Eastern Shore

Storm damages Chincoteague pony habitat

Patrick.Wilson — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:26:30 -0500

CHINCOTEAGUE The sturdy Chincoteaque ponies of the Eastern Shore weathered last week's tropical storm, but their habitat took a beating. The 150 ponies on Assateague Island sought high ground Thursday and Friday when wind and rain lashed the barrier island, felling trees, moving tons of sands and flooding parking lots. Thousands of tires from an artificial reef were also blown ashore.

Storm drives tires onto Assateague Island beach

Patrick.Wilson — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:40:24 -0500

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Md. Thousands of tires from a man-made underwater tire reef have washed up on the shore of Assateague Island as a result of last week's storm.

Fire destroys restaurant in Nassawadox on Eastern Shore

Cindy.Clayton — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:40:48 -0500

NASSAWADOX

A restaurant on Lankford Highway was destroyed this morning by fire, officials said.

The fire at The Captain’s Deck restaurant was reported shortly before 5 a.m., according to Northampton County's Emergency Medical Services department.

No injuries were reported.

Eastern Shore school division opening late today

Cindy.Clayton — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:59:40 -0500

One Eastern Shore school division is opening late today because of dense fog. Northampton County Public Schools will open two hours late, WVEC-TV was reporting. Broadwater Academy, in Exmore, also will open two hours late, the station reported.

Photos: Part of U.S. 13 reopens after crash on Eastern Shore

Cindy.Clayton — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:39:57 -0500

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY One lane of U.S. 13 has reopened several hours after a crash involving a tractor-trailer that lost part of a load of lumber, authorities said today.

Absences, illness prompt early closure of Northampton schools

Cindy.Clayton — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:56:01 -0400

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY

All three of the county’s schools will close early today because of increasing absences and the high number of children reporting to the schools’ nurses, the superintendent says.

Prosecutor wants death penalty for Eastern Shore man charged in 1991 Pa. killing

Patrick.Wilson — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:59:23 -0400

By Josh Mrozinski The (Scranton) Times-Tribune HONESDALE, Pa. Prosecutors in Wayne County are seeking the death penalty for Jeffrey Plishka, the Eastern Shore man they say killed Laura Ronning 18 years ago.

Va. adopts water regulation to protect aquaculture

Cindy.Clayton — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:40:06 -0400

WILLIS WHARF Virginia is adopting a new wastewater-disposal regulation to protect clam and oyster production in the waters off the Eastern Shore.

State trooper honored for saving child on Eastern Shore

Cindy.Clayton — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:16:33 -0400

A Virginia State Police trooper is being honored Sunday by Parade Magazine and the International Association of Chiefs of Police for saving a child from a burning car earlier this year.

Beneath your tunnel drive is a vast safety system

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:43:55 -0400

A dozen high-powered fans, eight industrial drainage pumps the size of washing machines, miles of electric cables and concrete-encased water pipes, and walls of power breakers and transformers. This is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel drivers never see. The guts sit behind the tunnel's walls, ceilings and floors and in five-story buildings at each tunnel portal.