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Freshman right-hander Patrick Toohers (Florham Park, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) was staked to an early 9-0 lead and worked a career-high eight innings on the mound to lead James Madison to a 13-2 win over Hofstra in the opener of a Colonial Athletic Association baseball series on Friday afternoon at University Field. JMU improved to 12-25-1…
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Thursday’s Senior Recognition was perfect on many levels, all except for the final outcome. After getting rained out on Wednesday, Eastern Mennonite’s baseball men honored their five seniors under beautiful skies, but then visiting Washington and Lee stole the show by handing the Royals a 9-3 loss. Senior starter Andy Richter (Perkasie, PA/Christopher Dock) was…
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its community partners will hold the third annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28. Collection sites, where unused, unneeded or expired prescription medications can be turned in, will be available across the nation. Unused or expired prescription medications are a public…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell ceremonially signed 13 pieces of legislation that he says will advance Virginia as the “Energy Capital of the East Coast” today in Richmond. The legislation continues Gov. McDonnell’s “all of the above” strategy for advancing development of Virginia’s energy resources. In signing this legislation and working with industry and stakeholder groups, this…
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Seventy percent of Virginians who sent comments to the U.S. Forest Service support a ban on horizontal drilling for natural gas on the George Washington National Forest, according to an analysis released Monday by the Shenandoah Valley Network and the Bergton-based Land, Air, Water Stewardship Action group. The report documenting broad public support for the…
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Nathan H. Miller, chair of the Bridgewater College board of trustees, announced today the formation of a committee that will conduct the search for the next president of Bridgewater College. President George Cornelius announced March 6 that he will let his contract with the college expire at the end of the current academic year. Executive…
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Old Dominion took advantage of an error to break a tie with two unearned runs in the seventh inning and went on to defeat James Madison 6-5 in the final game of a Colonial Athletic Association baseball series on Sunday afternoon at the Bud Metheny Complex. ODU improved to 13-24 overall and 4-11 in the…
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Freshman shortstop Chad Carroll (Oakton, Va./Oakton) tied the game with a two-run single in the ninth and James Madison scored twice in the 10th inning before holding on to defeat Old Dominion 7-6 in game two of a Colonial Athletic Association baseball series on Saturday afternoon at the Bud Metheny Complex. JMU won its fifth…
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James Madison took a commanding early lead with a seven-run third inning and benefitted from 13 walks by Old Dominion pitchers in a 13-8 victory to open a Colonial Athletic Association baseball series on Friday night at the Bud Metheny Complex. JMU improved to 10-23-1 overall and won its fourth straight CAA game to improve…
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American Rivers and the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that a creek restoration project in Staunton will receive a $209,244 grant, as part of a comprehensive initiative to protect and restore rivers in the Potomac Highlands region. The grant will help the City of Staunton implement its project to restore Peyton Creek. Peyton Creek serves…
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