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Also on today's calendar: BT - Del McCoury Band - October 10, 2026, doors 6:30pm and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Part-time Lifeguard (rutgers.edu) — Hopewell is hiring part-time lifeguards to help keep swimmers safe and support programs at the Hopewell Community Center pool. The role includes monitoring patrons, enforcing rules, assisting with lessons and events, and handling basic maintenance, and requires Red Cross lifeguarding, CPR, and first aid certifications, offering a flexible option for residents interested in working with the city's recreation department.
2. Man charged with arson after Hopewell mother, four children left without a home in fire (wric.com) — An alleged arson in Hopewell has left a local mother and her four young children without a home after an August fire on Boston Street caused serious injuries and destroyed their belongings. Investigators from Hopewell Fire and EMS, Hopewell Police, and a federal fire specialist arrested Austin Wayne Harvey on an arson charge, and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Hopewell Fire Marshal's Office.
3. Plaintiff's motion for sanctions denied (valawyersweekly.com) — A federal judge has rejected a Hopewell property owner's bid to sanction the city and its attorneys over a lawsuit stemming from a 2021 controlled burn that demolished a strip shopping center in Hopewell. The court found no bad-faith conduct during the brief period the case was in federal court, meaning the dispute over the demolition will continue in state court without penalties against the city's legal team.
4. High school football: Midlothian delivers statement in Week 5 victory over Huguenot (richmonder.org) — Hopewell High's Blue Devils continued their offensive surge with a 40-32 win over Meadowbrook, highlighted by freshman quarterback Ar'King Holloway's playmaking. A wider Week 5 roundup tracks regional powers, upcoming matchups, and playoff implications, including Dinwiddie's upcoming stretch of three straight road games at Hopewell, Petersburg, and Thomas Dale that could reshape the Region 4B race.
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