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Woodbridge Cheeseburger in Paradise closes down — The Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant in Woodbridge closed last week, and will reopen as a Fuddruckers this summer. [Insidenova.com]

Stafford arrests 3 more in heroin crackdown — The Stafford Sheriff’s Office’s ongoing crackdown on heroin trafficking in the area has resulted in three more arrests. [Hearldonline.com]


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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Someone suspected would-be burglar is rattling dogs at homes at a neighborhood near Quantico when after the person tried to climb through a kitchen window.

A woman inside a home in the 19600 block of Kerill road in Triangle was rattled at 6:44 a.m. Monday when she heard her dog barking and then saw a man trying to climb through her kitchen window. She screamed and the man fled.


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Drivers are dealing with multiple water main breaks today on area roads.

A 12-inche water main broke last night closing a portion of Dale Boulevard at Birchdale Avenue. Fire and rescue crews that were called to the scene told Potomac Local News the pressure that was released when the water main blew caused “rocks the size of basketballs” to roll down the boulevard. The break disrupted several Virginia American Water customers in Dale City and forced the closure of Dale Boulevard in both directions near the site of the break.


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Baseball is back in Woodbridge. The Potomac Nationals opened their home opener at Pfitzner Stadium playing against the Lynchburg Hillcats.

Just before the 7:05 p.m. first pitch Tuesday, a line of cars all with Minor League Baseball fans inside strung from the stadium’s entrance to the entrance of the Prince William County Government Center, the building the stadium sits behind.


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2 indicted for child abuse at Va. daycare — Two women have been indicted on charges of abusing toddlers at the Minnieland Academy Daycare in Woodbridge, Va. [WUSA-TV]

Fitch Affirms 95 Express Lanes, LLC’s Revs at ‘BBB-‘; Outlook Stable — Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘BBB-‘ rating on the 95 Express Lanes LLC’s (95 Express) approximately $242 million senior private activity bonds (PABs), issued through the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority. [Hearldonline.com]


Press Release

There’s an abandoned cemetery near the Coles District Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station with graves that have been left unmarked over time, and the Prince William Public Works Department needs help in identifying who might be buried there.

“First and foremost, what we want to do is identify who’s in the cemetery,” said Matthew Corneliussen, an engineer with the Facilities Construction Management division of the County’s Public Works Department. “We’re just looking to find family members of people who may be buried there.”


Obituaries

In the early morning hours of March 24, 2014, Irene passed away peacefully of natural causes at home. She was 97 years old. Irene was a long time resident of Triangle and most recently of Fredericksburg VA.

Irene Tierney was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, on April 15, 1916. She was the eldest of four children of John and Anna Fedor.


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Residents tonight will have their say on how and government and schools should be funded in the coming budget year in Prince William County.

The Board of County Supervisors at 7 p.m. will hold a public hearing inviting feedback on the fiscal year 2015 budget to take effect July 1. The $975.9 million budget would be funded by an advertised tax rate of $1.158 per every $100 of assessed value of homes in the county. Expected to be approved later this month, the budget will fund local government expenditures, parks, transportation efforts, and community services, just to name a few.


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