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By Nancy B. O’Connor Regional Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Region 3 More than 47 million seniors age 65 and older, and people with certain disabilities and medical conditions, get their health care coverage through Medicare.

Del Ray Business Association announced last week that Greener Cleaner is the 2013 Heart of Del Ray winner.

This week Alexandria Transit Company deployed 10 more new hybrid buses on the City’s nine route DASH bus system. Comparable to the hybrid buses and trolleys that ATC placed into service last spring, the new buses provide low-floor entry with no steps, which aides in passenger boardings and improve accessibility for persons with disabilities and senior citizens.

In a ceremony on Feb. 7, the Friends of the Torpedo Factory Art Center named Ruth Gowell as the “2013 Torpedo Factory Artist of the Year.” Alison Sigethy was the runner-up. The annual competition recognizes outstanding achievement in art, with the honoree receiving a cash award and the opportunity to exhibit in Target Gallery, the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s national exhibition space.

With the generous support of family, friends, and teachers, the students of Douglas MacArthur Elementary were able to raise $7,724.76 during their three week Pennies for Patients campaign. MacArthur students collected pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters to benefit the work of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

The past year was one of commitment, accomplishment and change for Alexandria Renew Enterprises, according to its 2012 Annual Report released today. The former Alexandria Sanitation Authority continued its commitment to environmental excellence, receiving numerous prestigious awards.

Following President Obama’s State of the Union address, today the U.S. Department of Education released an interactive College Scorecard, which provides students and families the critical information they need to make smart decisions about where to enroll for higher education.

Shenandoah University and Inova will collaborate to bring to Northern Virginia medical education programs designed to grow and strengthen the regional workforce. The partnership will offer graduate programs in occupational therapy, physical therapy and physician assistant studies at the university’s Northern Virginia Campus, near Inova Loudoun Hospital in Loudoun County, Va.

A Crack in the Clock is written by Brittany Harris and Morgan Pairo. This novel is subtitled “Three girls, three watches, and the adventure of a lifetime.” It is a fantasy novel aimed at high school readers. Its significance, however, is that it was written and published by teenagers while still in high school.

On Friday, Feb. 8, the Alexandria Police Department hosted a graduation ceremony for 15 participants in the twelfth session of the Crisis Intervention Team's training academy.