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Leesylvania to Mark Va. State Parks’ 75th Birthday

Published June 17, 2011 at 12:46PM | Updated June 30, 2022 at 11:52AM

Virginia State Park’s 75th Anniversary Celebration
Date: Saturday, June 18, 2011
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Visitor Center and Breakwater Marina Store

Description: Come out and enjoy Virginia State Parks’ 75th birthday celebration. Stop by the Visitor Center to learn about the history of Leesylvania and the park system as a whole. And enjoy games and activities at the Breakwater Marina store starting at 2 p.m. Wish Virginia State Parks a happy birthday and eat free cake. The cake will be cut at 2 p.m. at the marina store.

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As Principal Retires, Replacements Named

By Potomac Local News

Published June 17, 2011 at 12:20PM

Michele Egan and her 5 sons came by Dixon-Smith Middle School library Tuesday afternoon for the open house held for Principal Steve Trant (left). He is retiring after 36 years with Stafford County.

Stafford, Va. –– Officials named four new administrators to fill positions at schools in Stafford County.

Lisa Besceglia, a former special education teacher and assistant principal at Dixon-Smith Middle School since 2005 has been named the principal. She replaces Principal Steve Trant who opened the school in 2006 and has spent 36 years working within the school system, said Stafford County Public Schools spokeswoman Valerie Cottongim.

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Attempted Rape, Burglary Suspect Sought

By Potomac Local News

Published June 17, 2011 at 7:31AM | Updated July 18, 2011 at 8:47PM

It happened at 6:45 a.m. Thursday in the 1800 block of Gableridge Turn off Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge, in the Summerland Heights apartments.

The man got into the 38-year-old woman’s home through an unlocked window, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.

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Shot of the Week: I Hear You Knocking

By Potomac Local News

Published June 17, 2011 at 7:11AM

Mary Davidson

As of next month I will have lived in my house for 20 years, so when I hear a noise around the house I can usually tell what it is right away.

Not so with an odd tapping noise I heard for the first time the other day.

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Mistakes Cost Potomac

By Potomac Local News

Published June 17, 2011 at 6:59AM | Updated July 18, 2011 at 9:32PM

Six of the nine Sox had multi-hit games, headlined by Shannon Wilkerson and Dan Butler. Wilkerson had two hits, a three-run homer and four RBIs, while Butler went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three runs driven in.

The Nationals (28-39) committed three more errors to run their league-leading total to 83, and the Sox (30-37) cashed them in for four unearned runs en route to just their tenth win in their last 40 games.

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Emails, Cell Phone Safety Messages Win Award

By Potomac Local News

Published June 17, 2011 at 6:55AM

The Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue was honored with a Governor’s Transportation Safety Award for sending safety messages twice a day to all personnel through cell phones and email, reinforcing the county’s safety policies –– including the dangers of distracted and impaired driving.

“This is a dangerous job, but by sending out these messages is just one more tool in our toolbox to help a safer workplace,” said Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Chief Hadden Culp.

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New Lane Opens on 95

By Potomac Local News

Published June 16, 2011 at 10:14PM | Updated July 18, 2011 at 9:33PM

(File) Drivers travel past the Pohick Road overpass at Lorton on the new fourth lane that opened Friday on Interstate 95 in Fairfax County. (VDOT)

Motorists will soon enjoy shorter travel times from Prince William County into Fairfax County after the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) opens an additional northbound lane of Interstate 95 across the Occoquan River on Friday, June 17.

This portion of the northbound lanes stretches 2.5 miles from Route 123 to the Route 1. It is part of the final phase of the I-95 widening project.

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World Trade Center Steel Arrives

By Potomac Local News

Published June 16, 2011 at 9:53PM | Updated September 6, 2012 at 11:28AM

Prince William County firefighter Kenyon Sweet climbed up on a semi truck to have a closer look at one of four large pieces of steel from taken from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. (File photo from 2011, Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

Woodbridge, Va. –– Residents will now have a chance to touch a piece of the ill-fated World Trade Center.

Four pieces of steel from the buildings which collapsed on September 11, 2001 were trucked to Woodbridge on Thursday where they will eventually be displayed.

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Schooled: Safe School Buses, What About Sidewalks?

By Potomac Local News

Published June 16, 2011 at 5:18PM

Kristina Schnack Kotlus

A bill proposed by Richard Anderson (Va–51, Lake Ridge, Prince William) requires drivers to stop for school buses loading and unloading children, and specifies a charge of reckless driving for those who fail to do so. Honestly, my Driver’s Ed instructor must have lied to me because I didn’t realize those flashing stop signs were optional.

Either way, though, I’m always happy to see children’s safety being ensured.

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Weekend Calendar Highlights

By Potomac Local News

Published June 16, 2011 at 3:30PM

With school out for summer, let the PotomacLocal.com community calendar be your resource for fun-filled days!

This Saturday, why not make a day of it in historic Occoquan? The farmer’s market begins at 8 a.m. and runs through noon, and at 9 a.m. the Fifth Annual Duck Splash Begins. Local merchants are selling tickets for ducks which will be floated down the river.