Brooklyn's Marketplace aids small firms in Front Royal buildout
Brooklyn's Marketplace in Front Royal hosts 14 vendors in a nonprofit shop at 113 E Main St. Founders Leathers Bond and Rachel Bond expand The Rusty Den to a new 130 E Main St storefront as booths rent from 75 dollars monthly. Ballou aims to help veterans seniors and the disabled start small businesses with coaching and loans.
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Front Royal
Sonny Leathers
Rachel Bond
Brooklyn
Rusty den
E. Main St
Arlene
Ballou
Bond and
Leathers
Main St
Bond
Sterling
Center For Workforce Development
Organiza
Wanda Ruffner
Brooklyn Ballou
Kadesky
Brooklyn’s
Ruffner
First baby of the year Elijah born at 10 02 a m January 4
Elijah Shanton Sawyers was born at 10 02 a m on January 4 at Warren Memorial Hospital, 21 inches long. Parents Kevin Shanton and Shamber Sawyers chose the name Elijah from a Bible figure with a meaning they liked, and the middle name from the film Belly. Elijah, described as alert and calm, will live in Winchester with Shanton’s mother Olympia Veney. The hospital honors the newborn with a $100 gift card as the first baby of 2013. 239 babies were born at WMH in 2013.
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Shanton
Elijah
Sincere
Syncere
Sawyers
Winchester
Olympia Veney
Kevin
Veney
WMH
Meghan Howard
Warren Memorial Hospital
Countywide capital projects and Leach Run Parkway update
Forecasts show capital improvements at schools, regional fail and progress on Leach Run Parkway. The supervisors say the biggest challenge last year was addressing the cost of living increase for county employees, a issue being tackled now and long term. The county notes ongoing challenges in staffing and funding across initiatives.
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Leach Run Parkway
Towns seeks fair pay as volunteers fade in Warren County
Front Royal Mayor Tim Carr previews Forecast 2014 noting loss of volunteer firefighters as towns replace them with paid staff. He cites county competition on pay, limited corridor funding on the U.S. 522/340 route, and urges long term traffic solutions. The most critical project ahead is the South Fork Bridge construction, which could cause congestion during completion.
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Warren County
South Fork
Town considers seeking code change to regulate lawn care
Front Royal staff urged the Town Council to ask the General Assembly to amend state code to authorize regulating grass and foreign growth on occupied properties. The issue, noted after complaints, will be added to the agenda for the Jan 13 council meeting at the Warren County Government Center.
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General Assembly
Front Royal
Jeremy Camp
Steve Burke
Doug Napier
Gordonsville
Warren County
Point-In-Time Count Seeks Homeless Data For Shenandoah Valley
Local agencies prepare the annual Point-in-Time homeless census set for Jan 30 2014. Volunteers interview participants in Clarke Frederick Page Shenandoah Warren Counties and Winchester, distributing care items. The count informs regional funding with HUD rules and may include the Valley Health mobile coach providing flu shots.
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Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah County
Kerry Keihn
Shenandoah Alliance For Shelter
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Choices
Page County
Northern
Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission
Page
Shenandoah
Warren
Winchester City
Frederick County Health Department
Valley Health
Alex Schweiger
Northern Shenandoah Valley
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