Officials in Prince William County have approved a $6 million plan to widen Fuller Road outside the main gate of Quantico Marine Corps Base in Triangle ahead of BRAC, the Washington Post Reports.
Jeff Frederick kicked off his Virginia Senate campaign Saturday, vying for the 36th District seat and running against Republican challenger Tito Munoz who he’ll face a Primary Election on Aug. 23, Insidenova.com reports.
Rosenbaum (6-5) retired 22 of the last 25 hitters he faced; a walk, hit batter and an error were the only base runners he allowed. In the first inning, however, it did not look like this would be one of Rosenbaum’s finer days.
Steve Bumbry led off the game with a triple and scored on Jonathan Schoop’s single. Schoop stole second base before Manny Machado struck out, and scored on Miguel Abreu’s one out single. That would be the last hit for the Keys until the ninth inning, by which point Rosenbaum’s day was done.
I, like many others who have followed the story of local restaurant County Fare, watched with anticipation Wednesday night when the eatery was featured on Food Network’s “Restaurant Impossible.”
The show came to Stafford in April and provided restaurant owner Eric Green a much-needed makeover for an eatery has seen hard times.
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Campus officials say a broken water pipe lead to today’s campus closure.
Woodbridge, Va. — The Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College is closed today.
The college’s website or emails sent out to students state why the campus closed.
North Stafford, Va. –– It was Birdgate at the Wingate hotel Sunday.
Two birds dive-bombed patrons walking in the hotel’s parking lot because they came too close to a nest of three little hatchlings.
Woodbridge, VA July 29, 2011 — 9:33pm Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Firefighters responded to the report of a boat fire at Hoffmaster’s Marina located at 1214 Swan Point Road, Woodbridge. OWL Engine 502 and Engine 514 arrived on the scene within minutes and found heavy fire from the port side of a boat, extending through the top deck. The fire had also spread to the canopy covering the dock, melting a hole in the aluminum roof.
The first engine crew positioned themselves to protect the adjacent boats and began a quick attack on the fire. The second crew attacked the canopy fire and protected the other nearby boats. Fire Boat 502 established a perimeter to check for hazardous materials leaking from the boat and provide a means of safety for the engine crews working on the dock. The fire was contained mostly to the midsection of the original boat with minor heat damage to a second boat. The fire was under control within 12 minutes.
It happened about 3 a.m. July 24, leaving the restaurant inside the Shops at County Center at Prince William Parkway and Hoadly Road with some shattered glass and a genuine whodunit case.
Police, who have been on the case for the past week, notified restaurant staff about the shattered window soon after it happened.
Dumfries will hold a special barbecue at 6 p.m. at the town’s community center. The event will highlight the importance of senior citizens’ role in helping police protect town residents and property.
Hot dogs fresh from the grill will be served and the first 25 participants will be given a free National Night Out t-shirt, according to a press release from town officials.
Sexual Assault
July 27th at 10:05AM, police responded to investigate a sexual assault which was reported to have occurred in the 5800 block of Rhode Island Dr in Woodbridge (22193). The investigation revealed that the victim, a 5 year old girl, had been sexually assaulted by the accused, a known acquaintance between June 2010 and December 2010. The accused was charged and arrested on July 27th.
Arrested: (Attached Photo)
Quantico, Va. — A plan to replace Quantico Middle / High School is in place, now it’s up to congress to provide the money.
In addition to Quantico Middle / High School, over the course of the next five years, the Department of Defense has plans to consolidate Russell Elementary School, Ashurst Elementary School and Burrows Elementary School at Quantico into one new elementary school facility.
