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J. Dennis Carper, marina owner
J. Dennis Carper, a Baltimore County marina owner and yacht builder who was a decorated World War II veteran, died of stroke and dementia complications Dec. 25 at his Essex home. He was 91.
Born near New Castle, Va., he worked on the family farm at...Tags: Brunswick Corp., Baltimore County, Alzheimer's Disease, Heavy Engineering, World War II (1939-1945)
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Several Virginia towns awarded grants to improve boating access
Virginia has awarded 15 grants to localities to improve boating access to public waters. Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the funding from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries on Monday. The grants total $440,900. They will help pay for...
Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Emporia (Emporia, Virginia), Bob McDonnell, Building Material, Aquaculture
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Colonial Downs announces dates for Virginia Derby, Turf Cup
Colonial Downs released its stakes schedule Thursday. The $500,000 Virginia Derby is slated for July 13, and the $300,000 Colonial Turf Cup will be held June 22. A press release from Colonial Downs is below: Colonial Downs announced its 2013...Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), National Security Agency
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Progress percolating on Eastern Shore
We who make our living lamenting the lack of progress on improving the environment must applaud when progress does rear its head, even as we refrain from clapping too hard. A decade ago, there wasn't much of anything hopeful to say about septic tanks...
Tags: Judges, Waste, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, Water
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Rev. Ricky Spain, pastor and activist
The Rev. Ricky Spain, pastor of East Baltimore's Waters African Methodist Episcopal Church who had also been a community activist in his years as an Annapolis-area pastor, died of cancer Nov. 16 at the Tate Chesapeake Hospice House in Linthicum. The...Tags: Religion and Belief, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Colleges and Universities, Christianity
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Virginia couple to be married on Rose Parade float
L.A. NOWAs if getting married before your closest friends and family wasn’t nerve-racking enough, a Virginia couple will tie the knot in front of millions of viewers at the 2013 Rose Parade in Pasadena. Gerald Sapienza and Nicole Angelillo beat out...... -
Jill Scott to join The Fuzz Band for New Year's Eve show in Chesapeake
Hampton's Fuzz Band will ring in 2013 with help from a very special guest. Jill Scott will join the band on stage for part of its show at VA Live, a club in Chesapeake, sources confirmed Wednesday. A spokesman for the club said The Fuzz Band will...
Tags: New Year's Day
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Extreme energy, extreme weather
There were no tornado warnings last Friday night, when I muted the Nationals game around 11 p.m. I listened intently through my living-room window. A train, I thought. Definitely a train. I should have known better. The warnings have been building for...
Tags: Science, Coal, NASA, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues
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Chesapeake's Leah Jones to sing May 24 on ABC-TV show "Duets"
Leah Jones, an 18-year-old college student from Chesapeake, will be featured on the ABC-TV show "Duets" tomorrow, May 24. Jones will appear in a segment with singing star Robin Thicke. Jones, a graduate of Greenbrier Christian Academy, was chosen to be...
Tags: Concerts, Greenbrier, Entertainment, Virginia Tech, Television
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Weekend calendar - May 26
Memorial Day service Speaker Tom Riford, retired U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, military honors by AMVETS Post 10, bagpiper Rick Conrad, Mason Dixon Barbershop Quartet “The Polished Four,” trolley car tours and refreshments. 9:30 a.m. today....Tags: Franklin County (Virginia), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Entertainment, Jazz (genre), Memorial Day
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Howard Co. dog owners test pets' aquatic jumping ability
The first time Frank Moraff entered his chocolate Labrador retriever Cali in aquatic competition at 8 months old, she stopped short at the edge of the 40-foot dock and stared as the toy he'd flung, and that she so desperately wanted, went sailing into the...Tags: Dog (animal)
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Staff picks for May 31 to June 6
The Top Five Cruise-in Monthly Friday night car show. Music by Chubby. 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 1, in front of Smitty’s Ice Cream, Potomac Street, Williamsport. $3; benefits local boy with leukemia. Call 301-573-1501. Music, tattoos and pin-up...Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Entertainment, Leukemia
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