Henrico supervisors, school board members share more about working relationship and 'weirdness' described at joint meeting • Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden workers vote to unionize

Henrico supervisors, school board members share more about working relationship and 'weirdness' described at joint meeting

Henrico Schools Superintendent Amy Cashwell is investigating the “weirdness” brought up by some members of the Henrico Board of Supervisors regarding relationships with the schools, according to School Board Chair Alicia Atkins. Click here to read more

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden workers vote to unionize

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden workers voted 37-13 in favor of unionization on Nov. 21. The workers filed for union representation last month amid employee-voiced workplace concerns, which ranged from lack of equipment to safety policies. This is the first group of botanical garden workers to be represented by the International

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Richmond Strikers break ground on expansion of Striker Park in Glen Allen

The Richmond Strikers this week celebrated the commencement of construction on improvements to their Striker Park complex on Pouncey Tract Road in Glen Allen. The $5.5 million project, supported by a five-year, $1.75 million grant from Henrico County, will add offices, futsal fields, parking, locker and meeting rooms

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5 Henrico teachers named finalists for HCPS Teacher of the Year

Five Henrico County Public Schools teachers – one from each of the county’s magisterial districts – have been named finalists for the HCPS Teacher of the Year award, the school district announced Thursday. The finalists were chosen from their respective schools by their peers. Finalists include : • Christine Suders, Hermitage High School English

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McClellan, Kiggans seek to protect servicemembers from PFAS exposure

U.S. Representatives Jennifer McClellan, D-4th, and Jennifer Kiggans, R-2nd (both of Virginia) are leading a bipartisan effort to include provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 that would better protect servicemembers from exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals. The pair sent a letter to House and

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Henrico Crime Report: Nov. 15-21, 2024

7200 block of Erskine Street, Brookland District – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with non-aggravated assault, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a warrant service at a single-family home Nov. 15 at 11:35 a.m. 11200 block of West Broad Street, Three Chopt District – Police arrested and charged a

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Weekend Top 5

The Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will take place from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Nov. 22-24. This holiday tradition featuring millions of lights was voted one of the Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights in the U.S. by USA Today in 2023.

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'Backroads & Byways of Virginia' author Bill Lohmann to appear at Book People Nov. 23

• Skill game company sues Virginia AG, Henrico prosecutor, claiming ‘ongoing harassment’ from officials who say machines are banned (The Richmonder)
• Broken washing machines blamed for Henrico school absences (NBC-12)
• MADD, grieving parents advocate for responsible driving this holiday season (ABC-8)

Henrico News Minute – Nov. 22, 2024

Henrico’s teacher of the year finalists are named; 10 Henrico elementary schools earn state funding for security upgrades; a crash injures three in Eastern Henrico; our weekly Restaurant Watch and Weekend Top 5.

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• At Sandston meeting, county officials, citizens discuss recent crime spree
• Henrico Schools halts free winter meals sign-up after 500 families sign up within an hour
• Henrico Planning Commission endorses Sheetz next to Pine Grove subdivision
• 6 Innsbrook After Hours shows announced
• 11-year-old Henrico boy sentenced for making swatting calls to Florida schools

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