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• Group accuses Va. fish plant of polluting bay

  REEDVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Virginia and federal regulators are investigating allegations that the nation's top menhaden processor has been dumping oxygen-choking fish waste into the Chesapeake Bay. [...]
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  Fetched: November 30, 2009, 5:12pm EST
  

• Carvers keep alive Eastern Shore tradition

  CHINCOTEAGUE — Chincoteague Island and the Eastern Shore is rich in history. Decoy carving is just one part of it, along with the love of hunting. [...]
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  Fetched: November 30, 2009, 11:13am EST
  

• Bob's on the job

  RICHMOND -- Visitors to Robert Bloxom's office on the third floor of the Patrick Henry Building in downtown Richmond have no trouble identifying where he's from. [...]
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  Fetched: November 30, 2009, 8:10am EST
  

• Dragan and memories of Forks Grill

  ONANCOCK -- Several people have told me that the Forks Grill in Onancock served the best hamburgers they have ever eaten. So I set out to determine from longtime Forks Grill owner Don Dragan what the secret was. [...]
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  Fetched: November 30, 2009, 5:07am EST
  

• Officials review sewer rates analysis

  ONANCOCK -- Onancock officials are in the process of reviewing an analysis of the town's water and sewer rates that they commissioned in July from Salisbury, Md. engineering firm Davis, Bowen and Friedel Inc. [...]
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  Fetched: November 29, 2009, 2:10pm EST
  

• Town tree lighting is today

  CHINCOTEAGUE --Frostie, Rudolph and Santa Claus will be at the Chincoteague Island Fourth annual Tree Lighting ceremony today [November 28, 2009] at 5 p.m. at the Robert Reed Memorial Downtown Park. [...]
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  Fetched: November 29, 2009, 2:10pm EST
  

• YMCA cuts the ribbon at Chincoteague location

  CHINCOTEAGUE — The Chincoteague Island Family YMCA cut the ribbon at its new location Saturday [November 21, 2009] morning. [...]
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  Fetched: November 29, 2009, 2:10pm EST
  

• Bank of Cheer donations low

  TASLEY -- The 2009 Bank of Cheer is off to a sluggish start with only $2,500 collected of the $16,000 goal and delivery date less than a month away. [...]
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  Fetched: November 29, 2009, 2:10pm EST
  

• Supervisors approve new rural zoning district plan

  PARKSLEY -- The Accomack County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new rural residential zoning district recommended by the Planning Commission. [...]
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  Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

• Special Report and Map Released on ChesapeakeÂ’s Treasured Landscapes

  Annapolis, MD -- The Friends of the Capt. John Smith Chesapeake Trail, the Environmental Law Institute, and the National Geographic Society today released a special report and map recommending the development of a bold and coordinated strategy for conserving the Chesapeake's treasured landscapes and calling for more federal investment in land conservation. [...]
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  Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

• Nandua, Northampton tie for title

  ONLEY -- The Eastern Shore District football season ended Monday [November 16, 2009] the same way it started back in September -- with Nandua recording a 42-0 victory over Arcadia on Monday night. [...]
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  Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

• A lesson of love and respect equals success

  CHINCOTEAGUE -- Ten local Under 14 soccer players came together in late August [2009] to form the Wolfpack in the local American Youth Soccer Association on Chincoteague. [...]
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  Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

• County balks at railroad remedy

  PARKSLEY -- The future of the float that carries railroad cars across the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Charles remains uncertain after Accomack County supervisors Wednesday put off deciding how they will answer Northampton County officials' request to join them in guaranteeing a $300,000 loan needed to help pay for repairs.' [...]
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  Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

• Accomack Residents Respond to Chincoteague Annexation Plan

  CHINCOTEAGUE, Va.- The Chincoteague Town Council has laid out its proposed comprehensive plan.  The proposal includes a measure allowing a boundary adjustment or annexation of its neighboring islands, Wallops and Assateague, to increase the town's economic base.
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  Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

• Fishing forecast Nov. 26 - Dec. 2, 2009

  Not that anybody should be surprised, but it has been another fantastic year for fishermen and women working the waters of Virginia and North Carolina. It's easy to understand why this area of the country is billed as one of the finest fishing locations in the world. [...]
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  Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

• Essex ends Warriors' season

  TAPPAHANNOCK -- Nandua's 2009 football season came to an end Friday [November 20, 2009] night with a 49-8 loss to top-ranked Essex in the Region A semi-finals. [...]
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  Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

• Art, decoy show is this weekend (11/27-28/2009)

  CHINCOTEAGUE -- The 23rd annual Deborah Waterfowl Show will take place Nov. 27-28 [2009] at Chincoteague High School. The popular wildlife art and decoy show will run from 1 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 27, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28. [...]
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  Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

• Artisans Guild hosts annual tour

  Once again the artisans and winemakers of the Eastern Shore will open their studios, vineyards, galleries, workshops and wineries for a three-day holiday shopping weekend celebration -- a great way to kick off the holiday season. [...]
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  Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

