BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post —
Eastern Shore Virginia Master Gardeners recently upgraded Northampton County’s Edward S. Brinkley Nature Preserve, near Oyster, with hundreds of native plants that will provide habitats for wildlife.
The wildflower habitat project is “an experiment to see how it will go without a whole lot...
BY JIM RITCH, Eastern Shore Post —
The number of Northampton High School students simultaneously enrolled in college courses has risen 58% since last year, Superintendent Lisa Martin told attendees at a recent “State of the Schools” presentation.
Martin, who is starting her second school year leading the district, said the...
BY JIM RITCH, Eastern Shore Post —
An Oktoberfest fundraiser to benefit St. Charles Catholic Church in Cape Charles netted more than $30,000 last month at its popular, family-friendly, fall festival.
The church has earmarked the funds for preservation of its 137-year-old building, especially for enhanced accessibility and to repair...
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Shore First --
Beach Market in Cape Charles is more than just a market. All of the fresh meat and seafood sold there also can be prepared on site — for a dine-in experience or for takeout.
All of the beer and wine sold on premises also...
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post —
Scientists spent last week planting millions of seeds to replenish underwater grasses absent from the Eastern Shore’s seaside shallows for decades.
The effort is part of the world’s largest seagrass restoration project, which is expanding north after success bringing back thousands of acres of...
Maggie Molera Stodghill has been named chairman of the 2023 United Way of Virginia’s Eastern Shore fundraising campaign.
Since 1991, the United Way of Virginia’s Eastern Shore has raised over $8 million.
These funds are used to improve the quality of the life for residents of the Eastern Shore....
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post —
Tevya Griffin, who lives in Williamsburg but is from Northampton County, was visiting her grandmother, the late Annette Marie Williams, in 2009.
They went for a drive in Cape Charles and passed the former elementary school over “the hump” — the local nickname...
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post —
A small group of professionals is looking to make a big difference for Northampton County students.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, “our whole culture is different – how education is viewed in our community,” said Ami Butta, one of the founders of Shore Mentors.
The COVID-19...