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For Deep Run HS graduate, a real-life moonshot • 10 Henrico elementary schools earn security grants from VDOE

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For Deep Run HS graduate, a real-life moonshot

Alex Kaplan spent hours working on robots as part of Deep Run High School’s robotics team. Early next year, his work will land on the moon. Click here to read more

10 Henrico elementary schools earn security grants from VDOE
Ten public elementary schools in Henrico County will share nearly $200,000 in state funding for school security upgrades. The schools – Arthur Ashe Jr., Chamberlayne, Crestview, Greenwood, Harvie, Henry D. Ward, Longdale, Pemberton, Seven Pines, and Skipwith –will receive money as part of the Virginia Department of Education’s School Security
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New program aims to help ‘hidden homeless’ in Henrico
In the eight years Dan Kearns has worked with St. Vincent de Paul Richmond, he says the Catholic nonprofit is now serving more people who are part of the “hidden homeless.”
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Henrico CASA adds 11 new volunteers
Eleven volunteers were sworn in Nov. 20 as Court Appointed Special Advocates by the Henrico County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge Stacy E. Lee. The newly trained advocates will join Henrico CASA’s mission to support children who have experienced abuse or neglect. CASA is a nonprofit organization that
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Dec. 3 ceremony to honor memory of Henrico homicide victims
Henrico County and the Henrico Commonwealth Attorney’s Victim/Witness Program will host its annual candlelight and ribbon-tying ceremony to honor the memory of homicide victims Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.
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Tech For Troops earns ‘Military Friendly Employer’ designation
Tech For Troops, a non-profit organization committed to supporting veterans through technology, has been recognized as a 2025 Gold Level Military Friendly Employer and a 2025 Military Spouse Friendly Employer.The 22nd annual Military Friendly Employers list was released on www.militaryfriendly.com and will be featured in the December
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Henrico Fur Finder: Nov. 27, 2024
Every Wednesday, the Henrico Fur Finder highlights pets looking for a forever home at the Henrico Police Animal Shelter. Hover over each animal’s picture to see their name, sex, and breed. Animals are sometimes adopted quickly; the shelter cannot guarantee any animal’s availability, and animals cannot be put on
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Henrico Property Transactions: Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2024
3211 Denver Street, Varina District - $209,000, 688 SF (built in 1948), from David Neal Jones Trustee to Jordan Gray. 1405 New Market Road, Varina District - $247,500, 1,064 SF (built in 1946), from Karen R. Goode to Gregory and Rosalia Mavaro. 6406 Engel Road, Brookland District
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Holiday Craft Fair planned Nov. 30 at Hermitage High School

ALSO MAKING NEWS

• Teachers watching toddler that ran into Parham Road no longer employed at Richmond Montessori School (CBS-6)
• Virginia inmate who escaped St. Mary’s Hospital pleads guilty (NBC-12)
• Henrico coffee shop Surrounding Counties closing after 4 years in business (Richmond BizSense)
• McClellan proposes federal recognition for Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia (VPM News)

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Henrico News Minute – Nov. 27, 2024
Gov. Glenn Youngkin visits Henrico to announce a new executive order about social media and youth mental health; local Marine Corps League detachment celebrates Marine Corps birthday; state lawmakers fail to advance legislation related to veterans’ use of psychedelic mushrooms; We Heart Harlie and Friends 5K Turkey Trot planned tomorrow;
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TRENDING THIS WEEK ON HENRICOCITIZEN.COM

• Richmond Montessori School suspends two teachers after toddler found running along Parham Road
• Schmitt, VanValkenburg to host Dec. 5 meeting about proposed Rosie's Gaming facility in Henrico
• Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden workers vote to unionize
• Richmond Strikers break ground on expansion of Striker Park in Glen Allen
• New funding for Henrico Schools could produce ‘transformative results,’ county leaders say

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