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What if the secret to a longer, sharper life isn’t found in a pill, but in the people around you?

Join us for a conversation on the science & power of human connection, featuring Ken Stern, author of the just-released “Healthy to 100: How Strong Social Ties Lead to Long Lives,” and Dr. Sara Doyle, MD, a Sunday Health cognitive neurologist specializing in dementia prevention and care.


Business

The Fredericksburg City Council has approved rezoning to make way for new hotel suites on Fall Hill Avenue.

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Traffic

OmniRide will further reduce its Express commuter bus services as of Monday, April 27, due to low ridership during the coronavirus pandemic. While Express ridership has dropped by 90 percent, OmniRide will continue to operate a few core commuter routes that are serving essential personnel.

The move comes after the transit agency suspended bus fares back on March 18.


Obituaries

William Stansbery, Jr.

William Bond Stansbery, Jr. (“Bill”) passed away peacefully on April 19, 2020. He was 70. A native of Arlington, VA, Bill is preceded in death by parents William Bond Stansbery and Elizabeth Stansbery. He leaves behind to cherish his memory his loving sister, Pamela Brown and her husband Martin, his nephew Rusty Brown (Summer) and their daughter Lorelei, his nephew Chris Brown (fiancé Amy Lee), and a host of devoted relatives and friends.