by James Ritch | Mar 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Her three children were in danger last August when her sister’s boyfriend pushed his way into her home, wreaking havoc that included breaking her newborn’s bed, which caused the baby to “hit the floor and roll,” a county woman testified in...
by James Ritch | Mar 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Quanta Mapp’s five-year-old son got in the car on an evening in March 2018 and popped the trunk so his father could place a kerosene container inside. Mapp heard shouting over his shoulder and said he turned to find three men pointing guns at...
by James Ritch | Feb 28, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Cape Charles town council unanimously approved the first phase of recommendations to improve parking in town, including replacing unpopular reverse-angle parking with more common, pull-in angled parking on Mason Avenue, its main street for...
by James Ritch | Feb 28, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Nassawadox is still adjusting to the loss of Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital two years after the facility moved to its new location, and the town council is working continually to save money wherever possible and create new revenue streams to...
by James Ritch | Feb 28, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – At a Feb. 26 public hearing on the Northampton County Public Schools budget for the 2019-2020 school year, the proposal that garnered the most public support was the addition of a school social worker. “The key for you to improve is going to be...
by James Ritch | Feb 28, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton Public Schools Superintendent Eddie Lawrence’s proposed the annual school calendar again include an extra 45 minutes of instruction per day, and school board members are in a quandary. The proposal was made at the board’s Feb. 14...
