strong tang that people associate with a San Francisco sourdough. It creates a wonderfully flavorful dough, with a great crumb and chewy crust,” said Orlando.

In addition to sourdoughs, the bakery offers traditional French baguettes and sandwich breads.

The bakery opens at 8:30 AM, offering a selection of freshly baked sourdoughs, pastries, scones, muffins, and locally roasted coffee. Baguettes come out mid-morning and serve as the base for a small selection of gourmet sandwiches. The bakery has a small counter with stools, and Strawberry Plaza has a number of benches where customers can sit.

“I’m incredibly excited to be open at last, and I look forward to greeting all of my old customers in the shop and getting a chance to meet new ones,” said Orlando.

HOURS:

Open 8:30 am ¬– 2:30 pm (or until sold out). Closed Wednesday. Closed for family obligations on May 31 (noon closing), June 8-9, and July 15-16.

For more information, contact Andrew Barbour at 757/442-0860, visit the website at bakeryonmason.com, or connect on Instagram and Facebook at @thebakeryonmason

The Bakery on Mason
236 Mason Avenue
Cape Charles, VA 23310

Diane D’Amico, Edward Wells appointed to Historic District Review Board

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Planning Commission representative to the Historic District Review Board (HDRB) Sandra Salopek tendered her resignation in April.

Commissioner Diane D’Amico expressed her interest in serving as the Planning Commission representative to the HDRB. The Planning Commission discussed the vacancy at their May 7, 2019 meeting and voted to nominate Ms. D’Amico to be appointed as the Planning Commission representative on the HDRB.

Town Council approved D’Amico’s appointment this Thursday. Sandra Salopek continues to serve on the Planning Commission.

Terry Strub tendered her resignation from the HDRB effective this May.
At the May 2, 2019, Special Meeting, Council appointed two alternates to the HDRB in anticipation of upcoming positions on the Board. Mr. Edward Wells was appointed as the first alternate. As the first alternate, Wells has been appointed to the HDRB by Town Council.

Pet of the Week, Meet Champ

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Champ hasn’t lost his love for humans even though we would completely understand if he did. This little guy is truly amazing and would love to meet you. Stop by Eastern Shore SPCA (10am-3pm) and meet Champ and his adoptable friends!

ES SPCA – 26528 Lankford Hwy. PO Box 164 Onley, Virginia
Call (757) 787-7385

Champ (SPCA Photo)

About Champ
Hey, I’m Champ and I’m about 5 years old. I’m a Chihuahua/Jack Russell mix little boy. I was pretty skinny, weighing just over 8 lbs. but I’ve put on a couple of much-needed pounds since I got here. I’ve not had much care in my life up to this point-never been to the doctors office for anything. 

They cut a full inch off my nails and still weren’t close to the quick (it was causing me to walk funny). I was pretty dirty, too. My back is arched a little, and that might have been from spending so much time in a small cage. I even had to ride here in the trunk of the car, if you can imagine that! 

But, things are looking up for me now. I had a bath & some really good food; I had to be stuck with a needle a couple of times for vaccines & a heartworm test (it’s negative at this time); and I just got neutered. 

I’m very sweet and love to be held. I haven’t been around children yet so it’s unknown if I’m ok with them. I have met some dogs here and seem to love being with them.

CBES 2nd Annual PICNIC @the BARN, Sunday, June 2

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Celebrate Shore Livin’ & CBES 31st Year

Share a fun, low cost, authentically Shore good time with CBES 2nd Annual PICNIC @the BARN, Sunday, June 2, 4-7PM. Kickback with friends and make new ones at the historic waterfront Cherry Grove Farm near Eastville, a special spot not normally open to the public. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Live music with popular Shore duo Heather & Nathan, whose acoustic tunes range from Sam Cook to Lady Gaga.

Cherry Grove Farm (CBES Photo)

Gourmet Picnic catered by Chef Amy Brandt. The menu includes Fried Chicken cooked fresh on site, Mushroom, Onion and Swiss Cheese Quiche, Roasted Vegetable and Goats Cheese Focaccia, Country Ham Deviled Eggs, Greens Salad with dijon mustard vinaigrette, Green Bean Salad with shallot vinaigrette and Iced Tea.  Homemade Dessert Bar too.

No alcohol sold but you are welcome to take your favorite libation. Bring a chair or picnic blanket. Goes on shine or rain.

Because this is not a fundraiser, Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore is able to keep tickets at $25 thanks to the generosity of sponsor Tommy O’Connor, and John Wescoat, owner of Cherry Grove Farm.

Hurry! Limited tickets on sale until May 23 or sold out. Purchase online at www.cbes.org You don’t have to be a CBES member to attend. No tickets available at the gate.

CBES can be reached at info@cbes.org or 757-678-7157.

CCPD Answers 52 Calls in April

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The CCPD answered 52 calls in town this month. There were two misdemeanor arrests, including a DUI and a wanted person call.

Five traffic summons were issued along with 12 warnings.

The force assisted Northampton Sheriff’s Department 22 times; State Police were assisted twice outside of town.

23 foot patrol hours were logged in town, with 23 hours on patrol in Bay Creek.

LT. Potts and Officer Spencer were re-certified in the use of TASERs.

Cape Charles Code Enforcement Rocked April

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In April, Cape Charles Code Enforcement issued 35 permits with fees totaling $46,480.16. The fee totals for the fiscal year are in at close to $203k.

Total construction in town for April accounted for $1,633,935–fiscal year total is now $8,262,222.

Code also completed 108 inspections, and accepted 7 applications for new homes.