Making the rounds (12/6/2023) - Santa Claus and the Grinch hitched a ride on a Gloucester Volunteer Fire truck as they made the rounds through the Founders Mill/Hunters Run area on Sunday morning. …Local dispatchers handle 988 crisis emergencies (12/6/2023) - The National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is just a phone call away for people experiencing any of a myriad of life crises, from a mental health breakdown to the pain… …
Mathews residents invited to sign up for RAVE, Smart 911 (12/6/2023) - Mathews County residents are being encouraged to sign up for a new emergency notification system and a new 911 system now in effect in the county. According to a press… …
A Sailor’s Wish: V-Mail message from Mathews man resurfaces 79 years later (12/6/2023) - Somewhere in the winter of 1944-45, in a convoy patrolling the North Atlantic aboard the destroyer escort USS Brough, yeoman first class Grover Lee Armistead Jr. jotted down a New… …Deadline Friday to sign up for Walk with Ease (12/6/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is hosting the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk with Ease program on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from Dec. 15 Through Jan. 31, from 9-10 a.m. at the… …
Christmas Store donation (11/29/2023) - Edith Turner (left) and Sheila Crowley (right) of the NAACP Mathews Branch 7090 present Mathews Social Services Director Tiffany Gordon a $1,000 check from the NAACP to be used for… …Vaccination clinics to be held in Gloucester, Mathews (11/29/2023) - Next week is National Influenza Vaccination Week, and the Three Rivers Health District urges everyone to get a flu shot to protect against the contagious respiratory illness. Young children, adults… …
Free Flow Yoga classesto be held in December (11/29/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring Free Flow Yoga on Tuesdays in December from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at the Whitcomb Lodge. The fee is $40 for the whole month or… …
Camporee (11/29/2023) - More than 100 Scouts, leaders and parents gathered in the field behind the Abingdon Ruritan Club at Bena on Nov. 17-19 for the Historic Triangle District Fall Camporee. The event… …Fire alarm disrupts classes at Abingdon (11/29/2023) - A spark caused by a malfunction in a ceiling heater in one of the classrooms at Abingdon Elementary School on Wednesday morning caused a disruption in students’ daily lessons, but… …
Daffodil Club Auction and Gala held at Zoll Vineyards (11/29/2023) - Zoll Vineyards was the site of the successful Gloucester Daffodil Club Auction and Gala, held on Nov. 18 at the Dutton winery. Participants enjoyed dinner and the music of Eden… …Santa Runs continue (11/29/2023) - Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad’s Santa Runs continue this Saturday, with Santa Claus escorted by an AVRS truck Lillaston Lane through Tidemill to Gloucester Point and back to Bellehaven… …
Award winner (11/29/2023) - Mike Pittman, right, receives the Friends of Mathews Memorial Library’s Maree Morgan Award from secretary Bobbi Hatton at the group’s fall meeting, held Nov. 14 at the library. He was… …
Giving thanks (11/29/2023) - Gloucester’s Courthouse Restaurant was abuzz with activity last Thursday as people filled the place to enjoy its last free community Thanksgiving dinner and show their love to owners Doug and… …
Wards to serve as grand marshals of Gloucester parade (11/29/2023) - Gary and Karen Ward are the owners of two popular Gloucester County restaurants—Olivia’s in the Village in Gloucester Court House and Scoot’s BBQ at the Point. They also have been… …
Holiday happenings kick off this weekend (11/29/2023) - Gloucester and Mathews counties will kick off the holiday season this weekend with a full calendar of events. In Gloucester On Friday night, Arts on Main will hold its First… …Gloucester supervisors to hold retreat (11/29/2023) - The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will hold a retreat today, Thursday, Nov. 30, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Whitcomb Lodge, Beaverdam Park. Morning topics include an update on the… …
Abingdon Ruritans to hold Children’s Christmas Party Sunday (11/29/2023) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club’s annual Children’s Christmas Party will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the club building at 8784 Guinea Road, Bena. Gloucester County children ages 8 and… …
Letters to Santa (11/29/2023) - Children may send their Letters to Santa Claus to the Gazette-Journal for publication on Dec. 21. We ask that you send us your letters to Santa no later than the… …
DAR meeting (11/29/2023) - The Cricket Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its monthly meeting on Nov. 17 at Kingston Parish, Mathews. Guest speaker Tom Robinson addressed “Russia’s Influence on… …
MCF board members recognized (11/29/2023) - Three retiring Mathews Community Foundation Board members—Carroll “Andy” Jackson, Ron Lambert and Liz Hospodar—were recognized for their service by the MCF board at this month’s meeting. Jackson was the former… …Gloucester Woman’s Club to hold holiday celebration at Edge Hill Dec. 10 (11/29/2023) - The Gloucester Woman’s Club welcomes people of all ages to drop in at the Edge Hill House from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, for a free community pre-holiday celebration.… …
Christmas Boat Parade Saturday in Mathews (11/29/2023) - The 2023 East River Lighted Christmas Boat Parade will be held from 6-8 p.m. Saturday in Mathews. The public is invited to view the parade at Williams Wharf Landing, where… …
Empty Bowls to be held at Bay School Dec. 10 (11/29/2023) - The 10th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews. Proceeds will… …
Ashberry named honorary chair of Christmas Blessing Fund (11/29/2023) - Solicitation letters for the Mathews Ruritan Club’s Christmas Blessing Fund will be mailed in early December for this year’s fund drive, according to Charles H. “Sonny” Richardson Jr., chairman of… …