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June 30, 2026

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Virginia Wade

Virginia Wade

Ms. Virginia “Ginny” Wade, 74, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Commonwealth Senior Living on the Eastern Shore, in Onancock. Born April 13, 1947, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Hoyt E. Wade and the late Frances Pocket Wade. For decades,...
Dialogue Needed About Future of Accomac School

Dialogue Needed About Future of Accomac School

Dear Editor: The April 19 school board meeting failed to address several questions that those of us who support preservation and restoration came to ask. The only “conversation” was between school board member Paul Bull, demolition proponent, and Donald Booth, of DJG...
Dialogue Needed About Future of Accomac School

Accomac School Worthy of Saving

Dear Editor: First of all, it was reported that the cost to renovate Accomac School would be only slightly more than destroying it and building a metal and brick structure. Thus, the beginning of our effort to save this building. Second, who was responsible for...
Dialogue Needed About Future of Accomac School

Council Member Responds to Hoop Removal Letter

Dear Editor: Last edition of the Post had a letter to the editor from a Rich Puchalski concerning the basketball hoops at the tennis courts in Wachapreague. This is a response to that letter. It took three years of discussions for the Town Council to vote to take the...
Dialogue Needed About Future of Accomac School

Shore Food and Drinks Recommended

Dear Editor: Spring has sprung, skies are blue, and the sun is bright. A few favorites of mine are always serving up some good vittles. In Cape Charles, The Bakery on Mason is open on Saturday and Sunday currently. Folks, I will tell, you will not get a better loaf of...