/index.php/news en jgaskins@ssentinel.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-16T19:55:13-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/school_officials_cut_227806_from_proposed_budget/#When:19:55:13Z The Middlesex County School Board adopted a 2012-13 (FY13) budget Monday that calls for cuts totaling $227,806 from the amount that was originally proposed. The cuts were necessary after county supervisors adopted a FY13 county budget earlier this month that reduced requested school funding. 2012-05-16T19:55:13-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/vmrc_wants_sunken_barge_removed_from_urbanna_creek/#When:19:52:33Z The Virginia Marine Police will be seeking a court order to force the owner or owners to raise a sunken barge on Urbanna Creek, said John Bull, director of public relations with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC). According to Bull, the barge is registered to Urbanna Yachting Center Sales and Service LLC, the owner of the marina where the barge sank. 2012-05-16T19:52:33-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/stamm_named_mes_principal/#When:19:51:05Z The Middlesex County School Board had a busy closed session Monday night that resulted in considerable action on personnel matters. The board named Amy Stamm, the current assistant principal at Middlesex Elementary School (MES), as the new principal starting July 1 at MES. 2012-05-16T19:51:05-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/stuck_kittens_rescued_foster_homes_are_sought/#When:19:47:09Z Two kittens who were rescued after being “stuck” in a storage room at a marina are looking for a home. Middlesex chief animal control officer Ricky Warren said the 5-week-old kittens got into a glue-like substance, and when they were found they were coated with the sticky substance and couldn’t move because their back legs were stuck together. 2012-05-16T19:47:09-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/body_found_near_norris_bridge_has_been_identified/#When:16:59:43Z LANCASTER—The body of an elderly woman that was recovered near the Robert O. Norris Jr. Bridge about 10:30 a.m. May 10 has been identified as Patricia W. Taylor, 77, a resident of a Manassas area assisted living facility, reported Capt. Martin Shirilla of the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. 2012-05-11T16:59:43-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/restructuring_of_urbanna_budget_leads_to_reserve/#When:19:20:44Z After extensive financial review, the Urbanna Town Council has proposed a balanced budget that is available for citizen review and comment. Council has created a reserve of $12,000 in the General Fund and $50,000 in the Water Fund. This extra money will be used as a reserve for emergencies and future expenses. 2012-05-09T19:20:44-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/hope_abounds_at_relay_for_life/#When:19:16:35Z Survivors, caregivers and supporters gathered at Christchurch School last Friday for Middlesex County’s Relay for Life and, despite threatening weather, hundreds showed up throughout the evening to show their love and support for those suffering from, or having suffered through, the pain of cancer. 2012-05-09T19:16:35-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/new_alert_system_will_contact_residents_in_the_event_of_an_emergency/#When:19:13:38Z Middlesex County has started using the Everbridge Aware for Citizen Alerts, an emergency notification system that will allow communication with thousands of residents and businesses in minutes during emergencies. The county will be able to alert residents about severe weather, fires, floods, toxic environmental issues and other emergencies using Everbridge Aware for Citizen Alerts. 2012-05-09T19:13:38-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/search_begins_for_new_county_administrator/#When:19:11:56Z The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors will start the process of hiring a new county administrator to replace Charlie Culley, who has left to take a similar position in Caroline County. Interim county administrator Bill Whitley recommended advertising the position of county administrator by May 1 with applications accepted through June 28, 2012. 2012-05-09T19:11:56-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/in_a_split_second_it_can_all_be_gone/#When:19:27:52Z Two cars collide head on. A passenger not wearing a seat belt is ejected through the back window and dies. Passengers are injured, some seriously. Sirens howl their mournful tone as the injured are transported. A mother hurries to the scene. Police have her look at a body that is covered by a sheet… 2012-05-02T19:27:52-05:00