by James Ritch | Jun 14, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am a retired deputy sheriff and served in Northampton County in the ’70s’ and ’80s. I was chief of police in Exmore, and I also worked for the Cape Charles Police Department. I served as vice president of the Virginia State Arson Investigators...
by James Ritch | Jun 14, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: In March, you ran a letter by Norma Hurst about harassing phone calls. We get them all the time. I have a business answering machine and I will get one hang up after another or strange messages to call back immediately to straighten out an account...
by James Ritch | Jun 7, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: During the late 1990s through the early 2000s, the citizens of Willis Wharf met in a series of community planning exercises and village meetings to structure a vision for their community. The vision progressed into the current planning and zoning...
by James Ritch | Jun 7, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: This letter is in regard to the article “Citizens Bring Concerns Over the Comp Plan” (May 28, page 11). As the chairman of the Northampton Planning Commission, I am responding to your article concerning Mr. Ken Dufty’s analysis of the comprehensive plan...
by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2021 | Opinion
The Eastern Shore Boys & Girls Club is grateful to good Samaritan, Jim LeCato, the president and chief of the Nassawadox Fire and Rescue Station. Because of Chief LeCato’s generosity, Kathy Custis and staff were able to offer academic support to club members in...
by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2021 | Opinion
As the Shore struggles to solve the difficult problem of getting affordable high-speed broadband to 100% of its homes and businesses, we ask, “What is the Accomack-Northampton Electric Cooperative doing to help?” In some Virginia counties, the electric co-ops are...
