Community
Middlesex may move to centralize recycling
Middlesex Supervisors learned at its Sept. 3 regular monthly meeting that VPPSA is discussing “cost saving” recycling changes that could give Middle Peninsula counties — like Middlesex — longterm savings.
Assistant County Administrator AnnMarie Ricardi reported that at the July...
Save the Paws 5K Run, Walk and Wag this weekend
Set for October 5 at Grey’s Pt. Campground
Middlesex Pet Friends for Life (MPFL) wishes you a happy harvest season. We are welcoming this autumn season with the second annual Save the Paws 5K Run, Walk and Wag hosted by...
Maritime museum to ‘let it Rip,’ in series finale Saturday
The award winning local band, “Rip Tide,” will perform at the “Groovin’ in the Park” on the waterfront stage of Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) this Saturday evening, Sept. 28.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 after noon on Sept....
Virginia apple season offers ample, tasty selection
It’s now peak apple season in Virginia and consumers can start enjoying a sweet selection of locally grown options following an abnormally dry summer.
Orchards across the state typically begin harvesting apples in July and continue through early November, with...
Wings, Wheels and Keels is this Saturday in Topping
The 28th annual Wings, Wheels and Keels (WW&K) is set for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Hummel Field airport on Grey’s Point Road in Topping.
WW&K will have more than 100 antique, street rods, customs, exotics,...
First Day of Fall Walk scheduled for Sept. 22
Registration is open for the annual First Day of Fall Walk sponsored by Friends of Dragon Run. It will be offered in the woods of Big Island beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22.
“Soon we will feel the...
Commercial fishing waterfront areas to receive assistance
Middlesex Supervisors learned that the Middle Peninsula Regional Planning District Commission (MPRPDC), in partnership with Marine Advisory Services at the VIMS, has received a U.S. Department of Transportation “RAISE” grant to find and develop desirable waterfronts for commercial fishing...
Oyster Roast and Dance set for Saturday at DMM
Tickets are now on sale for the 15th annual Oyster Roast and Dance set for 5-9 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 14, in the Events Pavilion at Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park. Dinner and dance tickets...
MC Woman’s Club unveils festival quilt
The 2024 Urbanna Oyster Festival quilt is called “Jewels of Middlesex,” will be raffled off at the festival on Nov. 2. Raffle tickets will go on sale in October.
Proceeds from the raffle will go toward scholarships, community support and...
Library to host poetry workshop
The Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system is offering a creative writing workshop, “Synonyms for Grief,” at MCPL’s Urbanna branch on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Poet Anne Marie Wells will serve as the host.
Host Wells...
