by James Ritch | Jan 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Regarding school suspensions, this is an idea that might be worth trying. When I lived in Pennsylvania, I served on something called a “Youth Aid Panel.” These panels were groups of trained volunteer private citizens. They would hear cases of juveniles arrested for...
by James Ritch | Jan 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira Recently proposed bills set to go before Virginia’s General Assembly later this month range from designating the oyster as the state’s first food and doubling the minimum wage by 2021. The wage proposal aims to increase the federally mandated $7.25 an...
by James Ritch | Jan 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Stefanie JacksonIn a rare decision Tuesday night, the Northampton board of supervisors approved a resolution supporting not a local matter but a topic of statewide and nationwide impact – the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would...
by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Linda CicoiraFive of 13 health index indicators were given failing marks in the annual State of the Bay report released this week by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.Nitrogen, phosphorus, and water quality grades were down from 2016 in the pollution category....
by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira Two veteran firefighters came to the rescue Monday afternoon keeping a tragedy from turning fatal, according to Capt. Art Thornton of the Wachapreague Volunteer Fire Company. Sean Fate and Paul Parks, both volunteers who live in the town, pulled a man...
by James Ritch | Jan 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Krystle BonoBroadwater Academy alumni Major Morgan was named by the Touchdown Club of Richmond as the Small College Wide Receiver of the Year Dec. 14. The Hampden Sydney junior recorded a season high of 13 catches at Ferrum Oct. 27, and 220-yards and three...
