On July 30th at 11:38PM, police responded to the 1400 block of Milbank Rd in Woodbridge (22191) for an assault. The victim, a 22 year old woman of Woodbridge, reported to police that she and the accused, a known acquaintance, were involved in a verbal altercation which escalated. During the encounter, the accused allegedly struck the victim in the face several times before fleeing the residence. The accused also broke a picture frame and door, valued around $200 before leaving. The victim was transported to an area hospital for her injuries. The accused was arrested on July 31st without further incident.

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Business

As redevelopment in the Potomac Communities has shifted from strip malls to walkable, urban centers, Tackett’s Mill — with its shopping, office space, residential neighborhoods within walking distance and transit connections – was the original town center.

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Prince William

Tires and rims were stolen from cars in multiple cases.

VRE / Commuter Lot Vehicle Larcenies
Since early July 2011, there have been several reports of tire and rim larcenies from vehicles parked in commuter lots and garages at area VRE and commuter locations. These larcenies have been reported to have occurred during the day hours, 6:30AM to 4:00PM, while vehicle owners have been at work. Police have increased their patrols and continue to monitor the area commuter and VRE lots within Prince William County. Commuters are urged to report suspicious activity to the police at 703-792-6500. See individual releases below.


Politics

Congressman Gerry Connolly will auto-dial thousands of constituents beginning Thursday at 8 p.m. for his next telephone town hall meeting.

The calls will ask residents in Prince William and Fairfax counties if they want to participate in the one-hour conference, and if they choose to do so, they are invited to asked the congressmen questions on any topic.


Prince William

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.


News

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.


Publisher's Post

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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