AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Chesterfield Virginia. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/chesterfield-va 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/chesterfield-va https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 27 Dec 2024 19:14:37 -0600 Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that he has received his committee assignments for the 118th Congress. Congressman Griffith will again https://www.americantowns.com/news/griffith-announces-committee-assignments-for-118th-congress-31528889-chesterfield-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/griffith-announces-committee-assignments-for-118th-congress-31528889-chesterfield-va.html Government and Politics Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Resolution would remove an arbitrary deadline, recognizing Virginia as the final state needed to enshrine the ERA in the U.S. Constitution https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-and-kaine-join-colleagues-in-bipartisan-measure-to-ratify-the-equal-rights-amendment-31529549-chesterfield-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-and-kaine-join-colleagues-in-bipartisan-measure-to-ratify-the-equal-rights-amendment-31529549-chesterfield-va.html Government and Politics Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600  Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) reintroduced legislation to rename the FBI Headquarters and remove any reference to J. Edgar Hoover. https://www.americantowns.com/news/connolly-reintroduces-legislation-to-rename-the-hoover-building-31534062-chesterfield-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/connolly-reintroduces-legislation-to-rename-the-hoover-building-31534062-chesterfield-va.html Government and Politics Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced an award totaling $135,684 to help provide housing and supportive https://www.americantowns.com/news/spanberger-announces-more-than-135000-to-help-address-homelessness-in-fredericksburg-spotsylvania-and-stafford-31534201-chesterfield-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/spanberger-announces-more-than-135000-to-help-address-homelessness-in-fredericksburg-spotsylvania-and-stafford-31534201-chesterfield-va.html Government and Politics Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 RICHMOND, VA – In one of the most competitive districts in the Commonwealth, State Senate District 31, far-right Republican Juan Pablo Segura https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-republican-juan-pablo-segura-kicks-off-his-campaign-using-an-antisemitic-trope-31535368-chesterfield-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-republican-juan-pablo-segura-kicks-off-his-campaign-using-an-antisemitic-trope-31535368-chesterfield-va.html Government and Politics Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today released the following statement praising the passage of energy regulatory reform: “Since https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-glenn-youngkin-praises-passage-of-energy-regulatory-reform-31541452-chesterfield-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-glenn-youngkin-praises-passage-of-energy-regulatory-reform-31541452-chesterfield-va.html Government and Politics Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) released the https://www.americantowns.com/news/statement-of-senate-intel-chair-warner-and-vice-chair-rubio-on-intelligence-oversight-31542810-chesterfield-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/statement-of-senate-intel-chair-warner-and-vice-chair-rubio-on-intelligence-oversight-31542810-chesterfield-va.html Government and Politics Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after the Senate voted to https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-and-kaine-applaud-senate-confirmation-of-robert-ballou-for-us-district-court-for-the-western-district-of-virginia-31546311-chesterfield-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-and-kaine-applaud-senate-confirmation-of-robert-ballou-for-us-district-court-for-the-western-district-of-virginia-31546311-chesterfield-va.html Government and Politics Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Democrats on the Committee on Oversight and Accountability in sending a letter to Alan Shaw, CEO of Norfolk https://www.americantowns.com/news/oversight-committee-democrats-press-norfolk-southern-for-answers-after-prioritizing-profits-over-safety-31555150-chesterfield-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/oversight-committee-democrats-press-norfolk-southern-for-answers-after-prioritizing-profits-over-safety-31555150-chesterfield-va.html Government and Politics Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine teamed up with U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Elizabeth Warren https://www.americantowns.com/news/kaine-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-remove-student-loan-tax-31555783-chesterfield-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kaine-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-remove-student-loan-tax-31555783-chesterfield-va.html Government and Politics Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 The Child Care for Working Families Act will ensure families across America can find and afford the child care they need, dramatically expand access https://www.americantowns.com/news/kaine-murray-scott-reintroduce-child-care-for-working-families-act-to-tackle-child-care-crisis-and-get-families-the-child-care-and-prek-they-need-31568948-chesterfield-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kaine-murray-scott-reintroduce-child-care-for-working-families-act-to-tackle-child-care-crisis-and-get-families-the-child-care-and-prek-they-need-31568948-chesterfield-va.html Government and Politics Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 End of Year Campaign 2022 “You have to get past the fear. - Rick “One of the big hurdles with getting screened for colon cancer is https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-cancer-society-news-so-no-one-walks-alone-31511600-kennesaw-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-cancer-society-news-so-no-one-walks-alone-31511600-kennesaw-ga.html Health and Fitness Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Thank You for Your Support James, we couldn’t have made such a big impact in 2022 without friends and supporters like you. From https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-cancer-society-news-4-things-youre-making-possible-in-2023-31514996-kennesaw-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-cancer-society-news-4-things-youre-making-possible-in-2023-31514996-kennesaw-ga.html Health and Fitness Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 We Americans, and probably millions of folks across the continents, routinely and ritually begin a new year by declaring the intention to make some https://www.americantowns.com/news/national-foundation-to-end-senior-hunger-news-i-wish-i-were-31514997-alexandria-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/national-foundation-to-end-senior-hunger-news-i-wish-i-were-31514997-alexandria-va.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 What You Should Know About Radon January is National Radon Action Month, so we're raising awareness about radon, the 86th element in the https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-lung-association-news-january-2023-the-secondleading-cause-of-lung-cancer-31521413-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-lung-association-news-january-2023-the-secondleading-cause-of-lung-cancer-31521413-chicago-il.html Health and Fitness Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600