Bay Aging program completes 47 weatherization projects in 2023 (11/13/2024) - Members of Bay Aging’s Weatherization Team are hard at work across the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula, making a difference in the lives of local residents by providing essential repairs… …Gloucester planners recommend approval for Hayes rezoning (11/13/2024) - The Gloucester County Planning Commission met Thursday night in the colonial courthouse to hold public hearings on two separate rezoning cases, one of which the planners voted to recommend approval… …
Gloucester to use speed enforcement cameras at schools (11/13/2024) - A representative of a Maryland-based information technology company and Gloucester Sheriff Darrell Warren discussed options for adding fixed mounted radars in school zones in the county at last week’s meeting… …
187 take part in Catch the King community science event (11/13/2024) - One hundred and eighty-seven volunteers across coastal Virginia, including 18 on the Middle Peninsula, collected more than 22,800 GPS high-water marks with the Sea Level Rise apps to report the… …
Veterans Day program held at First Morning Star (11/13/2024) - A Veterans Day celebration was held on Monday morning at First Morning Star Baptist Church, Bena. The program began with the presentation of the colors by the Gloucester High School… …Public comment meeting next week for Machicomoco State Park (11/13/2024) - A public comment meeting for Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, will be held at 6 p.m. next Wednesday, Nov. 20. The meeting will be hybrid and those attending in person will… …
Puzzle champs (11/13/2024) - Joe Heard, Sophie Hesseling and Stephanie Conley, from left, placed first in the Gloucester County Public Library’s Jigsaw Puzzle Competition held last Thursday at the Main Street Center location. As… …
Ant’s GANG trophy (11/13/2024) - Will Bristow of Middlesex County was the winner of the Ant’s GANG trophy at Saturday’s Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers’ Shop With A Cop car show, which was held at Main… …
Veterans Day speaker recalls dark day in USMC history (11/13/2024) - Forty-one years ago, Richard French of Gloucester was a young Navy sailor serving aboard the USS Iwo Jima stationed in the Mediterranean off the coast of Lebanon when one of… …
GUEST in need of winter host sites; welcomes new executive director (11/13/2024) - The Gloucester United Emergency Shelter Team (GUEST) is seeking churches or civic organizations with buildings to become overnight host sites for the local homeless population through the winter months. “It’s… …Early deadlines for Thanksgiving (11/13/2024) - The Gazette-Journal will print our Thanksgiving issue (Nov. 28) one day early, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, rather than the traditional Wednesday. This should allow complete distribution of the paper by… …
Early Thanksgiving (11/13/2024) - On Nov. 4, some members of Westville Christian Church (Mary Pope, Sue Henshaw and Charlene Moore) prepared an early Thanksgiving lunch for the members of Coast Guard Station-Milford Haven and… …Gloucester BOS to hold work session Tuesday (11/13/2024) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will hold a work session at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the colonial courthouse. On the session agenda is an update from director of public… …
Treat bags (11/6/2024) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75, Gloucester, recently got together to make cards and fill Halloween treat bags for the veterans in care facilities in Gloucester and Mathews. Participants… …Ranger games, retirement talk at library (11/6/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, has announced two upcoming events. Participate in Ranger Game Night on Thursday, Nov. 14, beginning at 6 p.m. Try your hand at Animal… …
Exchange Club donation (11/6/2024) - The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews recently donated about $300 of pet food to the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society. Shown with the dog and cat food are club members Judy Core, Trisha… …
Community health fair (11/6/2024) - Shepherdsville Baptist Church and Insight Enterprises, Inc., hosted a community health fair Saturday at the Gloucester church. In addition to getting free vaccines and other health checks, those in attendance… …Planners to hear two rezoning cases tonight (11/6/2024) - The Gloucester County Planning Commission will hold public hearings on two separate rezoning cases tonight, Thursday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 in the colonial courthouse. Eric and Christy Baldwin have requested… …
Gospel concert to benefit hurricane victims Sunday (11/6/2024) - A gospel concert to benefit Hurricane Helene victims in North Carolina will be held on Sunday at Newington Baptist Church from 3-5:30 p.m. The concert is free to attend but… …
Veterans Day closings next week (11/6/2024) - All post offices, courts, county offices, libraries, and DMV customer service centers in Gloucester and Mathews will be closed on Monday, Nov 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.… …
Halloween in Gloucester (11/6/2024) - Hordes of trick-or-treaters descended on Gloucester Main Street and the Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, last Thursday for some Halloween mischief. Above, 3-year-old Lyric Bellerose is ready to… …
Local voters side with Trump, Cao, Wittman (11/6/2024) - Voter turnout was strong in Gloucester and Mathews counties, but fell short of 2020 levels, as residents went to the polls Tuesday (and voted both early in person and by… …
Fire and Rescue appreciation (11/6/2024) - Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75, Gloucester, visited with Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue at Station 1 on Main Street and Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue at Station 3… …
Class of 1965 (11/6/2024) - The Gloucester High School Class of 1965 reunited at Nick’s Spaghetti & Steak House, Gloucester Point, on Oct. 19. Shown in attendance were, front row from left, Joan Brooks Perris,… …Toys for Tots collections underway at Gloucester and Mathews sites (11/6/2024) - Thirty-three collection boxes have been placed in businesses and other locations throughout Gloucester, and another 15 in Mathews, for those wishing to donate to the annual Toys for Tots drive.… …