Saturday, January 25, 2025

ICYMI: Tunnel expansion, a new career, grassroots support group, a Cardinal, and a nice gift

The search continues

VDOT is now collecting technical proposals and prices to design and construct the Interstate 64 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion. READ MORE.

https://hnndaily.com/local-news/2018/04/30/vdot-continues-search-for-company-to-complete-hrbt-expansion/

Jumping to the nonprofit world

Carol Sale began her career in health care with Riverside Health System in 1982, and for the last 30 years has bounced around Hampton Roads, including stops at Sentara and the Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital. READ MORE.

https://hnndaily.com/local-news/2018/05/01/longtime-hampton-roads-health-care-executive-to-join-the-nonprofit-industry/

Starting support

More than 28,000 Virginians suffer traumatic brain injuries every year, according to the Brain Injury Association of Virginia. That leaves a lot of family members in the same situation as Karen Grazionale. READ MORE.

https://hnndaily.com/local-news/2018/05/02/she-couldnt-find-a-caregiver-support-group-so-she-started-one/

NFL bound

He finished his college career 144 tackles at 14 sacks. READ MORE.

https://hnndaily.com/local-news/2018/05/03/hampton-university-defensive-lineman-signs-nfl-contract/

A very nice gift

Habitat for Humanity relies on building partnerships, volunteer labor, donated materials to build homes for families with an income between 45-80 percent of the area median income. The families buy the homes with a no interest and 20- to 30-year mortgage. READ MORE.

https://hnndaily.com/local-news/2018/05/04/mom-daughter-receive-gift-of-a-lifetime/

John Mangalonzo
John Mangalonzohttp://wydaily.com
John Mangalonzo (john@localdailymedia.com) is the managing editor of Local Voice Media’s Virginia papers – WYDaily (Williamsburg), Southside Daily (Virginia Beach) and HNNDaily (Hampton-Newport News). Before coming to Local Voice, John was the senior content editor of The Bellingham Herald, a McClatchy newspaper in Washington state. Previously, he served as city editor/content strategist for USA Today Network newsrooms in St. George and Cedar City, Utah. John started his professional journalism career shortly after graduating from Lyceum of The Philippines University in 1990. As a rookie reporter for a national newspaper in Manila that year, John was assigned to cover four of the most dangerous cities in Metro Manila. Later that year, John was transferred to cover the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines. He spent the latter part of 1990 to early 1992 embedded with troopers in the southern Philippines as they fought with communist rebels and Muslim extremists. His U.S. journalism career includes reporting and editing stints for newspapers and other media outlets in New York City, California, Texas, Iowa, Utah, Colorado and Washington state.

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