by James Ritch | May 13, 2021 | Sports
By Matthew Yoder – The participants of the 2021 Super Juniors league for the Eastern Shore Street Hockey League were honored at a picnic Saturday afternoon in Parksley. While all in attendance received medals, a number of kids were individual recipients of some really...
by James Ritch | May 13, 2021 | Sports
By Brennan Waldorf – The Northampton Yellow Jackets hosted the Arcadia Firebirds last week April 28 for their home opener and senior night. Seniors Cassidy Chapman, Daniela Gonzalez, Viki Guerrero, Mariela Montalvo, Olivia Peart, and 2020 senior Yeats James were...
by James Ritch | May 13, 2021 | Sports
Story and Photo by Brennan Waldorf – High School softball has returned after a long sabbatical due to COVID-19. The Warriors opened their season at home last week April 29 against the Chincoteague Ponies. The two teams haven’t played a game since March 11, 2020, and...
by James Ritch | May 12, 2021 | Sports
By Brennan Waldorf – Broadwater’s Gunnar Gustafson was named Virginia Independent Schools Football League 2021 Football Player of the Year. The senior was part of Broadwater’s first undefeated team in school history. He ran for 887 yards and averaged 14.5 yards per...
by James Ritch | May 12, 2021 | Features
Submitted Content – It has been 429 days since the first COVID-19 case was diagnosed and treated at Riverside Health System. To commemorate the date, May 12, 2021, has become a day of honor, remembrance and recognition for care teams, patients and loved ones impacted...
by James Ritch | May 12, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Harry “Jimmy” Walker Jr., passed away peacefully at his home on Chincoteague May 11, 2021, at the age of 82, surrounded by his family. Jimmy Walker was born June 22, 1938, in Washington, D.C.; he was raised in Parksley, and considered Chincoteague his home. He...
by James Ritch | May 12, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Sue Boggs Mason, 97, beloved wife of the late Norman Fletcher Mason, Jr. for nearly 75 years and a native of Finney’s Wharf in Onancock, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Commonwealth Senior Living in Onancock. Born May 14, 1923, at the family home in...
by James Ritch | May 12, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Gloria Ann Larson (nee Peno), formerly of Cape Charles and Eastville, passed away in Bethesda, Md., Feb. 12, 2021. Gloria was born May 21, 1931, in St. Albans, Vt., to William and Helena (Mayo) Peno. After graduating from Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans, she...
by James Ritch | May 12, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Yvonne Marshall Widgeon, 84, a resident of Willis Wharf, went to be with the Lord May 11, 2021, peacefully at her home. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Randolph Widgeon. Yvonne was born on Hog Island on May 11, 1937. She was the last girl to be born...
by James Ritch | May 11, 2021 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison — Eastern Shore motorists were filling up on the way home from work Tuesday, the same day Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency to address disruptions from a cyberattack that shut down a 5,500-mile pipeline that supplies fuel to the...
