Woodbridge District Supervisor Frank J. Principi  has announced how residents can participate in his upcoming telephone town hall meeting.
It will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 25, and those wanting to participate should call Principi’s office at 703-792-4646 or send an email to [email protected], Prinicpi stated on his Twitter account.
Woodbridge Middle School told us about a special limousine ride students took last month as a reward for selling items during a fundraiser.
On December 13, 2010 students from Woodbridge Middle School enjoyed a luxurious limo ride to Old Country Buffet as a reward for selling more than 30 items during the Fall Fundraiser. Schools need all the extra funding they can get in order to enhance the learning experience. Fund raising money is used to provide technology and library resources.
The next fund raising opportunity for Woodbridge Middle School will be the Sports Night on April 1st at 7:00. This fun event pits students vs. teachers in games such as boys basketball, girls volleyball, and 6th grade tug of war. It is an excellent night of family fun!
Ft. Belvoir, Va. –– A soldier stationed at Ft. Belvoir was killed Wednesday in Afghanistan.
Sgt. Zainah C. Creamer, 28, from Texarkana, Arkansas, was killed when an IED exploded near her, during an attack by insurgents in the Kandahar Province, the Virginian-Pilot reports.
A member of the 212th Military Police Detachment working as a dog handler, Creamer had served in the Army for six years. This was her third deployment and had been stationed at Ft. Belvoir since 2009, said Ft. Belvoir spokesman Donald Carr.
Both Creamer and her dog were working with an infantry regiment when the attack occurred, but the dog was not injured in the blast, said Carr.
Woodbridge Supervisor Frank J. Principi this week said the role of the Prince William County Police Department has changed from being able to help prevent crime to now only to respond to it.
In a statement, the Democrat said budget cuts have forced officers at the agency to carry larger caseloads and to patrol a wider area without additional pay.
On a lighter note, Principi said home values in the area have increased by 12.5 percent, revenue from sales taxes is up from $3.75 million to $4 million, and added the number of foreclosures in the Woodbridge area are down from 1,144 in 2008 to just 267 last year.
Woodbridge High School Varsity Basketball coach George Washington says he is lucky to be alive after collapsing last month during a game in Stafford.
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Lorton, Va. –– It will be a day of service Monday for volunteers looking to raise awareness of the dangers of house fires.
Voluntters will gather at 9 a.m., on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, in several locations in the area including the Lorton Volunteer Fire Department and Dumfries Town Hall. From there they will canvass surrounding neighborhoods and distribute free information on how to prevent house fires.
The event will last until 2 p.m., and it marks the third year in a row the American Red Cross National Capital Region and Hope worldwide have sent volunteers to distribute the information.
Of the multiple disasters the Red Cross is called to each year, 94 percent of them are house fires, said Red Cross National Capital spokeswoman Cheryl Kravitz.
Fairfax County, Va. ––One of the first projects that could benefit from Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s proposed statewide transportation plan is the Interstate 95/395 High Occupancy Toll lanes.
As part of the plan, among other things, McDonnell proposed this week issuing $3 billion (possibly up to $4 billion) in bonds to fund transportation in the state, as well as take a percentage from sales tax collected in Northern Virginia and putting it into a regional transportation account.
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Woodbridge, Va. –– The expansion of the Horner Road commuter lot in Woodbridge may provide some relief for commuters that will no longer be able to park at Potomac Mills mall. But it won’t come fast enough to help those who will be put out on February 14.
Potomac Mills announced Thursday it would curtail commuter parking in their lots by 75 percent beginning Valentine’s Day. Afterward, mall managers suggested putout commuters take the bus.
But that may not be an option for many who would board OmniRide commuter buses near the mall, as nearly all of those early morning buses are full. Read More
It’s a good thing you stopped by. We’ve got a lot of information on local road construction projects and lane closures.
I-95 Widening
Weekday work - Closures occur between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
I-95 north between the Exit 160, Gordon Blvd. (Route 123) and one mile south of Exit 166, Fairfax County Pkwy (Route 7100) - Right lane closed Monday - Thursday for bridge work.
