by Ted Shockley | May 19, 2025 | Opinion
Here’s an assignment: In your town or community, conduct an informal count of how many homes are vacant. We’re not referring to commercial units — only residential units. Don’t count the ramshackle homes that have gone to seed. Don’t count the homes you know are...
by Ted Shockley | May 19, 2025 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton County officials are proposing a two-cent real-estate tax hike to make up for revenues that have dropped or are stagnating. “It’s the last thing I want to recommend, but … I know that people want services that we...
by Ted Shockley | May 13, 2025 | Headlines
An Accomack County school bus was involved in a crash that happened on Chincoteague Road near Wattsville on Monday, May 12. State police spokeswoman Michelle Anaya said none of the 30 students on board the Accomack County School Bus were injured. The crash, reported...
by Ted Shockley | May 12, 2025 | Features
BY SARAH BARBAN Shore First The former Watson’s Hardware building has traded nails and saws for expertly crafted cocktails and a carefully curated menu. Cape Charles Distillery opened in the building in August 2024, after a renovation that transformed the space. Now...
by Ted Shockley | May 12, 2025 | Features
BY JANET BERNOSKY, Shore First — Entering the old train station in Pocomoke City is like stepping back in time to a long-ago Christmas morning, complete with the hum of trains on tracks and a miniature world under the tree that captured the imagination of every child...
