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Vol. 36, No. 23 | Richmond Suburban News | October 23, 2019
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Saturday hours set Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 in Voter Registrar Office HANOVER -- The Hanover County Voter Registration and Elections Office will have special Saturday hours on Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) for In-Person Absentee voting for the Nov. 5 election. Saturday, Nov. 2, will be the last day you can vote In-person absentee. Wednesday, Oct. 30, is the final day you can request an absentee ballot by mail. Monday, Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. is the cut-off for voting an emergency-only absentee ballot in the Voter Registration and Elections Office. When going to the polls on Nov. 5, be sure to bring a see SATURDAY, pg. 4
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Deadline to take part in Christmas Parade is Nov. 9
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ECHANICSVILLE -- Come one, come all! The Mechanicsville Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Mechanicsville Rotary and Ruritan Clubs, will get underway at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8. Registration is open and there is no entry fee to take part in this nostalgic community event through the Village of Mechanicsville. The theme for 2019 is “It’s a
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Supervisors’ candidates share goals, concerns, and reasons for running By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local
Sample ballots, polling places, and information about the Voter Registrar/ Director of Elections are included in the 2019 Election Guide today.
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ASHLAND -- Eight Hanover citizens gathered at Randolph-Macon College last week for a polite, but focused discussion of issues on the collective minds of county residents. All are seeking positions on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors and are candidates in the four contested races in the upcoming Nov. 2 election. ChamberRVA sponsored the candidates’ forum and Randolph-Macon hosted the
event at Birdsong Hall. Angela Kelly-Wiecek, Faye Pritchard and Canova Peterson are unopposed in their bids for re-election to the board. The group fielded a variety of questions from R-MC professor Richard Meagher that covered the gambit of pressing issues. Crystal Robens said she is running for office because it’s the right time in her life for such a pursuit. “I chose to run now because the time is right for me,” explaining that her daughter and son
have graduated from high school. Robens is a process improvement and efficiency expert for the federal government and has lived in Hanover all of her life. Her opponent in the Beaverdam District hardly needed an introduction. “I will say that I’m running on my record. I’ve been here a few years,” Aubrey “Bucky” Stanley said. “I’ve never voted for a tax increase and I’m pro-business,” he said before emphasizing the low crime
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Four-year-old Catherine Gage of Mechanicsville was bundled up and ready for Santa Claus during last year’s Mechanicsville Christmas Parade.
Wonderful Life”. Eleven categories will be
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