The Goochland Gazette – 07/02/2020

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Volume 65, Number 27 • July 2, 2020

Savoring the summer

For students returning to classroom, a new world

Gade takes majority of county vote in primary By Roslyn Ryan Editor

Plenty of precautions for COVID-19 in place as summer school begins By Roslyn Ryan Editor

Some Goochland County students are returning to the classroom this week for summer school instruction, though the experience for students, teachers and staff members is markedly different than it was just a few months ago. Unlike in March, when school buildings were last open to the public, reminders of the ongoing fight against COVID-19 are now impossible to miss. As the Commonwealth, along with the nation and the rest of the world, begins to move closer to what life looked like before COVID19, those tasked with ensuring a safe return to schools face a monumental challenge: how

W as We asked readers to send us some of their favorite summer fun snapshots taken so far this year. Pictured su in photos at the left are (top) Nate, Grady and Tara Bowmaster; (middle) The Gallegos sisters, Julissa , Gisselle, m Liliana and Karina; (bottom) The Wright family enjoying Li day at the beach. The photo on the right was submitted da by Frank Nicholas and was taken at Kerr Lake during a recent family vacation. re

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Goochland County saw a 10.10% turnout for the Republican Congressional Primary for U.S. Senate last week, with 1,868 registered voters turning out to cast a ballot in the statewide election. Daniel M. Gade earned the most votes in Goochland, with 1,319 (70.61 %) of the county’s voters choosing him as the republican nominee to run for the U.S. Senate against the democratic incumbent, Mark Warner. Of the other two remaining candidates, Alissa A. Baldwin received 282 votes (15.10 %) and Thomas A. Speciale, II drew 267 (14.29 %). Statewide, Daniel M. Gade won the election with 205,554 (67.44%) votes, followed by Alissa A. Baldwin with 55,107 (18.08%) votes, and Thomas A. Speciale, II with 44,118 (14.48%) votes. Goochland Registrar Ryan Mulligan see Primary > page 2

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