Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal

Mathews May Faire a ‘wonderful success’

While there were a few sprinkles on Saturday morning when the Mathews High School band was playing, and the winds were fairly intense at times…

Melany Slaughter May 6, 2026
Virginia Run for the Fallen

The 14th annual Virginia Run for the Fallen was held last Thursday through Sunday, with runners honoring the sacrifice of America’s military fallen service members…

Melany Slaughter May 6, 2026
Short Lane celebrates 25 years of making life a little sweeter

Local ice cream institution, the Short Lane Ice Cream Company, will be celebrating 25 years of making Gloucester a little sweeter. Owners Toni and Barry…

Melany Slaughter May 6, 2026

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Gloucester BOS approves $95.6M budget (5/6/2026) - By a vote of 4-3, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors approved $95,573,367 in general fund expenditures for fiscal year 2027 during its budget work session held last Thursday night in the colonial courthouse. Board chair Ashley Chriscoe, Nick Bonniville and Shannon Hanson were the dissenters. The board also voted to bring the real estate rate to 0.583 cents per $100 of assessed value at a vote of 4-3. The new rate is projected to… …

Mathews approves 2 cent increase in real estate tax