James Richard ‘Dick’ Storey Sr.
WILLIAMSBURG James Richard “Dick” Storey Sr., 93, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. He was born July 2, 1927, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to James Robert and Mildred Ethel (Strawbridge) Storey.
The second of two children, he grew up spending summers at a family cottage in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, where he learned to love swimming, rowing and outdoor life.
He was a precocious student. He skipped a grade and graduated early from John Harris High School to start college at Penn State before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He never saw combat duty, but liked to say that when he finished Basic Training, the Germans became alarmed and surrendered, and when he finished Specialist Training three months later, the Japanese became alarmed and surrendered.
Williamsburg-area nonprofit organizations have adapted since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold last spring, in order to meet the needs of the communities they serve.
The Greater Williamsburg Council hosted a webinar to help small business owners find financial relief options during the coronavirus pandemic. (WYDaily/Courtesy of Unsplash)
Last week, the Greater Williamsburg Business Council hosted a webinar to discuss the economic aid act and how small business owners can utilize other aid opportunities during the coronavirus pandemic.
The webinar was in partnership with James City County Economic Development, York County Economic Development, City of Williamsburg Economic Development, the Greater Williamsburg Partnership, and the William & Mary Office of Economic Development and Business Innovation.
Jim Carroll, executive director of the Small Business Development Center of Hampton Roads, Inc. gave a 20 minute presentation on the second round of Paycheck Protection Program funding and other economic aid opportunities available to businesses in the Greater Williamsburg area.
A new grant is coming to help out renters in the Greater Williamsburg area.
The Williamsburg Health Foundation announced on Monday the City of Williamsburg, James City County and York County would receive a $1 million grant to help prevent Greater Williamsburg residents from rental evictions during the coronavirus pandemic.
“There is a profound, multifaceted connection between one’s housing and one’s health,” Carol L. Sale, WHF president and CEO, said in a statement from a news release. “So profound that Trustees of the Williamsburg Health Foundation made the challenging decision to increase the foundation’s annual spending limit this year which required reaching into the foundation’s corpus to fund this program.”
In Business Notes: The Pavilion at Williamsburg and the Farley Center on Mooretown Road in James City County purchased; Muddy Marley’s Dog Wash opening; new trustees for Williamsburg Health Foundation; NDP has been named agency of record for Chesapeake Bank; and local businesses have extended their leases.