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March 28, 2007
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Hampton Park could oust county critic from its board
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
Over the years, Shelley Schuetz has become known for criticizing how the county conducts its business. Now, Schuetz is facing similar charges by the Hampton Park board of directors. Members of the Hampton Park Community Association will decide this Friday whether Schuetz should be voted off its bo... More...
Another delay for Courthouse Rd. plan
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER

A land use plan that will govern future development along Courthouse Road is still influx amid claims of politics playing. The Chesterfield Planning Commission will wait until May to see if the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is able to review the proposed Northern Courthouse Road Pl... More...

Museum reopening celebrates Chesterfield's history
By Marcy Horwitz CONTRIBUTING WRITER

When the Chesterfield County Museum reopened earlier this month after extensive renovations, few people were happier than Holly Rush. Rush has been working on the renovation project since September when she was named the county's acting director for museum services. She's also a liaison between th... More...

 Legal Notices
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TAKE NOTICE The Board of Zoning Appeals of Chesterfield County, on Wednesday, April 4, 2007, beginning at 1:00 p. m., in the Public Meeting Room at the Chesterfield County Administration Building, Chesterfield, Virginia, will consider the following: More...
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 News
•Sign with apology violates Chesterfield ordinance
County critic "Slugger" Morrissette, who once used a large sign on his Beach Road property to berate several supervisors and the county administrator, is now using that same sign to apologize to Board of Supervisors Chairman Kelly Miller. "Mr. Miller was not aware of my property dispute with the c... More...
•Barnes & Noble moves to Chesterfield Towne Center
•Wilson seeks supervisor seat in Bermuda District
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•NEWS BRIEFS
Local gun shop targets NYC's Mayor Bloomberg
A Midlothian gun shop is taunting New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg by holding a gun giveaway. The sign at Bob Moates Sport Shop on Hull Street Road reads, "Ask about the Bloomberg Gun Giveaway," a reference to several federal lawsuits filed late last year by Bloomberg against the gun shop an... More...
•Community forum for Midlothian District Apr. 2
•ANNOUNCEMENTS
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 Letters/Opinion
•LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Branner Station isn't paying enough
As a resident of the Walthall area, I read your "Moving Forward: Transportation Department signs off on Branner Station" front page article in the Mar. 14 edition with great interest. More...
•Thank you for the Guide to Chesterfield County but…
•COMMENTARY
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 Family
•Family Fitness Night
Chester Middle School recently celebrated its Seventh Annual Family Fitness Night. Seventh-graders Hunter Buyalos and Mallory Seal top) took a turn at jousting while Joseph Jenkins and Emanuel Aguilar (bottom left) tried sumo wrestling. Others like school volleyball Coach Robert Gifford and his so... More...
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 Seniors
•Former Senior Center members reorganize again
The merger between the Senior Center of Chesterfield and the Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) last fall seemed like the perfect match, but some seniors have moved yet again. The former Senior Center has been reestablished as the Senior Center Partnership at Chesterfield and is now associated with... More...
•Lifelong Learning Institute opens to all friends on Mar. 29
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 Health Matters
•You still lose if you don't snooze
Experts discuss what's keeping you awake and how to get a good night's sleep
It may not be tonight or tomorrow night, but it's a good bet that one night you will find yourself tossing and turning, unable to go to sleep. The National Sleep Foundation's 2007 Sleep in America survey revealed more than half of American women - 60 percent - report they only get a good night's... More...
•What's new in mattresses
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 Crime Watch
•CRIME WATCH
Police seek 7-11 robber
Chesterfield police are searching for a black male who robbed the 7-11 convenience store at 320 North Arch Rd. shortly after 4 a.m. on Mar. 21. The suspect entered the store displaying a handgun and ordered the cashier to open the register. More...
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 Loose Ends
•Loose Ends
Real men don't dust
It's not that I am behind, but I am still looking for that hour we lost a few weeks ago. My other half offered to help the other day when we were having company and picked dusting over vacuuming. I know better than that. I traded with him. He does better with bigger machines and bigger targets. More...
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