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Bay Transit, the public transportation division of Bay Aging, wants to help area residents get out to vote on Nov. 5. On Election Day, Bay Transit will provide free rides to and from the polls any time between 6 a.m....

Join us for the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park’s extremely popular annual “Scary Halloween in the Park” happening Thursday, Oct. 31 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Deltaville Maritime Museum, 287 Jackson Creek Road, Deltaville. This is...

Middle Peninsula Detachment 1317 of the Marine Corps League is sponsoring the Toys for Tots drive in Middlesex County again this year. The gifts need to be new and unwrapped, no handmade toys or toy weapons. Toys can be dropped...

Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School senior students at the Rappahannock Community College Glenns campus measure water quality Wednesday, Oct. 16, and collect water samples every two weeks at the Urbanna Town Marina to monitor the health and growth of 100...

Join the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park for their third annual Taste of Middlesex Festival, set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. There will be local food of all types, craft beers, car show,...

The Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system recently announced its latest art exhibit at its Deltaville branch. It features rug hooking art by Melissa MacKimm, on display now through the beginning of November. The public is invited to a...

Elena Fomin and Josie Anton’s Urbanna Oyster Festival 2024 service project is about colon cancer. Elena and Josie aim to spread awareness about colon cancer and raise money to donate. The money they will raise will be donated to...

Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen Contestant Hailey Bruce and her Little Miss Spat contestant Leah Fuccella devoted their summer to raise funds and awareness for “Veterans in Need” throughout their community. Hailey’s family background in military service fuels her dedication....

An unusual aircraft floated around at the 28th annual Wings, Wheels and Keels on Sept. 28. “Paramotors,” the short name for “powered paragliders,” resemble a parachute, but the brightly colored canopy is actually a wing. The paragliding wing is a...

This year there are seven queen contestants, each of whom has at least one Little Miss Spat contestant. (A spat is a baby oyster.) The 2024 Queen contestants and their Little Miss Spat contestants, in alphabetical order, include: Hailey Bruce and...