Youngkin announces task force to combat youth social media addiction at Henrico summit • Pigs at Meadow Farm celebrate first birthday with special cakes

Youngkin announces task force to combat youth social media addiction at Henrico summit

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a new executive order aimed at tackling the impacts of “addictive” social media platforms on Virginia’s youth at the Reclaiming Childhood Youth Mental Health Summit held at The Westin Hotel in Henrico on Nov. 21. Click here to read more

Pigs at Meadow Farm celebrate first birthday with special cakes

Staff at Meadow Farm Museum in Glen Allen celebrated the first birthday of the farm’s four pigs with special birthday cakes. “We had a very talented staff member create four different pig-friendly birthday cakes,” Jim Weinpress, the manager of Zoology at Henrico County’s Division of Recreation and Parks, said. “They

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Legislation would allow localities to set cellphone rules, for better ‘buy in’

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s cellphone ban in K-12 schools will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025, but some lawmakers want to give localities the option to establish their own policies. Youngkin issued Executive Order 33 earlier this year, which outlined the reasons behind the ban: cellphones are a

Henrico CitizenCruz Walden, VCU Capital News Service

How Trump’s proposal to cut Department of Education could impact Virginia

A Senate bill introduced on Nov. 21 would abolish the U.S. Department of Education, something President-elect Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail. The federal institution is focused on student achievement and equal access to education, according to its website. It is the No. 3 U.S. agency in

Henrico CitizenLiam Velazquez, VCU Capital News Service

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Why Henrico is creating an inventory of all water service lines

Henrico County Public Utilities is in the process of creating an inventory of all water service lines in the county and is notifying residents whose lines it does not have information about and those whose lines were identified as being galvanized (iron) pipes that require replacement by the county. The

Henrico CitizenCitizen Staff Reports

Virginia joins push to break Google’s search monopoly

Attorney General Jason Miyares backs sweeping remedies to restore competition, including browser divestiture and consumer education campaign.

Henrico CitizenMarkus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury

Restaurant Watch

OCT. 30 The Answer Brewpub Co., 6008 West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: there isn’t a person in charge with a valid food protection manager certification; raw hamburgers stored on top of ready-to-eat pot stickers and raw chicken stored over raw beef in

Henrico CitizenCitizen Staff Reports

In the Garden: Selection and care of living holiday trees

Dress up a potted dwarf spruce, Norfolk Island pine, lemon cypress or topiary Rosemary or lavender plant for the holidays and enjoy its beauty all year. Add a bit of garland and a few small ornaments for a festive effect. Norfolk Island pines have long been decked out and displayed

Henrico CitizenMelinda Myers, Special to the Citizen

'Black Friday Buy Nothing' event planned Nov. 29 at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond

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• Richmond Montessori School suspends two teachers after toddler found running along Parham Road
• New funding for Henrico Schools could produce ‘transformative results,’ county leaders say

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