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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 6

Regulators hear a split crowd on the Dominion-NextEra deal

Plus, a craft show at Richmond Raceway and a rainy-day shelter in Richmond.

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Regulators hear a split crowd on the proposed $67 billion Dominion-NextEra merger

The SCC's decision is expected in January

  1. Nov. 12Written comments on the merger are due
  2. Nov. 17The evidentiary hearing starts
  3. Jan. 11A final decision is expected around this date

Source: WWBT

If you get a Dominion Energy bill, regulators just heard from your fellow Virginians. At the 's third in-person public comment session Thursday, speakers filled nearly every seat for roughly three hours on 's proposed acquisition of Dominion.

WRIC reports roughly equal numbers of supporters and opponents spoke. One speaker said her electric bill had already risen 15% in the last year. ChamberRVA's Brian Anderson said Virginia's power needs call for "more scale, more capital."

  • Written comments so far: at least 2,400, with more expected
  • If approved: largest utility merger in U.S. history
  • Recusal calls: Chair Kelsey Bagot has declined to step aside

Earlier this week, Dominion and NextEra answered 117 proposed conditions and agreed to 101. Among the ones they rejected: a three-year rate freeze and keeping current staffing for 10 years.

Want to weigh in? Written comments are due Nov. 12.

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The Craftsmen's Christmas Classic returns to Richmond Raceway through Sunday

If you're starting on holiday gifts, hundreds of artists and craftspeople from more than 20 states are setting up indoors at the , 600 East Laburnum Avenue in Henrico. WWBT lists the same Nov. 6 through Nov. 8 run.

The show is open longest on Friday

DayHours
Fri., Nov. 610 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 710 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 810 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Source: Henrico Citizen

Expect pottery, fine art, glass, jewelry, weaving, furniture, photography, woodwork and specialty foods. Organizers say the merchandise is made by the artists and craftspeople exhibiting. Some will take custom orders and some will demonstrate their work.

  • Parking: free
  • Children younger than 6: admitted free
  • Discounted advance and Sunday-only tickets: sold online
  • Return pass: free at the show office with photo ID

Adults pay $10 at the door, and a paid admission covers all three days with a return pass

$10
for adults at the door
$1
for children ages 6 through 12
3 days
covered by one paid admission with a return pass

Source: Henrico Citizen

News Notes

Rain shelter

Richmond will open an inclement weather shelter at 1900 Chamberlayne Ave. from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, Fri., Nov. 6, as the first rain in over two weeks approaches. Chesterfield officials said the county does not plan to open one. WRIC ABC 8News

Free food

Henrico County Public Schools and the Henrico Community Food Bank will hold a drive-thru food distribution from noon to 2 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21, at 2401 Hartman Street, Building E. Packages are for as many as 500 families, with no registration and first come, first served. Henrico Citizen

Four dates this month are worth marking

  1. Nov. 10First Virginia Medicaid virtual town hall on 2027 changes is held
  2. Nov. 12Henrico Planning Commission will take up the revised Hadad's Lake proposal
  3. Nov. 19WinterWorld opens at CarMax Park
  4. Nov. 21Henrico drive-thru food distribution runs noon to 2 p.m.

Sources: Henrico Citizen, WWBT

Medicaid

Virginia Medicaid will hold virtual town halls on 2027 coverage changes Nov. 10, Dec. 2 and Jan. 15, 2027, each from noon to 1 p.m. Registration is required, and live attendance is limited to 1,000. Henrico Citizen

WinterWorld

The inaugural WinterWorld at CarMax Park opens Nov. 19 and runs through Jan. 3, with a 12,500-square-foot ice skating pond and a 45-foot live Christmas tree. Tickets start at $14.95 for adults and $9.95 for children ages 4-12. WWBT

Hadad's Lake

A revised proposal for the former Hadad's Lake property in Varina returns to the Henrico Planning Commission Nov. 12, and county planners recommend another delay. The 38.88 acres sit along Osborne Turnpike. Henrico Citizen

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Richmond just got a head start on the holidays, and it's made of bricks. The LEGO Group's new free Holiday Workshop is heading to cities across the U.S., and Glen Allen hosts the first stop Saturday, Nov. 7. Everything's better in studs.

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Regulators hear a split crowd on the Dominion-NextEra deal

Plus, a craft show at Richmond Raceway and a rainy-day shelter in Richmond.

The TLDR

  1. SCC hears supporters and opponents of the $67 billion Dominion-NextEra merger
  2. Craftsmen's Christmas Classic runs at Richmond Raceway through Sunday
  3. Richmond opens a rain shelter today on Chamberlayne Ave.
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