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VDOT Wants to Widen Portion of Courthouse Road to 4 Lanes

By Potomac Local News

STAFFORD, Va. — The public will have a chance to hear a proposal to widen Courthouse Road in Stafford County west of Interstate 95.

The meeting takes place Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. Plans from the Virginia Department of Transportation include widening the road from two to four lanes between Cedar Lane and Winding Creek Road. The widening would make way for a traffic headed in and out of the new Embry Mill housing development, and comes as the transportation agency is looking to improve the interchange at I-95.

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Schools

Metz Middle School Competes in Robotics Challenge

By Potomac Local News
On the left, 8th graders Brandon Azbill and Jack Spall (5173Z) and on the right, 7th grader Jonathan Peters (5173S). [Submitted photo]

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MANASSAS, Va. — Robotics team members from Metz Middle School competed in the Central Division VEX Qualifier at Manassas Park Middle School on Saturday, Feb. 9.

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Business

Milde Wants Action on Idle Aquia Town Center Project

By Potomac Local News
A Regal Cinemas is one of the last buildings standing in what used to be a busy Aquia Town Center shopping destination in North Stafford. Six years ago, the property’s owner began demolishing portions of a strip mall to make way for new businesses and apartment buildings yet to be built. [Photo: Mary Davidson / Potomac Local News]

The big pile of rubble that has been sitting at Town Center at Aquia for six or seven years now is beginning to get on peoples’ nerves.

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