by James Ritch | Mar 24, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Gloria Ann Larson (nee Peno), formerly of Cape Charles and Eastville, passed away in Bethesda, Md., Feb. 12, 2021. Gloria was born May 21, 1931, at the family home in St. Albans, Vt., to William, a railroad worker, and Helena (Mayo) Peno, a homemaker. As a child,...
by James Ritch | Mar 23, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Ray F. Nock Jr., 80, husband of Nancy Ayres Nock, of Melfa, passed away March 21, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born on Feb. 3, 1941, in Wachapreague, he was the son of the late Ray F. Nock Sr. and the late Julia Justice Waterhouse. Ray...
by James Ritch | Mar 22, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Ann Bull Justis, 79, of Cambridge, Md., passed away peacefully Sunday, March 14, 2021, at Chesapeake Woods Center with her loving husband by her side. Born July 31, 1941, in Cheriton, she was the daughter of the late Edward Parks Bull and Pansy Martin Bull. She...
by James Ritch | Mar 22, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority, Spectrum, and Neubeam are steadily improving our access to highspeed broadband, defined by the FCC as 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload speeds. Some of the hookup costs can be pricey, but most broadband...
by James Ritch | Mar 22, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Regarding the March 5 article, “Exmore Residents Exasperated With Repeated Flooding,” I found laughable the manner in which the Exmore Town Council kicked the can down the road. Councilman Adkins’ account of his cellar flooding was a pathetic attempt to...