Onancock News

An AARP Driver Safety Class will be held Dec. 6 at The Hermitage, Onancock, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Those who take the class receive an auto insurance discount which is good for three years.

ONLEY I. The Onley mayor and town council seem to be taking more of a role in helping run the Onley Police Department.

Town Councilman Fletcher Fosque publicly stated that the action taken to suspend the Onancock town manager and the two sewer workers does not imply any perception of wrongdoing.

When I opened the Nov. 1 edition of the News, the story of the Onancock lawsuit made me wince.

I was surprised and dismayed to read the article on the lawsuit brought against the mayor, town council and town manager of Onancock.

The Town Council suspended its municipal manager and two employees in the wake of a $18.4 million civil suit filed by a former coworker who alleges he was the victim of their physical and verbal abuse.

Vandals broke the windows and doors of five town restaurants sometime Tuesday evening or early Wednesday morning and took cash from the establishments, police said.

Last Monday night, from 6-8 p.m., I listened very attentively and respectfully to the report and many comments and concerns of our citizens regarding the town sewage project.

NEWS I. To the Eastern Shore News, could you please stop putting the sticker advertisement in the middle of the front page of my paper? NEWS II.

In every good story, characters are 'transformed' in one way or another through the course of the story's events.

ONANCOCK -- A former Onancock employee alleges in a lawsuit that he was beaten, assaulted, sexually harassed and abused on the job over a period of several years by supervisors and co-workers, including ...

The Town of Onancock in August signed a $12 million contract to upgrade and expand its sewage treatment plant threefold by 2010.

CHINCOTEAGUE -- Hundreds of chili and chowder lovers crowded under wind-blown tents to enjoy the ninth annual Chincoteague Chili-Chowder Cookoff Saturday at the Robert N. Reed Downtown Park.

Needing the support of your vote on Nov. 4 is the honorable former governor of Virginia, Mark Warner, a proven leader.

The daughter of David Lee Lewis of here died following a house fire in Lynchburg that occurred 2 a.m. Saturday.

ONANCOCK - A hospice patient was fatally injured here over the weekend, apparently as the result of an early Saturday morning fire at her home on Nancock Gardens Road.

James Arthur Bott, 91, husband of the late Margaret Gilliss Bott and a resident of Jamesville, passed away at the Hermitage in Onancock on Monday, Oct.

The leaves are beginning to change color, there's a hint of chill in the air, and it's the perfect time to enjoy an evening Art Stroll on Chincoteague Island.

The Oyster & Maritime Museum is hosting a three day painting workshop on Nov. 13 - 15 at the museum.

The United Way of Virginia's Eastern Shore launched its 18th campaign Thursday morning with a kickoff event at the Eastern Shore Yacht and Country Club.