MANASSAS, Va. — Wegmans provided healthy eating tips to a Boys and Girls Club in Mansssas this week.
Approximately twenty students participating in a Wegmans internship program brought presentations on eating healthy to the club on Wellington Road on Tuesday.
DUMFRIES, Va. — A new federal grant will allow for group mentoring to help children.
Dumfries Director of Community Services Cydny Neville was applauded Tuesday night when she told the Town Council she obtained a $75,000 criminal justice grant to launch a new program called “Dumfries Cares.” It’s a youth mentoring initiative that will have business owners, residents, and community officials involved in the lives of youth in the town.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Leesylvania Park in Woodbridge offers children young and old the chance to rent a backpack to explore the park. Backpacks are free and can be rented at the Visitor Center:
Birding – Get to know our feathered friends with this backpack. Inside you will find binoculars, a book that will tell you everything there is to know about being a bird, an Identiflyer bird song identifier, and two color field guides to help you. Also included are a nature journal to record your observations, coloring pages and park trail guides.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Ten mascots have stepped in to pinch hit for Uncle Slam who will sit out the rest of the season.
The iconic mascot for the Potomac Nationals had his suit damaged in a June 29 fire that ripped through the management offices at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge. No one was injured, but the suit was ruined by smoke. The stadium reopened to fans on July 4.
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — President Barack Obama will campaign this Saturday in Centreville.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Fire and rescue crews have been called to a Navy Federal Credit Union branch at Quantico Corporate Center on U.S. 1.
Initial reports indicate a smoky haze was noticed in the building, and the building was evacuated. Crews initially reported seeing no fire at the building.
It seems almost certain that the courts ultimately will decide how Fauquier’s 26 wineries operate and what county government may do to regulate them.
Well, I finally did it. I broke down and joined the Twitterverse.
Never ever in a million years did I think it would happen, Sure, there are millions of people taking part in the worldwide phenomenon known as Twitter, but I never really saw the purpose. After all, what’s the point in tweeting, when I have Facebook? What could I possibly have to say that my “followers” would really care about? Who would even follow me?
DALE CITY, Va. — It was fire and ice at the Prince William Ice Center on Monday.
Fire and rescue crews from Prince William County spent the morning training for a potential HAZMAT situation in an exercise that included 20 department personnel.
