American Legion Varina Post 233 will host the Varina Strong Fair Saturday, Aug. 29, from 9 a.m. to noon at Dorey Park, 2999 Darbytown Road in Henrico.
The event, presented in collaboration with the Dorey Park Farmers Market and Henrico Recreation and Parks, will feature a car, truck and
Union-represented workers at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden have rejected a pay raise proposal that garden officials described earlier this month as their "last, best and final offer," setting the stage for a possible strike.
LGBG Workers United – the unionized group of garden employees that is represented by
American Legion Post 244 member Scott Maddrea recently completed his year as Department Commander, becoming the first-ever member from the post to serve in the statewide role and also the first Hanover resident to do so.
During his term in the role, Maddrea traveled more than 25,000 miles,
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden workers announced on Friday that garden management had made its last pay increase proposal earlier that morning, which the workers' union will vote on next week.
While representatives from the union – the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers – did not disclose the exact amount,