/index.php/breakingnews en jgaskins@ssentinel.com Copyright 2011 2011-09-02T16:58:45-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article/after_irene_watch_out_for_mold/#When:16:58:45Z As Virginians clean and repair their storm damaged homes and buildings after Hurricane Irene, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) urges the public to take precautionary measures to avoid indoor air-quality problems. 2011-09-02T16:58:45-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article/free_meals_at_urbanna_methodist_today/#When:14:32:16Z The River Counties Chapter of the American Red Cross will supply 300 free hot meals at noon, and 300 free hot meals at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31. The meals will be distributed at Urbanna Methodist Church by church volunteers and Hands Across Middlesex volunteers. 2011-08-31T14:32:16-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article/road_work_continues_in_nothern_neck_middle_peninsula/#When:21:24:59Z The number of closed secondary roads in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula continues to decrease as Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews and contractors clear away trees and debris to restore travel lanes, as well as work with utility companies to remove trees from utility lines. 2011-08-30T21:24:59-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article/middlesex_county_residents_hot_meals_for_free/#When:19:34:09Z For Middlesex County residents: Red Cross has 300 hot meals that will be handed out for lunch and 300 for dinner, tomorrow, August 31st, at the Urbanna Baptist Church, Urbanna. 2011-08-30T19:34:09-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article/where_can_i_get_gasoline_or_ice/#When:14:25:42Z 2011-08-30T14:25:42-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article/president_declares_emergency_for_virginia/#When:14:31:14Z WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal aid has been made available to Commonwealth of Virginia to supplement the commonwealth and local response efforts in the area due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Irene beginning on August 26, 2011, and continuing. 2011-08-29T14:31:14-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article/debris_must_go_to_gloucester_landfill/#When:14:25:53Z Charles M. Culley Jr., Middlesex County Emergency Services Coordinator, said on Monday that all yard debris resulting from Hurricane Irene must be hauled directly to the Waste Management Landfill on Route 17 in Gloucester. With identification as county resident, Middlesex County will pay the tipping fees through September 6. 2011-08-29T14:25:53-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article/road_conditions/#When:16:49:56Z Traffic signal technicians from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) are working to repair traffic signals that are out of operation this morning in the 14-county Fredericksburg District. Motorists are encouraged to be cautious as they drive through intersections. If motorists encounter a traffic signal lacking power, it should be treated as a four-way stop. 2011-08-28T16:49:56-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article/norris_bridge_open_to_traffic/#When:16:47:14Z The Robert O. Norris Bridge has re-opened to vehicular traffic on Route 3 between Lancaster and Middlesex counties. The bridge had been closed since Saturday afternoon due to sustained winds of 45 mph. 2011-08-28T16:47:14-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article/middlesex_county_manditory_evacuation/#When:17:58:03Z Beginning at 12 Noon, Mandatory Evacuations for Low-lying Areas and areas prone to flooding due to potential accumulations of rainfall and storm surge. Evacuation of campgrounds, manufactured houses and houses with potential for damage from trees and potential access issues is also necessary. 2011-08-26T17:58:03-05:00