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Long Ball Dooms Potomac in 10-5 Loss

Published April 30, 2012 at 10:46PM

WOODBRIDGE, Va – The Winston-Salem Dash pounded out a season-high five home runs and 17 hits en route to their eighth straight win beating the Potomac Nationals 10-5. Winston-Salem has beaten Potomac in all five matchups this season.

Winston-Salem had five players with multi-hit games highlighted by Dan Black’s 4-for-5 night with a home run and Brady Shoemaker’s first multi-home run game of the season. Black now has seven home runs on the season and the Dash have scored 66 runs during their eight-game winning streak.

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Blackout Hits Lake Ridge

By Potomac Local News

Published April 30, 2012 at 9:58PM | Updated May 1, 2012 at 6:58AM

UPDATE
Power was restored to the Lake Ridge area after 11 p.m. Monday.

LAKE RIDGE, Va. — If you live in Lake Ridge, you’re probably not reading this from your home computer.

Business

Coach Expands at Potomac Mills

By Potomac Local News

Published April 30, 2012 at 5:05PM | Updated May 2, 2012 at 2:49PM

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Coach store at Potomac Mills mall, a boutique long known for carrying a wide array of women’s handbags and accessories has expanded to suit the handbag needs of men.

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Vandals Run Wild in Stafford

By Potomac Local News

Published April 30, 2012 at 3:50PM | Updated May 2, 2012 at 2:50PM

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — The sound of gunfire and shattering glass rang out in Stafford County over the weekend.

Authorities are looking into several reports of vandalisms that took place in the county between Thursday and Sunday.

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Headlines: Police Chief Hits Radio, Stafford Makes School Cuts

By Potomac Local News

Published April 30, 2012 at 12:28PM | Updated December 19, 2015 at 1:14AM

Stafford cuts summer remediation programs
FREDERICKSBURG.COM REPORTS Stafford County’s School Board approved dozens of summer school programs Tuesday night. But about 2,000 Stafford students might not have the opportunity to make up classes or exams this summer.

Prince William police chief takes to radio
WTOPNEWS.COM REPORTS The police chiefs of Fairfax and Prince William counties are guests Monday on WTOP’s “Ask the Chief” program.

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U.S. 1 Widening Public Meeting Planned

By Potomac Local News

Published April 30, 2012 at 10:48AM | Updated May 5, 2012 at 7:40PM

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — The plans have been on the books for years. Now officials want your input on widening a nearly three-mile stretch of U.S. 1 between North Stafford and Triangle.

A public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 10, at Hilldrup Moving and Storage in North Stafford, right where the eventual construction would take place, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Federal Highway Administration as well as local officials are expected to make a presentation at 7 p.m. outlining a preliminary engineering and design project to widen the four-lane highway between Fuller/Joplin roads in Triangle to Boswell’s Corner in North Stafford.

Politics

Dumfries 2012 Voter Guide

By Potomac Local News

Published April 30, 2012 at 7:43AM | Updated April 30, 2012 at 9:56AM

Mayoral candidates
Nancy West – (Interim mayor)
Age 74
Married, four children (1 deceased)
Retired school employee
Why she’s running: “Our 2020 Vision Statement talks about developing our old port area with restaurants, shopping and parks. The town is in negotiations to make that happen and, I hope that it isn’t too many years down the road before we see a wonderful development there.”

Gerald Foreman (Incumbent Councilman)
Age: 50
Married, one daughter
Aviation logistics consultant
Why he’s running: “The Mayor performing as a Leader, serving ‘all’ the Town citizens, Business Owners, Town Government and fellow Councilmembers. The number one issue is the way Council works with each other, communicates, and exchanges ideas. We need to do a better job.”

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Train Strikes Man in Woodbridge

By Potomac Local News

Published April 30, 2012 at 7:16AM | Updated April 30, 2012 at 7:47AM

Traffic across a rail road crossing on Featherstone Road was reduced to one lane in Oct. 2010 as crews worked to replace the crossing. (File)

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A man was struck by a train in Woodbridge on Sunday night.

Prince William police reported going to the scene on Featherstone Road, near a CSX train railroad crossing, where a man was hit by a train. The extent of his injuries were not released, and the victim was flown to a local hospital.

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Swynenberg Shines in Win

By Potomac Local News

Published April 30, 2012 at 7:15AM | Updated April 30, 2012 at 7:46AM

WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Matt Swynenberg delivered his strongest outing of the season as he threw a complete game allowing one run as the P-Nats knocked off the Myrtle Beach Pelicans by the final score of 2-1. Potomac has won two games in a row after their six-game losing streak.

In a game that lasted just an hour and 53 minutes, Swynenberg (2-1) allowed no hits after the second inning as he retired 19 batters in a row at one point and 22 of the final 23. He gave up just three hits on the afternoon while walking one and striking out three. The start was the longest of the season by a P-Nats starter as no previous starter had finished seven innings. Swynenberg used just 94 pitches.

Business

Study: Cut Biz Taxes, Expand Sales Tax

By Potomac Local News

Published April 30, 2012 at 6:59AM | Updated April 30, 2012 at 7:50AM

RICHMOND, Va. – The rich may be rich and the poor may be poor, but a nonpartisan think tank says there’s a way to eliminate state income taxes on the poorest Virginians while providing as much as a 10 percent tax cut to everyone else.

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