by Ted Shockley | May 27, 2025 | Headlines, News
BY SARAH BARBAN, Eastern Shore Post — Onancock Town Council member Maphis Oswald abruptly resigned Monday, May 19, during the town meeting, saying, “I no longer wish to be associated with what I feel is an ethically bankrupt administration.” Contacted after the...
by Ted Shockley | May 19, 2025 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton County supervisors are revisiting the county’s ordinances on lighting and fences in response to a resident’s complaints about glaring lights and barbed wire. Janet Riese, of Jamesville, said, “I live in a very dark...
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...
