Henricus Foundation names new executive director

Paul B. Tubach Jr. has been named the executive director of the Henricus Foundation, the nonprofit organization that oversees Henricus Historical Park.

Tubach, a resident of Williamsburg, has worked as a parks and greenways planner for James City County. He has received numerous awards, including the James City County Historic Commission's Award for Lifetime Service. He is also a founder and chairman of the Williamsburg Botanical Garden.

Henricus Historical Park is the site of the second permanent English settlement in the New World- the 1611 Citie of Henricus. For information, call 706-1340 or visit www. henricus.org.

Teens charged in knife fight

Three Community High School teens were charged with disorderly conduct, and one was also charged with malicious wounding after a fight that started in the boys' restroom at 7 a.m. April 30. It spilled over to the clinic where the wounded boy was taken when a friend of the victim came in and threatened the boy who used the knife.

The victim was taken to VCU medical Center where he received stitches on the side of his head. Police are investigating where the student got the steak knife and what precipitated the fight.

New check enforcement program

Commonwealth's attorneys are instituting a three-part program to fight bad checks. The bad check writers can resolve the offense without facing a possible criminal record by making full restitution to the victims and paying a service fee to cover costs incurred as a result of the bad check. They must also pay the cost of the program and complete an educational class that focuses on financial management.

This program deals with checks not honored because of insufficient funds, closed account or no account. Check forgeries or counterfeit checks are referred to the police, and the offenders are prosecuted.

County road repairs approved

The Virginia Department of Transportation Commissioner David Ekern approved a $1.17 million contract for Denton Concrete Services Company to repair concrete pavement along Route 288 north and southbound between Hull Street Road and I-95 and sections of Powhite Parkway at Route 288 and Chippenham Parkway intersections. Completion is set for June 2008.

Ekern also approved a $402,000 contract to provide pavement markings along secondary and primary roads in the county. Completion is set for October 2007.