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Work out or play bridge on "The Longest Day" -- June 21 events for Alzheimer's awareness in Williamsburg 6/19/2013
Play bridge or work out for Alzheimer's on Friday, June 21, the longest day of the year.

Case managers at Patient Advocate Foundation honored 6/18/2013
Newport News-based Patient Advocate Foundation’s professional case managers were recently honored by Dorland Health, a division of Access Intelligence, with a Case In Point Platinum Award.

Free shingles vaccinations for those over 60 6/18/2013
Norfolk Public Health is offering free shingles vaccines to eligible residents who are 60 or older & are uninsured or underinsured.

NN Fire Department offers these safety tips for people who lost power in storm 6/14/2013
Newport News Fire Department reminds residents who have lost power to make sure that appliances on at the time of the outage are turned off.

Red fox tested positive for rabies in James City County 6/13/2013
The Peninsula Health District is notifying residents in the area Chinkapin Lane and Elmwood Lane,  James City County, that a Red Fox has tested positive for the rabies virus.