DATE: Wednesday, June 25, 1997              TAG: 9706250541

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HAMPTON ROADS [BRIEFS]

CHESAPEAKE Schools undergo

a second round

of principal-shuffling

The School Board approved a second round of principal transfers Monday. Great Bridge High School and the Chesapeake Center for Science and Technology are among the district's schools that will have new principals next year.

James R. Glisson, previously principal at Indian River Middle School, will become principal at Great Bridge High School. He will be replacing Robert G. Robinson, who will become the district's assistant director for pupil discipline and student activities.

Glisson will be replaced at Indian River Middle School by Linda D. Scott, previously principal at the Center for Science and Technology. William O. Joe, previously assistant principal at Deep Creek High School, will replace Scott.

Carolyn F. Bernard, previously assistant principal at Great Bridge High School, will become principal at Crestwood Middle School. She will be replacing Cynthia W. Sparks, who will become a supervisor of instructional technology.

SUFFOLK

Dry spell forces officials

to ban all open air burning

Fire Chief Mark R. Outlaw has issued a ban on all open air burning in the city until further notice.

The recent dry spell has caused numerous brush fires, Outlaw said. Anyone with a burn permit issued by the Fire Department should stop all burning operations until notified by fire officials.

For more information, call the fire prevention bureau at 925-5745.

NORFOLK

ABC News crew visits area

to witness PACE program

An ABC News crew came to Norfolk Tuesday to talk to residents of the Coronado and Inglenook Park neighborhoods about the city's Police Assisted Community Enforcement Program.

Several PACE initiatives including block watches and volunteer programs have been successful in the neighborhoods, said Marty Raiss, city PACE administrator.

According to police incident reports, Norfolk has had a 16 percent drop in violent crime since 1993 and a 15 percent drop in property crime.

The television news crew was scheduled to interview neighbors and members of the Coronado/Inglenook Park Civic League and to attend the neighborhood's PACE meeting at Temple Baptist Church.

No details were available about when the story will be televised.

Recycling containers at

Janaf temporarily closed

Janaf Shopping Center is preparing for ``Public Safety Day'' Friday. As a result, the recycling containers at the shopping center will not be accessible Thursday through Sunday.

Those who wish to recycle during this time may take their recyclable items to one of the following locations:

Little Creek Road (behind K-Mart near Southern Shopping Center)

Government Avenue (at the west end cul de sac, just past Ocean View School)

Maury High School (off 20th St. in the auxiliary school parking lot behind the post office)

For more information, call the Southeastern Public Service Authority at 548-2256.

VIRGINIA BEACH

Public forum to introduce

welfare mentorship concept

A community forum to introduce the ``Neighbor to Neighbor'' welfare mentorship concept to the public and start a recruitment drive for mentors will be held 6:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 712 Little Neck Road, Virginia Beach.

Joyce Lee, who is developing mentor programs in Connecticut, will speak.

Mentors will be trained and paired with employment services workers to help welfare recipients move from public assistance to work.

Other introductory sessions will be held at 6:30 p.m. July 10, 16 and 22 at Virginia Beach Social Services.

For information, call Ofelia Wattley at Virginia Beach Social Services, 437-3270. MEMO: Staff writers Cindy Clayton, Nancy Young and Mike Knepler

contributed to this report.

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