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SNAP cuts: Henrico County food banks and pantries brace for a surging need
The Three Chopt Presbyterian Church Food Pantry in the Wedgewood section of Henrico County’s West End serves an average of 280 families a week during its Tuesday afternoon distribution of groceries. This year, the numbers of people lining up to receive help have exceeded any other in the 10
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Henrico’s residential leaf-collection programs to begin in November
Henrico County will begin providing annual residential leaf-collection services in November, with both free and paid options available for residents. Free collection of bagged leaves will begin Monday, Nov. 10 and continue through Sunday, Feb. 8. Crews will work week to week in five zones; each zone will be collected
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‘Bigger than Varina’; residents react to Henrico’s proposed conservation plan
Varina District supervisor Tyrone Nelson and Henrico Planning Director Joe Emerson presented the county’s new land conservation proposal to Varina District residents at an Oct. 20 community meeting. The proposal, which Emerson introduced to the Henrico Board of Supervisors last month, would place about 27% of the Varina District
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Stories are in the spotlight for Henrico refugee resettlement agency fundraiser
War, displacement, resettlement and acculturation mark the refugee experience. The International Rescue Committee has resettled people from war-torn countries in Henrico for a decade. To mark that milestone, the IRC is holding a fundraiser Oct. 24, that focuses on the lived experiences of the people the humanitarian group has impacted.
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