Features

BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Cape Charles will host a spring Women’s Wellness Weekend that will focus on topics like self-compassion and body positivity and feature a keynote address by Dr. Michele Davidson, a psychiatric nurse practitioner and author. The weekend event, set for Friday, April 5, through...
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Jane Cabarrus, the first and only female president of the Northampton County NAACP, remembers joining the organization when she was in high school in the 1960s and paying annual dues of 50 cents. That memory is a testament to Cabarrus’ longstanding dedication to public...
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — William “Skip” Oakley witnessed many major changes to the public school system in his 58 years in education, including 48 years as a teacher and administrator and a decade on the Northampton County School Board. Oakley, age 83, declined to run for re-election in...
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore First — The Nature Conservancy recently completed a $1.4 million oyster reef project with the help of nearly 160 volunteers, mostly Eastern Shore residents, who logged nearly 2,200 volunteer hours on the project. “It’s really, really cool to see how many people in this community, and...
Northampton High School band teacher Brad Ford has been named Northampton County Public Schools’ teacher of the year. Ford “stands out as an exemplary educator who embodies excellence, dedication, and innovation within and around our community,” the school system stated in a prepared release. The press release cited Ford’s...
So, how did Santa treat you? Very well, I hope. However, I’m certain no other 50-year-old woman got presents like some of mine! For example, I got a rechargeable drill. I also got a complete set of drill bits (some of which I have no idea what you’d use them for)...
It all started with a magic marker and a Sears Roebuck catalog. The Christmas edition was called the “Wish Book,” and many hours were spent turning the pages and making wishes. We were well aware that Santa Claus had a lot on his plate. Mother instructed us to circle a few...