• County to seek funds for railroad float repair

  EASTVILLE -- The Northampton Board of Supervisors on Friday [November 13, 2009] agreed to seek state aid for $1 million in repairs to the Bay Coast Railroad car float that has been out of service since June when critical structural problems were discovered during an inspection. [...]
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  Fetched: November 20, 2009, 11:08pm EST
  

• Chincoteague preps for Old-fashioned Christmas parade

  CHINCOTEAGUE -- Mark your calendars now for the Chincoteague Island Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 5 [2009], at 7 p.m. The parade begins at Maddox and Main marching south on Main Street to the firehouse. [...]
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  Fetched: November 20, 2009, 5:07am EST
  

• YMCA sets Saturday (11/21/09) ribbon-cutting ceremony

  CHINCOTEAGUE — The Chincoteague Island Family YMCA is planning a big day Saturday [November 21, 2009]. The facility, located on Maddox Boulevard, will have its official ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. [...]
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  Fetched: November 20, 2009, 5:07am EST
  

• Part of Assateague reeling from Ida's wallop

  The Virginia half of Assateague Island has been closed because of damage from Tropical Storm Ida, which downed trees, buried parking lots in sand and washed thousands of tires onto the beach last week, federal officials said. [...]
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  Fetched: November 20, 2009, 5:07am EST
  

• Legion honors veterans at Chincoteague ceremony

  CHINCOTEAGUE -- On Veterans Day, Nov. 11 [2009], Chincoteague's American Legion Post 159 held a ceremony in memory of all who have served this nation, both in time of peace and war. [...]
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  Fetched: November 20, 2009, 5:07am EST
  

• Suspects arrested after they crash car leaving crime scene

  BELLE HAVEN — Three men were arrested Saturday [November 14, 2009] after police said they broke into a home while armed with sawed-off shotguns, but crashed their car leaving the scene. [...]
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  Fetched: November 20, 2009, 5:07am EST
  

• Chincoteague Class of '58 gets together

  CHINCOTEAGUE -- On Oct. 28 [2009], 18 members of the Chincoteague High School Class of 1958 got together at Don's Restaurant. [...]
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  Fetched: November 20, 2009, 5:07am EST
  

• Teen is guilty in Tem'ville shooting

  ACCOMAC --A 16-year-old has admitted to firing a sawed-off shotgun into a car full of teenagers last year, pleading guilty after being tried as an adult. [...]
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  Fetched: November 20, 2009, 5:07am EST
  

• J. Guy Lawson Memorial Building honors late mayor of Exmore

  EXMORE -- Longtime town mayor Guy Lawson died five months ago, but town officials are still coming to grips with his sudden death and realizing his lasting influence. [...]
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  Fetched: November 17, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• Broadwater heads for Final Four in Roanoke

  Riding a torrent of emotion before a packed Hall Center on Tuesday night [November 10, 2009], the Broadwater volleyball team swept Grace Christian School and moved into this weekend's state Final Four. [...]
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  Fetched: November 17, 2009, 2:07am EST
  

• Family gets jail in assault of Coles

  EASTVILLE -- Two sisters and their mother have been found guilty of the August assault and battery of Bayview resident Alice Coles and her daughter, Nikita, and will serve time in jail. [...]
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  Fetched: November 17, 2009, 2:07am EST
  

• Wastewater investors sue town

  CAPE CHARLES -- Local investors seeking to develop the harborfront here and build a regional water and wastewater treatment system have sued Cape Charles for violation of a lease agreement on town-owned land. [...]
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  Fetched: November 17, 2009, 2:07am EST
  

• County's biggest-in-state weight has causes everywhere, officials say

  ACCOMAC — Fattening food is everywhere these days, including at the Accomack County administration building, where four soft drink vending machines and a snack machine laden with cookies, chips and candy are so popular they often run out of items — a frequent complaint, one worker said. [...]
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  Fetched: November 17, 2009, 2:07am EST
  

• Wolff meets about annexation

  ATLANTIC -- Accomack County Supervisor Ron Wolff's 7 p.m. constituency meeting on Monday [November 16, 2009] will focus on a possible boundary adjustment attempt by the Chincoteague Town Council. [...]
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  Fetched: November 15, 2009, 5:05am EST
  

• Chincoteague Causeway reopens after Friday morning closure; may close again this

  CHINCOTEAGUE — The Chincoteague Causeway has reopened after a Friday [November 13, 2009] morning closure due to higher-than-normal tides. [...]
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  Fetched: November 14, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• Woman is killed in Thursday crash on U.S. Route 13

  NASSAWADOX -- A Massachusetts woman was fatally injured and three others were injured on the Eastern Shore in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 13 early Thursday morning [November 12, 2009]. [...]
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  Fetched: November 14, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• Construction will prompt long bridge delays Monday night (11/16/09)

