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On May 4, 2011, the City of Harrisonburg celebrated a milestone in public transportation. For the first time, public transportation ridership in the city reached 2 million passengers. The system, which has 27 buses, has provided transportation services to residents of Harrisonburg since 1976. Susan Ritchie, of Harrisonburg, was identified as the two millionth passenger…
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The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Bar Association was honored by the Board of Directors of the national Legal Services Corporation at a reception in Richmond Va. on April 14, in conjunction with the LSC Board of Directors’ quarterly meeting. The bar was recognized for its long-standing pro bono referral program, operated in collaboration with Blue Ridge Legal Services,…
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The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce is hosting its second annual Military Support Fair on Wednesday, March 23, from 4-7 p.m. The Fair will be held at the JMU Festival Conference & Student Center located on 1301 Carrier Drive in Harrisonburg.This event is brought to you by the Shenandoah Valley Energy Partnership and JMU Outreach &…
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Evening lane closures will occur the week of March 14-18 on Interstate 81 at the Stone Spring Bridge in Rockingham County. Motorists should anticipate possible delays in this area. The left northbound and southbound lanes of I-81, at mile marker 245 will be closed the evening of March 15, from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m….
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Harrisonburg City Council Tuesday night passed an ordinance offering a 100 percent exemption from local taxes for solar power installations, helping the city to join 13 other localities in Virginia that offer a 100 percent exemption for developers and homeowners to install solar power in their communities. The ordinance, passed by a 4-1 vote, exempts…
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Virginia Organizing is hosting an immigration forum on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Community Mennonite Church, 70 S. High St., Harrisonburg. The forum will focus on preserving immigrants’ rights with a heavy amount of attention on immigrants’ issues in the 2011 Virginia General Assembly. The forum will feature Walter Tejada, currently on the Arlington…
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The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual membership meeting and awards ceremony Thursday at the JMU Festival Conference & Student Center. During the ceremony, the Chamber honored two restaurateurs, and a local farm family that is dedicated to sustainable farming practices. 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year Aaron Ludwig, owner of Jack Brown’s Beer…
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Our Community Place in Harrisonburg has released its second fund-raising Christmas CD, just in time for the holidays. Officially debuted at the OCP Christmas concert, with record artists performing live, this latest fund-raising album, “Our Christmas Present: Volume II,” features some of the finest musical talent in the area—as well as nationally-known acts. Artists returning…
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Despite a drive to maintain community support for First Night Harrisonburg, the event’s board of directors has canceled the event for New Year’s Eve, 2011. First Night Harrisonburg’s board is the primary organizational group of the annual Downtown Harrisonburg New Years Eve community festival. After a series of attempts to recruit volunteers and long deliberation,…
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The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that copies of the 2011 Harrisonburg & Rockingham County Map are now available. “The full color street map is one of the Chamber’s most vital tools for marketing our area to visitors, new residents, and new or relocating businesses,” says Frank Tamberrino, president of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham…
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