by Sarah Barban | Jul 8, 2026 | News
On July 9, 1963, two small boys found the body of a small baby while playing in a row boat on property in the Mount Prospect area of Onancock. Deputy Thorburn Parks, who investigated the incident, reported that the boys saw a large tin can floating in the creek around...
by Sarah Barban | Jul 7, 2026 | News
FARMERS MARKET: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Alex Hubb Field, 6309 Church St., Chincoteague. The Chincoteague Farmers Market brings farmers, bakers, and artisans to the heart of town. There will also be live music.TECH HELP: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Northampton Free Library,...
by Sarah Barban | Jul 7, 2026 | News
On July 8, 1958, the state of Maryland mailed a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers protesting the construction of the proposed Chesapeake Bay-Bridge Tunnel. It had been predicted that Maryland’s port commission would object to the length of the tunnel. On...
by Sarah Barban | Jul 7, 2026 | News
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — A proposal to mine rare metals like titanium from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Eastern Shore got a frosty reception at a June 23 meeting of the Northampton County Board of Supervisors. “I can assure...
by Sarah Barban | Jul 7, 2026 | News
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — It might be hard to top last year’s Chincoteague Pony Penning Centennial. But the event always gets bigger and better — and it is always one of the Mid-Atlantic’s can’t-miss events. On Wednesday, July 29, the ponies will swim...
