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point seafood festival ‘Great Eight’ a part of every Abingdon Ruritan Club Seafood Festival (5/8/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club will celebrate its 80th Seafood Festival from 3-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, at the festival grounds in Bena. The Abingdon Ruritan Club Seafood Festival is…
GMHS to hold kitten bottle basics training May 18 (5/8/2024) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will hold a “Baby Bottle Basics” training session to equip individuals with the skills needed to care for bottle-fed kittens, on Saturday, May 18, beginning at…
Puppy training classes begin June 5 (5/8/2024) - Puppy training for dogs ages 12 weeks to nine months begins next month at Whitcomb Lodge in Gloucester. The Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism course will be held on Wednesdays…
Chair yoga class begins June 5 (5/8/2024) - A chair yoga class for seniors will be held on Wednesdays, beginning on June 5, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Stewart Building. The registration fee is $65 and…
other news bay aging annual report Bay Aging releases FY2023 annual report (5/8/2024) - Bay Aging served a total of 34,439 people in 2023, provided 130,711 rides to ensure essential transportation services and distributed 180,452 nutritious meals to those in need. Those are just…
Middlesex County man dies in Rt. 17 collision (5/1/2024) - An accident shortly before noon on Monday on Route 17 in northern Gloucester County resulted in the death of a Middlesex County man. According to Matthew Demlein of the Virginia…
Man apprehended for firearms offenses after day-long search (5/1/2024) - After a more than a 10-hour search, the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office took Robert Paul Rosell Jr., 32, of Gloucester, into custody on Monday evening on charges of brandishing a…
Dr. Colleen Betti New work catalogs Gloucester’s many schools (5/1/2024) - Gloucester County has a rich educational history, with over 90 public schools having served the community at one time or another. Dr. Colleen Betti has attempted to gather this data,…
Early voting starts Friday in June 18 dual primary (5/1/2024) - Early voting begins Friday in two primary elections held in Gloucester and Mathews counties, and across Virginia. Locally, Democrats will be asked to choose between two candidates for the 1st…
point birdwatching Birdwatching (5/1/2024) - The Middle Peninsula Bird Club birdwatched at Gloucester Point Beach and the VIMS Teaching Marsh and Boat Basin on Wednesday, April 17. Karen Duhring with the VIMS Center for Coastal…
BC United Outreach to hold symposium for young women (5/1/2024) - BC United Outreach will hold a symposium for young women, “I am Enough,” on Saturday, May 18 at Holly Knoll in Cappahosic. The event is sponsored by Gloucester Toyota, Gloucester…
Supervisors to meet Tuesday (5/1/2024) - A number of transportation-related issues will be on the agenda when the Gloucester Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the colonial courthouse. Topics of discussion include…
Events May 2-9 (5/1/2024) - Thursday PARKS AND REC: The Mathews County Parks and Recreation Committee will meet at 4:30 this afternoon, Thursday, May 2, in the historic courthouse. PLANNING COMMISSION: The Gloucester County Planning…
Library to hold information session on scams (5/1/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library will hold an information session on common financial scams occurring in the county, on May 16, beginning at 6 p.m., at the Main Street Center location.…
gloucester keith nuttall Fate reconnects two men nearly 10 years after accident (5/1/2024) - In December 2014, Keith Nuttall of Gloucester miraculously survived an accident where he was nearly impaled by a log on a logging truck that pierced the cab of his pickup…
gloucester ruritan Ruritan speaker (5/1/2024) - Gloucester Ruritan Club president Bill Naquin is shown here presenting a club mug to Jane Wenner, coordinator of the Gloucester County Department of Emergency Management, who was guest speaker for…
gloucester drop box Sprucing up (5/1/2024) - Gloucester County’s Facilities Management Department is in the process of sprucing up the Treasurer’s Office drop box. The drop box will be removed temporarily and will be unavailable for use…
Thursday Thoughts to be held May 9 (5/1/2024) - Beaverdam Park’s first Thursday Thoughts program, a talk about bees and pollinators, will be held at 6:30 p.m. next Thursday, May 9, at the park’s amphitheater. The program is free,…
Senior chair yoga classes start June 5 (5/1/2024) - Senior chair yoga classes will be held on Wednesday mornings from June 5 through July 31 in the Stewart Building. The classes will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.…
community genealogy Genealogy workshop (5/1/2024) - The Genealogy Resource Workshop sponsored by the Augustine Warner Chapter NSDAR was a big success. Held in the Community Room of the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center, on April 20,…
Vegan cooking class offered in Gloucester (5/1/2024) - A free class in vegan cooking will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Disabled American Veterans Building at 6265 Professional Drive in Gloucester. A release said vegan cooking…
New club to explore international cuisine (5/1/2024) - A new club, sponsored by Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism, will explore international cuisine, characteristic cooking practices and traditions. The International Cuisine Culinary Club, for ages 16 and older, will…
500 attend Saturday’s Garden Week tour; nearly 400 Sunday (4/24/2024) - A warm, overcast day was waiting for the 500 visitors of the 2024 Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews Historic Garden Week tour Saturday. Nearly 400 braved the rain for…
gloucester sign unveiling Sign unveiling (4/24/2024) - Bethel Baptist Church held an unveiling Saturday for the new historical marker celebrating Gloucester’s Bethel Rosenwald School, which served the black community of Sassafras in the days of school segregation.…
Use of rec area subject of controversy (4/24/2024) - The Captain Sinclair Recreational Area in Gloucester has been the subject of controversy recently, with the Gloucester High School Crew Team Booster Club raising an issue with students sharing the…

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