Advance Evening News

It's Monday, September 23, 2024. This evening's stories include a ribbon cutting for the new lab school, the announcement of Kids' Station's new location, and Food Bank CEO Dan Maher on the podcast.

Youngkin Attends Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Lab School

By Ky Hyunh

Gov. Glenn Youngkin greets a student at the Academy of Innovation and Technology at University of Mary Washington last week. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi for UMW.

The Academy of Technology and Innovation at the University of Mary Washington held a dedication ceremony and ribbon-cutting last week, welcoming local high school students, parents, and the UMW Board of Visitors, as well as UMW President Troy Paino and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin. 

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Kids’ Station Announces New Location

By Adele Uphaus

KinderCare, which operates Kids’ Station, the childcare center located on the Mary Washington Hospital campus, announced today that it has secured a new location off State Route 3 (Plank Road) behind Spotsylvania Towne Center.

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The New Dominion Podcast with the Food Bank’s Dan Maher

By Cori Blanch

Regular listeners will not want to miss this special episode, which goes deep with Dan Maher of the Fredericksburg Food Bank about the profound challenges facing people living with food insecurity, as well as the innovative ways the food bank is rising to these challenges.

Listen here.

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