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STOP Inc. Seeks Responses The Community Need Assessment Survey

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 HRM Staff Assessment Survey, Community Needs Assessment Survey, Community Response, STOP Inc., Supporting Transformational Opportunities for People

By: City of Portsmouth STOP Inc. has kicked off their Community Needs Assessment, which asks members of the communities they

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Parks and Recreation to Host Summer RAYS Program For Youth

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 HRM Staff Educational Program, fun, parks and recreation, Portsmouth, Summer Rays, youth program

By: City of Portsmouth Summer RAYS is an 8-week wholesome, educational, fun-filled, and stimulating program offering activities for youth ages

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Whose Duty is it to Maintain the Public Right-of-Way?

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 HRM Staff Industrial parcels, Maintance, Medians, Planting Strips, Property Owners, Public Duty, Public Right of Way, Sidewalks, Traffic Circles

By: City of Newport News The public right-of-way is the area adjoining one’s property extending to the curb line or

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Carrigaline Municipal District and Newport News Sign Twinning Agreement

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 HRM Staff Carrigaline Municipal District Council, Carrigaline Tidy Towns Committee, Friendship of two regions, Newport News, Sister Cities of Newport News Inc, Twinning Agreement

By: City of Newport News Carrigaline Municipal District Council (Cork County, Ireland) and the Sister Cities of Newport News Inc., signed a

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Administration Local Political 

KAINE & YOUNG APPLAUD SENATE PASSAGE OF THEIR BILL TO REPEAL 1991 & 2002 AUMFs, FORMALLY END GULF & IRAQ WARS

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 HRM Staff Formally End Gulf and Iraq Wars, Kaine, Military Forces, Repeal AUMFs, Young

By: Office of Senator Kaine WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN), members of

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Education Health Local Local News Technology 

Jefferson Lab Establishes Biomedical Research & Innovation Center

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 HRM Staff Biomedical Research, BRIC, Engineering, Environmental, explore, human health, Innovation, Jefferson Lab, Newport News, Research, Research Experience, science, Scientific Research, Scientists

A multitude of research and development activities are pursued by innovators at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National

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Residents Needed for Floodplain Management Advisory Committee

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 HRM Staff advisory council, Citizen Advisory Committee, City's stormwater Management plan, commitee, flooding, floodplain, Management, Natural Disaster, Newport News, Storm, Stormwater Master Plan, Virginia, virginia weather, Weather

City of Newport News is undertaking a multi-year, master planning effort to tackle flooding challenges. Through this effort, the city

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Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Virginia Labor Force Participation Nears Pre-Pandemic Level

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 HRM Staff Bryan Slater, Caren Merrick, employment, Employment Opportunities, Glenn Governor Glenn Youngkin, housing, Jobs, Labor Force, Richmond Virginia, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Virginia, Virginia Beach residents, Virginia Jobs, Virginia residents, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Workforce Connection, Virginia's Unemployment, workforce

RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced Virginia’s labor force participation rate has increased to 65.6% in February, the highest rate

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Governor Glenn Youngkin Signs Legislation Supporting Virginians with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families

March 27, 2023March 28, 2023 HRM Staff bill signing, Chris Runion, Collaboration, Commonwealth of Virginia, david suetterlein, development, Disability, Disability advocates, Disability Benefits, Family, Flexibility, Governor Glenn Younkin, Governor Youngkin, legistlation, Richmond, Richmond Virginia, roanoke city school board, School Board, signing, Social Security Disability Insurance, Success, Support, The Arc of Virginia, Virginia, Virginia Department of Education, Virginia General Assembly, Virginia Richmond

Governor Glenn Youngkin participates in bill signing ceremony at Round Hill Elementary School, Mar. 27, 2023. Official Photo by the

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School Board Announces Superintendent Search

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 HRM Staff Community, higher education, leader, Leadership, Newport News, Newport News Public Schools, Public School, School, Superintendent, Virginia School Board

Community encouraged to provide input on qualifications The Newport News School Board has started the process of hiring a new

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