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Vol. 6 No. 50 | Richmond Suburban News | August 11, 2021
National Night Out
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From left, Sean Davis, chair of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors; Jack Caldwell, Flying Squirrels’ mascot and entertainment coordinator; F. Michael Herzberg, Cold Harbor District supervisor; Nutasha; Susan P. Dibble, South Annna District supervisor; Nutzy; Hanover County Administrator John Budesky; Angela Kelly-Wiecek, vice-chair of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, and her husband Paul Wiecek; Aiden Mundy and his great-grandfather, Mechanicsville District Supervisor W. Canova Peterson, Mechanicsville District supervisor gather for a group photo after Davis, Herzberg, Dibble, Budesky and Mundy threw out first pitches at the Hanover County 300th birthday celebration with the Richmond Flying Squirrels at The Diamond Saturday.
Hanover County continues birthday bash at the Diamond By Jim Ridolphi Ashland-Hanover Local
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anover County’s belated 300th Birthday Celebration continued last week with Hanover Night at The
Diamond. The event featured $3 tickets for the first 300 sold to county residents and free t-shirts were distributed to the first 300 fans. The event is a continuation of the county’s celebration of its founding in 1720, and Public
Information Officer Tom Harris said the party continues through the fall. “We’re celebrating our 300th birthday a year late… and we’re asking our residents to come out and make history with see DIAMOND, pg. 4
Joel Klein for The Local
Six-year-old Ty Bain gets a view from the driver’s seat of Chickahominy Volunteer Fire Department engine 410 with firefighter J.B.Foster at National Night Out in the Totopotomoy community.
The Hanover Sheriff’s Office and Ashland Police Department celebrated National Night Out last week with community cookouts, pool parties and meet and greets throughout the county. National Night Out is recognized as a community event that strengthens relationships among citizens and the men and women who serve to protect them. It allows the public to interact with the officers they see on the street daily, and allow one on one relationships. A series of events was planned at a number of neighborhoods and officers, Fire/ EMS workers and other officials made appearances at the event, founded in 1984 to instill trust between citizens and police. FOR MORE PHOTOS TURN TO PAGE 3
Federal rescue funding could address Ashland's long term needs By Jim Ridolphi Ashland-Hanover Local Ashland is experiencing what some may consider a pressing but pleasant financial situation. Jim Ridolphi for The Local During the next weeks, Ashland Matt Reynal, assistant town manager in Ashland. Town Council members, residents and
administrators will begin to formulate a plan on how to spend the $8.1 million headed the town’s way as a result of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The federal allotments are designed to assist localities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and its numerous impacts on the economy, economic
development and citizens who suffered during the period. Assistant Town Manager Matt Reynal outlined the initial guidelines and requirements regarding the funds and how they might be used in Ashland. Town Manager Josh Farrar clarified the preliminary presentation stating it
contained no recommendations, just examples of how the funding could be allocated. Farrar and Reynal are expected to return to Council next month with a preliminary plan regarding what projects might be considered for funding, see ARPA, pg. 5