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Vol. 35, No. 32 | Richmond Suburban News | December 12, 2018
Organizer of fundraiser for firefighters offers thanks for help By Paul R Diana Special to The Local
Sarah Suttles shared a photo of her 5-year-old son Jackson, left, who was bundled up for some snowy fun at their home in Mechanicsville. At right, Nick Liberante captured this scene of a woman walking her dog along the tracks in the Town of Ashland. The tranquil scene shows the Christmas spirit, as well as the relevance of trains in the town.
Nearly foot of snow shuts down Hanover By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com MECHANICSVILLE – Hanover County government and facilities offices and Hanover County Public Schools were closed Monday following
Sunday’s snowfall, which was reported to have covered the area with anywhere from 8 to 11 inches. A Virginia State Police trooper received minor injuries Sunday evening after being struck by a 2003 GMC
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Yukon while assisting a disabled vehicle on the left hand shoulder of southbound Interstate 295 at mile marker 89.6.while aiding a disabled vehicle, while Sgt. Keeli L. Hill, public informa-
tion officer for VSP Division 1, said the trooper was stopped with his emergency equipment activated. The Yukon, traveling southbound, lost control and hit the trooper’s vehicle in the rear. see SNOW, pg. 31
(Editor’s note: The following was submitted by Paul R. Diana, who organized the Nov. 3 fundraiser for the family of Lt. Brad Clark, who lost his life on Oct. 11 after responding to a two-vehicle crash on the side of Interstate 295 during Tropical Storm Michael, and the two firefighters who were injured.) I was sitting at home that Saturday night after the tragic accident with Hanover County Fire-EMS. I was just thinking about all of those impacted and now what happens. I happened to call my friend Greg Sullivan of Sullivan’s Catering and, as we were talking, he said something that made me think about a BBQ fundraiser. I asked if he would be interested since he has all the equipment and knows BBQ see FUNDRAISER, pg. 5