Gene Marrano
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After raising well over the $30,000 they targeted to help reopen public swimming pools in Roanoke next year, the organizers behind that drive donated another $20,000 today to the Kirk Family YMCA for swim lessons there. Some of that donation will be used to transport children to the Kirk Family Y for swim lessons. Neither the Washington Park or Fallon Park public pools are expected to open this summer due to city budget cuts. Local attorney John Fishwick Jr. helped spearhead the drive. Joshua Yerkes is a senior director for the Y:
The Vice President of Operations for the Mack Trucks medium-duty line says they are aiming for an early September opening at the new Roanoke County production plant. The launch date was pushed back from this month due to COVID-19 safety precautions. Mack Trucks is still hiring for some of the 200-plus jobs they promised to create, with a 13 million dollar investment in its Roanoke Valley Operations plant. Antonio Servidoni is overseeing the roll-out:
There will be no Salem Red Sox baseball at the ballpark this season. Salem Sox general manager Allen Lawrence made the announcement this afternoon. The Red Sox say they are finalizing arrangements to address alternate plans and refund options to current ticket holders. Lawrence says they hope to offer other non-baseball events at the park later this year.
