Toy drive (11/29/2023) - Judi Green, at left, and Barbara Read, members of Mathews County administration’s team of employees, display one of the toys being collected by county departments to support local families during… …
Santa visits (11/29/2023) - Santa Claus will be visiting Gloucester neighborhoods on a Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad fire truck over the next few weekends, as weather and staffing permit. Gloucester Fire Prevention… …
Friends of Dragon Run hold nature hike Sunday (11/29/2023) - The Friends of Dragon Run will hold a winter hike for FODR members and their guests from 1-3 p.m. Sunday. FODR members will lead small groups of participants on FODR… …Beaverdam Park to hold pair of hikes in December (11/29/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is planning a pair of hikes in December, beginning with the Full Hike (9.5 miles from one end of Beaverdam Park to the other) on… …
Event to benefit GMHS moved to Moose Lodge (11/29/2023) - Belroi Marketplace’s special event to benefit the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society, which will be held from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, has been moved from the store to the Gloucester Moose Lodge pavilion… …
Pictures in the Park to be held Dec. 9 (11/29/2023) - Pictures in the Park, a chance to get a perfect picture for the holidays, will be held on Saturday, Dec. 9, at Beaverdam Park, beginning at noon. Register by appointment… …
Ho Ho Bingo to be held in Mathews (11/29/2023) - Mathews senior citizens are invited to participate in Ho Ho Bingo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club at Hudgins. This holiday… …
Best Years Trip to Rosie’s set for Dec. 13 (11/29/2023) - A Best Years Trip (for those 55 and older) to Rosie’s Gaming Emporium in New Kent will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Spend the… …
Food box drive (11/21/2023) - Gloucester Toyota was one of 33 members of the Toyota Lexus Minority Dealership Association that participated in the Salvation Army’s food box drive on Saturday. According to a press release,… …
All about parrots (11/21/2023) - Earthquest Environmental Conservation/Education visited the main branch of the Gloucester Library Saturday to present a program about parrots. Here, Elizabeth Haynes of Earthquest talks with Oppay, a white umbrella cockatoo,… …
Thanksgiving Farmers’ Market (11/21/2023) - Vendor Shawn Towne, at left, chats with the Bott family of Hudgins—Korinda, Coral, and Matt, from left—who were perusing the goods at the Thanksgiving Farmers’ Market on the Mathews Court… …Mathews blood drive Dec. 5 (11/21/2023) - An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club building, Hudgins. This community blood drive is… …
Events Nov. 23-30 (11/21/2023) - FRIDAY OPEN STUDIO TOUR: The Made in Mathews Open Studio Tour, a self-guided tour of over a dozen artists’ studios, will be held over the next two weekends. Hours are… …
Museum to hold Christmas Bazaar Dec. 8-9 (11/21/2023) - The Mathews Historical Museum, 200 Main Street, Mathews, will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8-9, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the museum. Vendors will exhibit… …Quilters to meet Tuesday (11/21/2023) - The River Country Quilt Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh. Robin Koehler will present a program titled, “An Evening with Well Loved Ladies:… …
Library to hold holiday programs (11/21/2023) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will have its first-ever Yum Yum Cookie Baking Contest in conjunction with its annual holiday open house. Register for the baking contest… …
Basket weaving program Saturday (11/21/2023) - The Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, is holding a candy cane basket weaving event on Saturday, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Participants are invited to learn from Master Weaver… …
Craft events next month (11/21/2023) - Gloucester County Public Library, Point Branch location, will have two holiday craft programs next month. Create a glitter ornament at the program on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m. and… …
Legacy of Gloucester Citizens (11/21/2023) - The Legacy of Gloucester Citizens held its Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at Olivia’s in the Village, Main Street, Gloucester. The Wagon Wheel Banquet held on Oct. 14 in… …
Owl Prowl Saturday at Machicomoco (11/21/2023) - Machicomoco State Park, 3601 Timberneck Farm Road, Hayes, will hold an Owl Prowl from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The group will meet at the Trailhead Parking Lot The evening… …
Santa Runs (11/21/2023) - Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc., will resume its annual Santa Runs tradition this Friday. The scheduled route for Friday is the Guinea area and roads off the left side… …Gloucester board approves budget adjustments (11/21/2023) - Following a public hearing during the board’s Nov. 8 monthly meeting, Gloucester supervisors approved adjustments to the county’s FY 2024 budget and appropriations. Whenever a budget is increased by more… …
Poverty workshop held in Mathews (11/21/2023) - Two dozen people representing local agencies and organizations participated in a poverty workshop sponsored by Mathews County Against Poverty and held last Wednesday at Kingston Parish House in Mathews. Facilitated… …
Radio event at Tompkins Cottage (11/21/2023) - The Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club set up operations at Tompkins Cottage in Mathews on Saturday to promote the cottage and special historical events in Mathews. During the day, the… …
Court Green dig (11/21/2023) - Archaeologists Jackson Stubbs, right, and Dr. David Brown of DATA Investigations LLC are excavating test units to evaluate the archaeological resources within the Mathews Court Green. The project, funded by… …