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Vol. 37, No. 48 | Richmond Suburban News | March 16, 2022
STOPS AT EVERY HOME IN TOWN
County advances universal broadband initiative plans By Christina Amano Dolan Editor
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uring last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Hanover County IT Director Kevin Nelson presented a progress update on the county’s “Connect Hanover” initiative and answered raised ques-
tions. The initiative intends to provide broadband and high-speed internet access to all unserved homes and businesses in Hanover County in the next three years. After careful search, the county partnered with All Points Broadband as its designated internet service provider. All Points will help the county deliver broadband
access with minimum speeds of 100 Mbps to remaining unserved areas through a fiber-to-the-home solution. In addition, Dominion Energy and Rappahannock Electric Cooperative have partnered with the county and All Points to deploy middle-mile fiber that All Points see BROADBAND, pg. 16
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Community members gather at the opening of the new location of the Hanover and King William Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which is now located at 7199 Stonewall Parkway, Mechanicsville. Habitat’s new office is located directly next to the store.
Equity dominates school New Habitat for Humanity ReStore is board, public discussions officially open, bigger and better than before By Jim Ridolphi For The Mechanicsville Local
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Rebecca Highfield speaks against allowing Alliance Defending Freedom to consult with HCPS.
Some found it unusual that a controversial item that authorized Hanover County Public Schools (HCPS) to engage Alliance Defending Freedom “for legal review of Policy 7-1.2 at no cost to HCPS” was included on the board’s consent agenda, a positioning that allowed the resolution to pass without discussion or a separate vote. At the beginning of the meeting, Chickahominy District see EQUITY, pg. 12
By Christina Amano Dolan Editor Community members flocked to the Cold Harbor Business Center last Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of the new Hanover and King William Habitat for Humanity ReStore. With shopping carts ready as the doors officially opened at 9 a.m., the day proved to be a great success with a notable amount of com-
munity support. Hanover and King William Habitat for Humanity began moving from their previous ReStore and office location last month, transitioning from the store’s original Atlee location to its new location at 7199 Stonewall Parkway, Mechanicsville. According to Renee Robinson, executive see RESTORE, pg. 13
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