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Weinstein JCC announces Arts + Ideas season
The Weinstein JCC has announced its 2024-2025 Arts + Ideas season, featuring a diverse range of programs from the performing arts to the visual arts and film arts. The season’s theme is “unity and harmony.”. The season will open Sept. 26 with a concert by Israeli-Ladino folk singer...
22-year-old Henrico woman dies in West End crash
Henrico Police have identified the woman killed in a crash in the West End Aug. 19 as 22-year-old Retika Haider of Henrico. The crash also sent a boy of elementary school age to the hospital with critical injuries. The crash was reported shortly after 5 p.m. Monday in the 4000...
AARP Virginia calling attention to food insecurity
In anticipation of September as Hunger Action Month, AARP Virginia is working to increase awareness about food insecurity and the resources available to help older adults in the commonwealth afford healthy and fulfilling lives. According to the organization, approximately 1 in 10 older adults in Virginia do not have consistent...
Savvy Senior: Paying for nursing home care with Medicaid
If my mother needs to move into a nursing home, what are the eligibility requirements to get Medicaid coverage?. The rules and requirements for Medicaid eligibility for nursing home care are complicated and will vary according to the state your mother lives in. With that said, here’s a general, simplified rundown of what it takes to qualify.
Henrico News Minute – Aug. 20, 2024
A short first day of school for students at one Henrico school; police identify the man killed in Sunday’s storm; your chance to register for the Henrico Civilian Fire Academy; the results of Henrico Library’s summer reading challenge; and information session tomorrow for older adults in Henrico.
Henrico to host information session Aug. 21 for older adults and their caregivers
Henrico County will be hosting an information session on Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. to provide older residents and their families with information about resources available to them. The free event – “Navigating Services for Older Adults in Henrico County” – will be held at the...
Virginia Federal, Member One Federal credit unions merge
Member One Federal Credit Union and Virginia Federal Credit Union officially merged Aug. 1, creating a $7 billion holding company with more than 1,100 employees and 37 branch locations. The combined organization will serve almost 500,000 members in a variety of channels, including digital banking, ATM networks, and branch locations.
Henrico Schools cancels first day for Maybeury and Rivers Edge elementaries, sends students home from Freeman
School power outages and air conditioning issues caused Henrico Schools to cancel the first day of classes on Aug. 19 for three West End schools. On Friday, HCPS notified families from Rivers Edge Elementary that the school was experiencing power outages and would not open to students until Wednesday, Aug. 21. Families from Maybeury Elementary were notified late Sunday night that the school was without power due to storms in the area and would not open until Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Henrico Library’s Summer Reading Challenge results in nearly 70,000 books read
Henrico Library’s Summer Reading Challenge resulted in children, teens and adults who participated reading a total of nearly 70,000 books, with 345,325 checked out and 2,686 reviews submitted. To celebrate the end of the challenge, the library held a grand prize giveaway and awarded an Apple iPad (to Genesis...
Applications being accepted for Henrico Civilian Fire Academy
Residents 18 and older can register through Aug. 30 for the free Henrico Civilian Fire Academy, a program that started in 2000 and gives participants a chance to experience many of the elements of firefighting. Coursework will include rappelling, driving fire apparatus, learning CPR, performing vehicle extrication and more. The...
Freeman High School principal apologizes after sending students home minutes into first school day
Freeman High School, located in the West End of Henrico County, closed Monday morning just hours after it opened for the first day of classes. A fast-moving storm knocked out power to thousands of people in Henrico on Sunday. While most of those Dominion Energy customers have had their power restored, the outage continued to impact the high school.
Henrico Police identify man killed when tree fell on his truck
Henrico Police have identified the 42-year-old man who was killed Sunday afternoon when an oak tree fell on his pickup truck during a storm as Peter Lottman of Henrico. Officers responded to the 800 block of Maybeury Drive in Henrico at about 4:48 p.m. for the report of a fallen tree that had crashed onto a pickup truck. When they arrived, they found Lottman dead in the cab of the pickup truck, police said in a news release.
Business in brief: Aug. 19, 2024
Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC recently announced the following lease transactions in Henrico County: Blanchard Strategies, LLC – renewed its lease of 528 SF at 4915 Radford Avenue (Sam Edwards, Tucker Warren and Eliza Izard represented the landlord); Lucy Davis Law – renewed its lease of 350 SF at 4915 Radford Avenue (Sam Edwards, Tucker Warren and Eliza Izard represented the landlord); Ephesians 210 d/b/a Legacy Advisor Group – leased 4,399 SF at 3900 Westerre Parkway (Eric Hammond, Russell Wyatt and Eliza Izard represented the landlord); Dominion Partners LC – renewed its lease of 940 SF at 4801 Cox Road (Eric Hammond, Russell Wyatt and Eliza Izard represented the landlord); McQuade Johnson PC – leased 2,846 SF at 12201 Gayton Road (Eric Hammond and Nash Warren represented the landlord); Bia Fit, LLC – renewed its lease of 537 SF at 4915 Radford Avenue (Sam Edwards, Nash Warren and Eliza Izard represented the landlord); Proactive Behavioral Health – renewed its lease of 1,249 SF at 4915 Radford Avenue (Sam Edwards, Nash Warren and Eliza Izard represented the landlord); Merrick Brock, PLLC – leased 1,250 SF at 1801 Libbie Avenue (Robbie Berndt represented the landlord).
Tree crashes onto car in Henrico’s West End, killing man
A man was killed Sunday afternoon when a storm caused a large tree to crash down on top of his car in Henrico’s West End, according to Henrico Police. When officers arrived to the scene of the incident in the 800 block of Maybeury Drive at about 4:48 p.m., they found the man inside the vehicle dead from the impact of the tree. The driver’s identity and age have not been released.
Drought advisory lifted for Henrico, 75 other Virginia localities
With recent rainfall clearing Virginia’s drought-stricken landscape, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality recently announced that drought advisories have been lifted for 76 counties and cities throughout the commonwealth, including Henrico. Significant drought is now no longer a reality in 8 of the 13 regions that were previously under...
Warner, Kaine express concerns about ERC-claim processing delays
Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are voicing concern about delays in processing of Employee Retention Credit claims by the Internal Revenue Service. Warner and Kaine believe the backlog of claims is causing confusion and financial uncertainty for many businesses, nonprofits and other taxpayers. “While we applaud the work...
Glen Allen 13-year-old all-stars fall 3-2 in World Series title game
Saturday didn’t provide the storybook ending that Glen Allen’s 13-year-old all-star team had hoped for in the championship game of the 13-year-old Babe Ruth League World Series on its home field at RF&P Stadium, as the home team fell in agonizingly close fashion, 3-2 to Oahu, Hawaii. It...
RHHD urges children and adults to stay up to date on vaccinations
August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and Richmond and Henrico Health Districts are using this time to remind people of the importance of staying up to date on recommended vaccinations. “Vaccines continue to be one of the best ways to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities from some very...
AAA inviting public to donate canned food, money to help fight food insecurity
As part of its annual hunger relief campaign, AAA is inviting its members and customers to participate in its annual “Stepping Up for Hunger” campaign by making a monetary or canned food donation. The program is designed to help those in the community who are impacted by food...
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