Community
Norris Bridge safety rated as “fair”
by Jackie Nunnery -
The decades-long process to replace the aging Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge continues with the addition of $5 million in the recently passed state budget. Funding to replace the bridge, which opened in 1957,...
Urbanna DMV Select builds for the future; is losing money now
by Tom Chillemi -
Urbanna’s DMV Select, which opened in February, lost $28,000 in the fiscal year that ended June 30, Urbanna Town Councilor Bill Goldsmith reported at a recent council meeting. “We anticipate that it will be a...
Deltaville, Urbanna libraries continue Paws to Read for beginning readers
by Carrie Dos Santos -
The Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system’s “Paws to Read” program is a hit for children this summer. Volunteers have well-behaved dogs available for children to read to starting at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesdays...
HVFD firefighters supported
The Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department (HVFD) Auxiliary recently donated proceeds from its thrift store to the fire department. HVFD Auxiliary Treasurer Ceil Rector, wearing light blue pants, presents a check to HVFD Treasurer Jamie Revere. The thrift store is...
Deltaville Maritime Museum awash in fun
With the year’s final 20th anniversary reception happening at the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park, it will be an all-day affair this Saturday, July 23, at the maritime park.
Not only will the Holly Point Market...
Music, market offerings, cruises all available July 23 at DMM
The Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park move into the heart of their 2022 events season on Saturday, July 23 with live music by David Moran starting at 10 a.m.
The soul sound of the Steve Bassett...
MCPL presents “Pirates: Lost at Sea” July 14 at YMCA in Hartfield
by Carrie Dos Santos -
The Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system’s children’s Summer Reading Program continues through July! On Thursday, July 14, bring your child to the Middlesex Family YMCA at 2 p.m. to see the TaleWise performance of...
Christ Church Scouts plan 75th anniversary celebratory events
Christ Church Troop 341 of Scouts BSA (formerly called Boy Scouts) is making plans to celebrate 75 Years of Scouting. The celebration is set for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12 and 13, at the Christ Church Parish Hall in...
Good Luck Cellars to present “Coronation of Poppea” opera
“Coronation of Poppea,” a striking saga of sex, power and cruelty, could have been written yesterday, but dates to the very beginning of opera, in the early 17th century. While his contemporaries wrote about mythologic subjects or romantic pastorals,...
Steve Bassett and Clayton Neal to headline July “Groovin’ in the Park”
It’s July at the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park Park and here comes our musical friend Steve Bassett to play for us at a very, very special “Groovin’ in the Park.” Relax in the “Sweet...
