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The Harrisonburg Community Health Center (HCHC) received a $12,500 check from Emmett Toms, Manager, Dominion Resources, to support its Telemedicine Program for high-risk pregnant women.
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Greenville author Nick Auclair will be signing his action-adventure novel, Steel’s Treasure, at an author’s reception Saturday May 25, 5 to 7 PM at Staunton’s Black SwanBooks and Music. The event is free and open to the public.
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The community of Churchville will mark Memorial Day with an event that includes comments from a local minister, comments from a local, Cuban-born American, and military honors with a local re-enactment group.
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Thomas P. Loughran Jr., MD, will become director of the University of Virginia Cancer Center, F. Palmer Weber-Smithfield Foods Professor of Oncology Research and Professor of Medicine on Aug. 15, 2013.
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Secure Futures, LLC, a developer of solar energy for non-profit institutions in education and other fields, announced today that it has signed a 20 year solar services agreement with the Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority (the “Authority”) to install, own and operate a solar photovoltaic project on the roof of a 60-unit low-income housing apartment building in Harrisonburg.
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The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank received more than 192,000 pounds of food during Stamp Out Hunger on May 11. That will provide more than 160,000 meals to families in the Blue Ridge region during the first few weeks of summer.
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Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia gave State Sen. Ralph Northam a 100 percent rating today.
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Augusta Health has been named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, the leading online resource that helps consumers compare and connect with physicians and hospitals. This recognition places Augusta Health among the top 2% of hospitals in the nation.
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Staunton Senior Center member Grace McGovern won a quilted wall hanging during the SSC Open House. The raffle and Open House were part of SSC’s celebration of Older American’s Month. The week of special events concluded with the Senior Ms. Virginia pageant in the Ntelos Theater of Gypsy Hill Place on May 17.
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The IRS recently admitted that certain conservative groups had been singled out for extra scrutiny based on political leanings, including some in Virginia. The IRS must be held accountable for this blatant abuse of power.
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