  CHINCOTEAGUE — Traffic will be completely stopped on the Chincoteague Causeway Monday [November 16, 2009] night into Tuesday, with periodic openings and long delays expected, as work continues on the bridge. [...]
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  Fetched: November 14, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• Cause of Captain's Deck fire being investigated

  NASSAWADOX — A massive fire early Tuesday [November 10, 2009] morning destroyed the Captain’s Deck, a popular restaurant here owned by Shellie and Nuri Onal. [...]
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  Fetched: November 14, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• Landfill tipping fees waived for storm debris beginning Saturday

  ACCOMAC -- In response to damages from the recent nor’easter, the Accomack County Board of Supervisors has determined that tipping fees at the two county landfills will be waived for storm debris. [...]
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  Fetched: November 14, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• Ponies finish season with win against Greenbrier

  CHINCOTEAGUE -- The Chincoteague Ponies finished the season Friday night with a 20-6 victory over Greenbrier Academy. [...]
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  Fetched: November 12, 2009, 8:07am EST
  

• News' Bank of Cheer marks 50 years

  ACCOMAC -- In 1959, Parker Barnes, then the editor of the Eastern Shore News who later went into ministry, asked then-owner George McMath if he could collect some money to hand out food and toys to needy families at Christmas. [...]
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  Fetched: November 12, 2009, 8:07am EST
  

• Supervisors meeting set Thursday, 11/12/09

  EASTVILLE -- The Northampton Board of Supervisors will conduct the November regular session on Thursday [November 12, 2009] instead of the customary first Tuesday due to a scheduling conflict. [...]
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  Fetched: November 11, 2009, 11:08am EST
  

• U.S. calls for more action to restore Chesapeake Bay

  The Obama administration unveiled a new strategy Monday for restoring the Chesapeake Bay that calls for stiffer controls on farm and urban runoff, but Republicans in Washington criticized legislation that would give the federal government more regulatory authority to clamp down on pollution in the nation's largest estuary.
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  Fetched: November 11, 2009, 5:13am EST
  

• Easton, MD: 39th Annual Waterfowl Fest (2 hours)

  A Wildlife Arts & Sportsman's Expo
  
  The ultimate weekend for the sophisticated sportsman or art lover. Twelve venues throughout Easton feature world-class wildlife paintings, sculpture, carvings and photos.
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  Fetched: November 11, 2009, 5:13am EST
  

• Celebration of Harvest set Nov. 15, 2009

  PAINTER -- A Celebration of the Harvest will be held at Central Green in Painter on Nov. 15 [2009] from noon until 5 p.m. [...]
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  Fetched: November 11, 2009, 5:13am EST
  

• Veterans Day service lined up at Legion Post

  On Wednesday, Nov. 11, there will be a Veterans Day service at Chincoteague American Legion Post 159 at 10 a.m. Guest speaker is retired Senior Chief Ken Hardison of the U. S. Navy. [...]
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  Fetched: November 10, 2009, 5:11am EST
  

• RSVP volunteers are needed for various projects

  BOBTOWN -- The Grandparent Mentoring Program kickoff meeting was at Pungoteague Elementary School on Oct. 22 at 3:30 p.m. in the Media Center. [...]
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  Fetched: November 10, 2009, 5:11am EST
  

• County recognized for storm readiness

  PARKSLEY -- Accomack County was recognized by the National Weather Service as one of more than 1,500 storm-ready communities in the United States after meeting a rigorous set of criteria. [...]
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  Fetched: November 08, 2009, 8:07pm EST
  

• Vikings score emotional win

  CHESAPEAKE -- The Broadwater Academy volleyball team won an emotionally charged Metro Conference Volleyball Tournament last weekend. [...]
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  Fetched: November 08, 2009, 11:11am EST
  

• Christmas parade set

  CHINCOTEAGUE -- Mark calendars now for the Chincoteague Island Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 5 [2009], at 7 p.m. The parade begins at Maddox and Main marching south on Main Street to the firehouse. [...]
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  Fetched: November 08, 2009, 8:11am EST
  

• Wal-Mart construction efforts, drainage initiatives, intensify

  ONLEY -- Weiss Builders, the Minneapolis, Minn., company building the new Wal-Mart Supercenter here, stepped up its efforts the last two weeks to include round-the-clock work at the site on U. S. Route 13 in an effort to keep up with a schedule that should result in the store's opening next summer.' [...]
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  Fetched: November 08, 2009, 8:11am EST
  

• Boys and Girls Club collects national honors; sets big fundraiser for Nov. 7

  EXMORE --There's a place here on the Shore where the benefits of membership far outstrip the cost to join. For youth aged 6 to 18, that place is the Boys and Girls Club.  The Keystone Club consists of high school students aged 14-18 years old. They meet most often at a space provided [...]
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  Fetched: November 07, 2009, 5:09am EST