Community
Dog and Oyster reaching out to needy in Middlesex and five other counties
Irvington’s vineyard, The Dog and Oyster Vineyard, has launched a fundraising drive to help the needy and hungry in six surrounding counties, including Middlesex County. The other counties are Lancaster, Northumberland, Essex, Richmond and Westmoreland.
The Dog and Oyster is...
Bay Aging’s “Helping Neighbors” launches across Middle Peninsula
In an effort to support seniors, and those with underlying health conditions, to stay in their homes and be safe throughout the coronavirus outbreak, Bay Aging is launching its “Helping Neighbors” initiative throughout the Middle Peninsula, including in Middlesex...
VDOT using signs to display messages along highways
As announced by Gov. Ralph Northam, motorists across the commonwealth — including in Middlesex County — are seeing COVID-19 health safety messages on the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) changeable message signs (CMS).
The department’s on-road signage is an information...
Working waterfront video and storymap is released
The Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck and Eastern Shore, with the assistance of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, have issued a video and companion storymap highlighting marine and seafood businesses across the three regions.
The project was undertaken as part...
Deltaville Maritime Museum-Holly Point Nature Park season opener “Groovin’” concert postponed until governor’s COVID-19 related restrictions are lifted
by Bill Powell -
The Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park have postponed their May 2 opening day “Elana Lisa and the Hot Mess” concert for the 2020 “Groovin’ in the Park” outdoor music series. The concert will...
Urbanna Town Council releases agenda for its April 23 meeting
by Tom Chillemi -
The public is invited to participate in an electronic meeting of the Urbanna Town Council at 10 a.m., Thursday, April 23.
Due to social distancing required by the COVID-19 crisis, governmental bodies are meeting remotely using computers...
Residents do street collection for food pantry
Cedar Pointe Homeowners Association President Mike McClellan, left, and his wife, Sarah McClellan, show off their donation-filled pickup truck Saturday morning. They later drove the items to Locust Hill’s Cryer Center and its food pantry. A call for help...
Spirit of America conference now scheduled for Oct. 8-11
The local chapter of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Mary Ball Washington, has received word that the Spirit of America Conference originally scheduled for April 16-19, has been rescheduled, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. It is now set for...
Spring is a thing
Making its early spring rounds last week, a tiger swallowtail butterfly alights azalea blooms near the Middlesex County Library in Urbanna. The identity of the butterfly is courtesy of the Town of Urbanna’s current Building & Grounds superintendent Kevan...
Help is available to assist seniors to stay at home during pandemic
Proving the adage that necessity is the mother of invention, the COVID-19 pandemic has spawned new and innovative partnerships to help communities as they adjust to social distancing practices. “We have an opportunity to leverage this virus to refine...
