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Assessor defends firm's results
ACCOMAC -- The man hired last year by Accomack County to assess all 41,000 parcels of property on Monday defended his results -- which have been the subject of outspoken criticism by some residents and of a ...
Despite gloomy predictions, watermen have been finding a bounty of crabs so far this season as they work the waters off the lower Eastern Shore.
COMMENT By David A. Fahrenthold Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 28, 2008; Page B01 TYLERTON, Md.
Power tower saves kilowatt hours
BLOXOM -- It stands in a wheat field that is behind a farmhouse, which is down a long dirt road well outside the nearest town.
Report: Peninsula could be swampy in 100 years
Rising sea level could make the vast wetlands of Plum Tree Island, buffering Poquoson, disappear and turn dry land around the Peninsula and Middle Peninsula into tidal swamp by 2100, a new report by the ...
They're hard to spot among the dozens of pictures of mangled trees, upside-down cars and shredded homes that fill up Patricia Chappell's camera.
Groups team up for aid, clean water
Watermen and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation , who have at times been more adversaries than friends, have joined together to push for financial relief for crabbers.
Group: County should form PSA, acquire Onancock plant
Accomack County should create a public service authority to address its water and sewer needs and that authority should acquire Onancock's treatment facility "at the earliest possible date," a citizen committee ... via Eastern Shore News
On recent crabbing regulations
This is concerning the recent restrictions on the winter crab dredgers. A ban has been imposed on the only 60 watermen that make their living doing this. via Eastern Shore News
Bravo to Hog Island film 'Island Home'
Bravo and thumbs up to Jim Spione's documentary film on Hog Island, "Our Island Home." Thanks also to the staff of the Barrier Islands Center who made this project possible, those who shared their memories of ... via Eastern Shore News
We welcome your opinion on public issues, in either of two ways. You can submit a letter to the editor for possible publication in the printed edition. via PilotOnline.com
Dredging to end: Over watermen's objections, VMRC acts to preserve the crab fishery
“The watermen are paying for everything”
In spite of desperate pleas by watermen who predicted personal ruin and the collapse of the industry if new crab regulations were passed, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission on Tuesday adopted broad ... via Gazette Journal
Jobs-for-watermen idea comes amid more crabbing limits
“I think anything you hear right now is just being floated out there.”
With Virginia expected to enact more restrictions on the harvest of blue crabs, preliminary discussions have been held on providing state jobs to watermen hit hardest by the new limits. via WVEC-TV Norfolk
North African hub a growing commerce center
The Virginia Port Authority has its sights on a North African hub. The authority is looking to boost trade between Hampton Roads and Morocco, a heavily traveled trade route. via Hampton Roads Daily Press
Matthews named Accomack's top teacher
“I would stress becoming adept in technology, opening up to team collaboration, getting to know your students and continuing your education. My advice to a future teacher is to never stop learning. The more you learn, the easier teaching becomes.”
Accomack County Public Schools on Friday celebrated its 12th annual Teacher of the Year ceremony at Arcadia High School. via Eastern Shore News
“We are overfishing the stock right now”
It's hard to separate science from politics when the subject is the Chesapeake Bay blue crab. via Eastern Shore News
Islands' hospitality countered with visitor disrespect
Of all the special places on the Lower Eastern Shore that I have visited over the years, Tangier and Smith islands have to be at the top of the list. via Daily Times
Noted environmental writer to speak
“He can converse with working watermen, scientific researchers, and public officials and politicians on any level, and his insights, written down in his numerous books or as presented to an audience, are always thoughtful, poignant and truthful.”
Author Tom Horton, one of the region's best-known environmental writers and a self-admitted fan of Accomack and Northampton counties, will be the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of Citizens for a Better ... via Eastern Shore News
Business owners fear lack of ferry service will mean loss of tourists
“Business owners fear lack of ferry service will mean loss of tourists”
The passenger ferry that links Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay to Virginia's Eastern Shore may not operate for at least part of the summer, causing dismay among businesses that depend on the boat to bring ... via Come-Here News
Tangier gets road, runway funding
“We leveraged $40,000 into $3.25 million - that's a heck of a day's work”
TANGIER - This Chesapeake Bay island likely will get long-awaited improvements to its airport runway later this year after Accomack County supervisors voted last Monday to loan the town $40,000. The loan also ... via The Daily Times
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