Bedford Businesses Expecting Boost from Commonwealth Games

07/15/11 Bedford Co.VA- The Bedford County Skate Park is less than a year old, and its already bringing in big competitions.

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ACC finally gaining high profile in football just not the way it wanted

07/15/11 The expansion that added Virginia Tech, Boston College and Miami to the ACC in 2003 was all about football. Commissioner John Swofford has never made a secret of that fact.

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Area Sports Events Calendar July 16-23

07/15/11 Bobby Valentine 's Sports Academy , 72 Camp Avenue, Stamford, (203)-968-2872. Year-Round baseball/softball training for all age levels and skill levels that includes: A professional curriculum with proven results. Private Lessons (1 on 1 instruction).

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Celebrating the 'Best of Best' in the Sanford/Springvale area

07/15/11 The auto technicians at Ballenger Auto (best auto mechanic): From left, Mike Lamontagne, Andy Gailloux, Armand Morin, Pat Hamel and Jason Baldwin. Missing: Ron Morin.

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Pong Research Closes $5M Share Offering - cbl

07/14/11 By Bill Murphy MIDDLEBURG, Va. -- Pong Research Corp. has closed a $5 million share offering, raisin...

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With Catterton Partners on Board, Pong Research Closes $5M Share Offering - cbl

07/14/11 By Bill Murphy GREENWICH, Conn. -- Pong Research Corp. has closed a $5 million share offering, raisi...

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Bedford County Rt. 726 culvert replacement

07/10/11 Weather permitting, a section of Route 726 (Quarterwood Road) in Bedford County will be closed to through traffic starting Monday, July 11 due to a culvert replacement

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Swamp Bats split twinbill with Blue Sox at Alumni Field

07/09/11 KEENE, NH - The Keene Swamp Bats split a New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) Western Division doubleheader with the Holyoke Blue Sox on Saturday night, winning the opener 8-4 and dropping the nightcap 4-2, at Alumni Field in front of 2,657 combined fans from both seven inning games.

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Manuel Barao, WWII vet, of Dartmouth, at 103

07/08/11 Manuel Barao of Dartmouth, a World War II veteran and post office employee, died Wednesday. He was 103. Born in New Bedford, Mr. Barao lived there most of his life. He...

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Dispatches

07/07/11 The town's Democratic Committee nominated Kim Monaghan-Derrig on Thursday night as its candidate in a special election next month to fill a vacancy in Maine House District 121.

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UCC Honored Laywomen?s luncheon extols the power of story (Worldwide Faith =?iso-8859-1?)

07/03/11 afternoon as 56 laywomen from across the United Church of Christ were honored at a luncheon at General Synod 28. The honorees were introduced in groups that followed dramatic readings by Debbie Hoogesteger and Rachel Chapman who represented the =93foremothers in the faith whose names stir up images of strength and story: Rebekah, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Rachel, Deborah, Judith, Priscilla and ...

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Book documents 30 former boom towns in Va.

07/03/11 Shaena Muldoon, owner operator of The Palisades, holds a copy of the book "Lost Communities of Virginia" in front of her restaurant in Eggleston on June 23. More than a decade in the making, "Lost Communities of Virginia," recently published by Albemarle Books in Charlottesville, documents 30 of Virginia's historic communities.

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State prepares for chronic wasting disease

07/02/11   The scourge of the deer world is knocking at Pennsylvania's door.And this fall, local hunters could have to deal with some serious impacts.Chronic wasting disease was detected in a deer killed last fall in a section of Green Ridge State Forest, which is in Allegany County, Md.The deer was sho...

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Area Sports Events Calendar July 3-9

07/02/11 Bobby Valentine 's Sports Academy , 72 Camp Avenue, Stamford, (203)-968-2872. Year-Round baseball/softball training for all age levels and skill levels that includes: A professional curriculum with proven results. Private Lessons (1 on 1 instruction).

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Restaurants Partner with United Way for Hunger Relief

06/28/11 Lynchburg,VA - Three non-profits will be getting a nice boost, thanks to a partnership between the United Way and area restaurants. The fundraiser called Lynchburg Cooks for Hunger Relief took place in April. More than 50 restaurants and area businesses were able to raise more than $16,000.

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Jon Wertheim: Manic Monday at Wimbledon says plenty about state of women's game

06/27/11 What does it say about the quality of the women's game right now that the Williams sisters, off long injury layoffs, can make it all the way to the fourth round of a major? I mean, before being summarily drummed out. A sad statement, really. -- Adam Kamp, Sturgeon Lake, Minn.

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New Shuttle Service Starting from Roanoke to Lynchburg

06/27/11 Lynchburg, VA - Travelers will be soon able to catch a bus from Roanoke to the Lynchburg Amtrak terminal for a little as $4. The Greater Roanoke Transit Company is starting a new shuttle bus service called the The Smart Way Connector. The bus-to-rail shuttle service will debut on July 19.

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Fans Meet Author David Baldacci at Book Signing

06/26/11 Bedford Co., VA - New York Times Best selling Author David held a book signing at Smith Mountain Lake Sunday.

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Large floating trampoline stolen from Craddock Creek area of Smith Mountain Lake

06/22/11 It was taken sometime between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. The trampoline is blue and yellow, and it is valued at $4,000. Deputies are trying to find a large floating trampoline stolen from the Craddock Creek area of Smith Mountain Lake.

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Lobster Industry South Of Cape At Risk

06/22/11 While lobster stock north of Cape Cod is plentiful, in the south Cape it's at an all-time low. If the state institutes severe restrictions on fishing there, lobstermen say they'll likely go out of business.

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