A developer is planning to build as many as 48 townhomes in Eastern Henrico’s Highland Park community. Canterbury Development Group LLC is proposing to build the development on 5.6 acres located along the east side of the intersection of Walnut Avenue and Radcliffe Avenue. The homes would be along a private looped road connecting to Walnut Avenue. The development would have more than eight units an acre, which is almost twice the units per acre of the existing neighborhood and two units an acre more than the current zoning standard. Canterbury Development Group is seeking to rezone the site from...Article Link

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Three Henrico County public schools will participate in a statewide reading program, thanks in part to funding provided by the Virginia Bankers Association and member banks. Holladay Elementary School (sponsored by Chesapeake Bank), Maybeury Elementary School (Chesapeake Bank) and Lakeside Elementary School (First Community Bank) all are participating in the Read to Them program, a nonprofit effort designed to promote family literacy. Read to Them programs have reached more than 2 million families in more than 3,000 schools in all 50 states. There are 20 counties and cities being sponsored across Virginia. The Virginia Bankers Association formed the VBA Education...Article Link

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2820 Dellrose Avenue - 9,950, 1,236 SF (built in 1952), from Ursula E. Seay Trustee to Stanislav Lobkov. 866 Grapevine Road - 9,900, 1,980 SF (built in 1961), from Dennis E. Spain and Jane L. Corwin to Wallace E. and Janis S. Bryant. 5410 Windingbrook Road - 1,720, 1,368 SF (built in 1956), from Suzanne L. Rainey to Paramount Investments LLC. 8304 Franconia Road - 4,000, 1,242 SF (built in 1968), from Steven V. Stowers to Jahffer Krysta. 4512 Hillbrook Avenue - 5,000, 1,384 SF (built in 1977), from 4512 Hillbrook LLC to James Luther and Lisa Cooper. 2230 Rockwater...Article Link

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Henrico Schools officials Tuesday announced that they are making March 28 a student holiday and staff clerical day, since a special election for Virginia's Ninth Senate District will be held that day, with voting occurring at more than two dozen county schools. "[T]his election will significantly impact school operations," school system officials wrote in an email to stakeholders. Banked instructional time will be used to offset the closure so the time does not need to be made up, they wrote. "We understand this may be an inconvenience for families," officials wrote. "Great thought was given before deciding to close schools....Article Link

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Organizers of a new music, culture and lifestyle festival are seeking Virginia musicians of all genres to showcase at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, April 28-30. The free, three-day event, dubbed Something Indie Water, will be presented by music promoters theMSQshop, a Richmond-based creative agency that guides independent artists and brands. The project is a collaboration with Virginia Beach-based entertainment company Aspire To Inspire Music Group and fashion brand VA Natural Gas. The event will be held at FFX Theatre, located at 206 16th St. in Virginia Beach — along the main entrance to Something in the Water, which Virginia Beach...Article Link

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Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan Tuesday will be officially sworn into office in Washington, D.C. as Virginia’s Fourth District representative to the U.S. House of Representatives, several weeks after winning a special election to fill the seat of the late Rep. A. Donald McEachin. On Tuesday morning, McClellan announced that she had hired nine staffers to work in her Washington office and seven to work in her district office. The team includes 11 people who previously worked for McEachin at some point. McClellan, who had represented the Ninth Virginia Senate District prior to winning the special election, is bringing both of her...Article Link

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Abigail Freeman of Glen Allen was one of three members of the Bridgewater College women’s basketball team to be named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators. Freeman earns her first Academic All-District accolade after seeing action in all 24 games during the regular season. The junior is currently averaging north of seven points and four rebounds per game. Freeman recently picked up her first career double-double in a win over Lynchburg with 20 points and 10 boards. She has a 3.62 grade point average. *** Garrett Cox of Glen Allen was named to the fall 2022 dean’s list at...Article Link

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More than eight acres just north of the intersection of Chamberlayne Road and Brook Hill Circle in Northern Henrico County were declared derelict in 2019 and put on the county’s list of properties designated for redevelopment. Now, developers are proposing a multi-family housing community there that planning staffers implied in a report would be "affordable" and would include three-story and four-story residential buildings, an office and clubhouse, an amenity area, parking, and a field of solar panels. Papers filed with the county indicate that Richmond-based Spy Rock Real Estate and Crescent Development would partner to build the community. The two...Article Link

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A Henrico County man faces charges of involuntary manslaughter, driving under the influence and underage possession of alcohol stemming from a Jan. 1 crash that led to the death of a passenger in the car he was driving. Nineteen-year-old Jorge Mario Sis Morente was driving a Toyota Corolla at about 6:33 p.m. in the area of Arcadia Street and Glenside Drive, a witness told Henrico Police, when he tried to turn left onto Glenside, pulling in front of a BMW 535i that was traveling north on that road. The two cars collided, seriously injuring two males in the Toyota. One,...Article Link

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Henrico Schools officials will host a job fair March 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Tuckahoe Area Library, 1901 Starling Drive. The school division is seeking candidates for: • bus drivers; • school nutrition staff; • teachers; • substitute teachers; • school nurses; • temporary instructional assistants. Interested applicants can view benefits and apply ahead of time at www.henricoschools.us/careers. HCPS is offering newly hired bus drivers a bonus of as much as ,000, paid in installments throughout the year, when they join the transportation team. HCPS also offers new safe driver and attendance incentives to drivers already...Article Link

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