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Port Authority's No. 2 official steps down
Daily PressJ.J. "Jeff" Keever, the second in command at the Virginia Port Authority, left the agency this week after almost a decade of work. Keever, who handled government relations in Washington and Richmond for the port authority as its deputy executive...Tags: Science and Technology, Politics, Regional Authority, Lobbying, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Summer brings fresh produce
Daily PressGLOUCESTER — A cool spring has slowed the locally grown fruit and vegetable crops, but there will be ample opportunity to pick up fresh produce throughout the county this summer. Jimmy Williams, owner of Ware Neck Produce, is in his 28th year of...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Green Beans, Tomatoes, Seafood
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Meet 360IT Partners, named the region's "Small Business of the Year"
TidewaterBizThe dreaded gray rectangle suddenly flashes on your computer monitor: ERROR. It appears at the most inopportune moments, too. Maybe as you’re about to wrap up the end-of-year budget reports that have taken weeks to complete; all that work is...Tags: Business, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Small Businesses
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Local runners shine at Run for the Dream Half Marathon
WILLIAMSBURG — Runners from the Hampton Roads area dominated the Run for the Dream Half Marathon on Saturday, taking the top spot in the women's race and the top two for the men. Smithfield's Victor Flemming, 34, and John Piggott, 48, of...
Tags: Politics, Sports, Running, Elections, Road Running
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Sequester budget cuts a concern in hurricane season
Andrea is coming. Then Barry, Chantal and Dorian. If national weather forecasters are right, 13 to 20 named tropical storms will brew up over the warm Atlantic this year in what's expected to be an "active or extremely active" season. Of those, seven to...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Radio, Government, Tornadoes, U.S. Coast Guard
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Daily Press Feedback for June 3: Anti-violence summit, Smithfield Foods sale, local crime rate drops
Anti-violence summit A week after a 16-year-old Hampton boy, Ralphael Davis Jr., was fatally shot near a carnival, Hampton city leaders and concerned community members gathered to seek ways to work together in an effort to prevent it from happening...Tags: Theft, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Smithfield Foods, Crime, Law and Justice
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C.E. Falk wins twice, opens huge Late Model lead at Langley Speedway
C.E. Falk seems to have put to rest the notion that he'll be tightly challenged in his quest for a fourth Langley Speedway Late Model Division title in five seasons. Leading by only two points coming into Saturday's twin 75-lappers, Falk swept both and...Tags: Auto Racing, Services and Shopping, Car Engine Repair, Vehicles
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Medical transport van goes purple for Alzheimer's
Eagle Medical Transports, a Newport News-based medical transport company has painted one of its ambulances purple as a "rolling reminder" of those who suffer from Alzheimer's disease. The company provides emergency and non-emergency transportation fro...
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Alzheimer's Disease
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After rain, Middle Ground Boulevard Extension back on track
Work is continuing steadily at the Middle Ground Boulevard Extension Project after crews said rainy weather created a few minor delays. Work crews for the Virginia Department of Transportation project said demolition has been completed at Sunbury...
Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation, Politics, Langley Air Force Base, Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Lobbying
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Pruning, primping and planting are some things to do in June
June has long been regarded as one of the best months to enjoy a perennial garden because flowers peak before wilting weather sets in. It's also the time to do some late-spring and early-summer gardening chores that keep your plants in tip-top shape....
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Gardening, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hobbies, Denbigh
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CNU's Torggler Institute pulls in bright stars of Broadway, opera and concert stage
The Torggler Summer Vocal Institute at Christopher Newport University has announced three standout artists for its premier season in July. The lineup includes operatic tenor Ben Heppner, Broadway performer Brian Stokes Mitchell and jazz troupe The...
Tags: Grammy Awards, Artists, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Music, Christopher Newport University
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Editorial: Chinese deal on Smithfield's plate
Last week's news that Smithfield Foods, as synonymous with Hampton Roads as oysters and Colonial Williamsburg, was negotiating to sell itself to a Chinese corporation left us and its neighbors with decidedly mixed feelings. On the one hand, as...Tags: Photography Supplies and Services, China, Photography and Video, Environmental Issues, Biofuels
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