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Making a Difference: Lizz Lester does a little bit of everything at a Gloucester animal shelter

Many people have a favorite kind of animal. For Lizz Lester, it's the animals of the feline persuasion that bring out her spirit of volunteerism.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Tamara Dietrich: Supervisors deliver four full moons over Gloucester

Finally, the gloves are off. And so are the masks. Gone is the illusion that four hugely unpopular Gloucester County supervisors have the interests of constituents at heart.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Gazette Journal

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Ellen Ruth Higgins pulls a freshly baked pecan pie from the oven with a smile, saying, "I don't like them, but I love making them." Photo by Betty Wrenn Day .

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Gazette Journal

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A line of voters waits at York district's Achilles precinct Tuesday morning to cast ballots.

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Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Gloucester pictures from Daily Press staff photographers

Staff photos of life in Gloucester County and the rest of the Middle Peninsula. Image 1 of 26 The Catlett Islands that are part of the Timberneck Farms estate in Gloucester may be sold to the Virginia Institute for Marine Science.

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Hampton Roads Daily Press

Altemus ousted in Gloucester

Political newcomer Carter Borden will represent the York District on the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors, unseating incumbent Supervisor Teresa Altemus in a stunningly easy victory.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Woman in "Mike Myers" mask attacks Gloucester homeowner

A Newport News woman has been charged with a Halloween night assault that sent a 27-year-old man to the hospital.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Gloucester residents charged in robbery that never occurred

A pair of Hayes residents were arrested Friday night for falsely reporting that they were robbed at gunpoint in their front yard on Ashley Street.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Weisel pledges to `do more with less' in tough economic times

Eric Weisel quotes founding father Thomas Jefferson - "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent" - before saying that Gloucester 's Board of Supervisors election is "about restoring decency to government." Weisel faces John Northstein in the race to succeed Rick Allen, who opted not to seek re-election ...

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Borden says extending sewer lines should be a top priority in Gloucester

Extending sewer lines to areas of the York District with failing septic systems that are polluting Gloucester waterways should be a priority, said Board of Supervisors candidate Carter Borden.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Gazette Journal

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Public health nurse Juliet Means administers a dose of H1N1 vaccine to Jeri Lee Russ of Gloucester on Tuesday.

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Hampton Roads Daily Press

Rural Gloucester subdivision site of alleged sexual assault

A 45-year-old woman was sexually assaulted Sunday night in the Holly Beach subdivision by an assailant who is still at large.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

WAVY-TV Portsmouth

Propane school buses in Gloucester

The first its kind was unveiled in Gloucester County Monday. The first propane school bus fleet was celebrated during a ceremony with Congressman Robert Wittman, Delegate Harvey Morgan and the Department of Environmental Quality.

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Hampton Roads Daily Press

Gloucester man dies when pickup truck hits culvert, flips

A Gloucester County man died early this morning in an accident on Route 17. George Washington Cash Jr., 50, was pronounced dead at the scene on Route 17 near Ark Road around 5:30 a.m. Sgt.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Free Lance-Star

VRE will indeed bring new business to Spotsy

I have a high-tech environmental database management business in Gloucester County.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Will a Hollywood star Cruise into Mathews?

Rumors may or may not prove true, but property deeds don't lie. The hot topic lately around Mathews is that Tom Cruise and his wife, Katie Holmes , have forked out $16 million for "Green Plains," a 643-acre estate on the North River with a seven-bedroom brick mansion.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

Gazette Journal

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Candidates for the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors seats faced off during a forum Thursday night in the Page Middle School auditorium.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

Gazette Journal

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Doug Price of Tractor Supply in Gloucester displays about half of the 350 or so applications he received recently for 25 positions at the new store, which opens in November.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Town meeting to be held Monday

Gloucester Point Magisterial District Board of Supervisor representative Bobby Crewe will hold a town meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at Abingdon Elementary School, 7087 Powhatan Drive, Hayes.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

The 'perfect match' seals a friendship

It took Brenda Sledge about 3 minutes - the time it took her to get from Hampton's Church of Jesus social hall to her car - to make the decision to give one of her kidneys to fellow church member, Pat Latham.

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