by James Ritch | Jan 27, 2022 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — A 42-year-old Chincoteague woman is in need of a kidney donor. Amy Schatzman, who moved to her boyfriend’s hometown, Chincoteague, 11 years ago, was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease when she was in her twenties, just after completing graduate...
by James Ritch | Jan 27, 2022 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – A small group of Pungoteague Elementary School teachers recently demonstrated their dedication to their students in an interview on their classroom experiences throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, spending nearly the entire time discussing their...
by James Ritch | Jan 27, 2022 | Features
Photos by Jim Ritch – Leslie Crockett, right, a Melfa resident born on Tangier Island, discusses his donation with Red Cross phlebotomist Tempest Harris, of Chesapeake, VA. Amy Silva, left, of Onancock, registers Jan. 20 to donate blood at Epworth United Methodist...
by James Ritch | Jan 27, 2022 | Features
Photos by Jim Ritch – Snow fell across the Eastern Shore of Virginia last weekend. Photographer Jim Ritch captured Cape Charles in the snow. It takes a team to snowboard with a golf cart. From left are the Jones Family team, of Cape Charles: Ryan, 15; Luke, 14; and...
by James Ritch | Jan 20, 2022 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The New Road Community Development Group held a groundbreaking Tuesday morning in Exmore for the first phase of its Legacy Project, so named because the construction of six new houses in the New Road community will honor the legacy of the group’s...
by James Ritch | Jan 20, 2022 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore celebrated Community Unity and Martin Luther King Jr. Day virtually again this year with two events, one online and another on the radio, organized by the Eastern Shore NAACP, Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore, and Northampton...
