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A group of Bridgewater College students and a faculty member will trade suntan lotion and swim suits for hammers and tool belts as they spend spring break volunteering as construction workers with Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge Spring Break 2015.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the award of two planning grants from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID). Projects in Orange County and the City of Richmond have been awarded $40,000 to support the growth of agricultural and forestry projects in the Commonwealth.
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Junior guard Ron Curry posted his first career double-double while sophomore guard Jackson Kent matched him with his career-high 20 points to lead JMU past Hofstra, 82-73.
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UVA baseball will move its upcoming weekend round-robin tournament with Seton Hall and Hartford from UVa’s Davenport Field to Myrtle Beach, S.C., because of field conditions from recent inclement weather in Charlottesville.
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#2 UVA baseball will move its upcoming weekend baseball series with Marist from UVa’s Davenport Field to Charleston, S.C., because of recent and projected inclement weather in Charlottesville. Virginia will play four games at three sites in the Charleston area over the course of the weekend.
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In a near-party-line vote of 22-15, the Senate today approved budget amendment 301 #11s striking language from Gov. McAuliffe’s introduced budget that would have closed the health insurance coverage gap, enabling up to 400,000 Virginians — most from working families — to access quality, affordable healthcare.
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Third-ranked UVA has won 21 of its first 22, is 9-1 in the ACC, and now has to start over from scratch. That’s the feeling sweeping UVA Nation with the news that Justin Anderson, the team’s second-leading scorer, and arguably the Cavs’ heart and soul, is out four to six weeks.
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Vector Industries has closed on the purchase of a property on Hopeman Parkway in Waynesboro that will triple the current physical plant for the unique non-profit that provides employment opportunities to people with diverse disabilities.
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Governor McAuliffe on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to President Obama for including up to $37.8 million in his Fiscal Year 2016 budget to fund land conservation projects within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
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The Virginia Senate defeated legislation, SB 1132, which would have allowed individuals with concealed handgun permits to carry loaded firearms on school property outside of regular school hours.
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