The newly approved Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is beginning to arrive in Virginia this week, and locally, Henrico and Richmond seniors will have their first opportunity March 8 to receive the only one-dose vaccine available. Richmond and Henrico Health Districts officials announced Wednesday that the second of their three planned mass vaccination events (the others will be March 6 and 10) will feature the new vaccine. The other two events will feature Pfizer’s vaccine. But because there is skepticism among some people who don’t want to take the Johnson & Johnson vaccine – which has a slightly lower efficacy...Article Link

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An intensive weeklong design and planning session to consider the future of Short Pump Town Center found that participants are most interested in more options for safe biking and walking, as well as more parks and entertainment options. The Henrico Planning Department hosted the series of interactive sessions – known as a charrette – virtually Feb. 22-26 to allow Henrico residents to provide ideas and feedback for proposed future changes to the center. The effort was designed as part of an ongoing, comprehensive effort to update Henrico zoning ordinances and regulations. There were five sessions: a kick-off and design session...Article Link

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The Virginia Department of Education has received a three-year, 9,912 federal grant to study the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the state’s public schools. The grant, from the Institute of Education Sciences’ Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Policymaking grant program, will support researchers from VDOE and the University of Virginia as they examine pre- and post-pandemic trends through the 2022-2023 school year in student absenteeism, grade-level retention, enrollment in advanced courses and career and technical education programs, identification of students with disabilities and English learners, student mobility, and teacher retention. Researchers also will examine the effectiveness of school...Article Link

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Richmond Raceway will host Track Laps for Charity on Saturday, March 13, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event will provide fans the opportunity to drive their personal vehicles around the track for a donation of . All proceeds will benefit Richmond Raceway Cares, a donor-advised fund of The NASCAR Foundation. The March 13 event will benefit the Henrico Firefighters Foundation. To participate in Track Laps for Charity, fans must sign up in advance by visiting http://richmondraceway.com/tracklaps. All drivers must be 18 or older, with a valid state-issued driver’s license, and drivers and passengers must sign waivers in advance....Article Link

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgeUE4SHlSI&feature=youtu.be U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-7th District) Wednesday honored the life of fallen Henrico County Police Captain Donald L. Lambert Jr., who was killed in a hit-and-run incident Feb. 27. On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Spanberger cited personal experiences working with Lambert in his role as head of the Henrico Police Special Operations Group. Her full remarks are below: I stand here to honor the life of Captain Donald Lambert Junior. Last weekend, the Henrico County Police Department lost one of its own. Captain Lambert served in the Henrico Police Department for nearly 34 years —...Article Link

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537 Little Margaret Lane - 8,350, 1,536 SF (built in 1988), from Frank N. and Teresea L. Hundley to Kenise Ford. 2513 Fleet Avenue - 5,000, 1,417 SF (built in 1949), from Anthony Peter Marston to Belle Properties LLC. 3950 Grove Point Drive - 6,780, 1,280 SF (built in 2020), from NVR Inc. to Kevita Fleming Clayborne. 11403 Brendonridge Lane - 8,000, 1,200 SF (built in 1970), from Sherri S. Horn Estate to Catherine Gilmer. 9000 Old Mayland Way - 1,500, 1,836 SF (built in 2010), from David E. and Angela H. Bennett to Ahmad Saidi. 1602 Forest Glen Road...Article Link

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 A big announcement from the Little Sisters of the Poor; Henrico citizens get their chance to provide input about the county's newest planned park; COVID-19 totals in the county continue to decline; how to protect against potential flooding; our weekly round-up of community achievements; check out the Henrico Citizen app. (Today's Henrico News Minute is brought to you by the Henrico County Broadband Survey.)Article Link

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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has declared March 14-20 as Virginia Flood Awareness Week – a time for Virginians to learn about their flood risk and about how to protect their homes and property with flood insurance ahead of spring rains and hurricane season. Flood Awareness Week builds on a number of initiatives aimed at bolstering the commonwealth’s resilience to hazardous events such as extreme weather, storm surge and recurrent flooding. Virginians can use the Virginia Flood Risk Information System, available through the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, to identify their property’s flood risk. DCR is the state agency responsible...Article Link

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Henrico County reported 61 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to the Virginia Department of Health, and the county’s seven-day moving average of new daily cases continued to fall, reaching 67 daily cases today. There were six hospitalizations related to the virus and seven new virus-related deaths in the county reported by the VDH. The death count was the lowest in the county in more than a week, after the VDH began processing backlogged death certificates from the post-holiday surge. The average positivity rate of testing encounters in Henrico County continues to decrease, according to the VDH. The seven-day...Article Link

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The Little Sisters of the Poor program, which has run operations at Henrico’s St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged for 147 years, announced Tuesday that it will transfer care of the home to Accordius Health during the coming months. The Little Sisters announced Oct. 30, 2019, that they were going to be leaving St. Joseph's and were looking for a new buyer. But pandemic restrictions pushed back the process, according to Father Mark Creegan, counsel for the organization. “We will begin the process of transferring the licenses, obtaining regulatory approvals and preparing to transition operations,” Creegan said. “When these processes...Article Link

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