Author: Potomac Local News
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A ribbon-cutting will be held for a $1.2 million park in Lake Ridge on Saturday, June 4, at 11 a.m.
From 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., the park will have fitness demonstrations and giveaways.
The Prince William Conservation Allince will hold a public meeting to discuss threats to rural land quickly being consumed by newly-built data centers.
A Community Town Hall: Help Protect the Health of the Occoquan Reservoir, will be held Thursday, June 2, 7 p.m. at Jenkins Elementary School 4060 Prince William Parkway, in Woodbridge. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with exhibits to view. The event is free to attend.
Dumfries town residents will soon have their own farmer’s market.
The market will be open starting Saturday, June 18, from 8 am to noon. It will be located at 3800 Graham Park Road. The market will be held every Saturday until November 19.
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On Wednesday, May 25, Sammy Infante had three hits and scored both FredNat runs, Yoander Rivero had both RBIs, but the FredNats lost the second game of the series 8-2 to the Salem Red Sox at Virginia Credit Union Stadium in Fredericksburg.
2018 first-round pick Mason Denaburg made his first appearance since August of 2019 after two surgeries and pitched 2+ innings while allowing four hits and four earned runs. Denaburg had a 1-2-3 1st inning but ran into trouble with two outs in the 2nd. He was replaced in the 3rd inning by Bryan Peña, who got out of a bases-loaded, nobody out jam unscathed. Denaburg threw 51 pitches and consistently had his fastball in the mid-90s.
Prince William County honored finalists for the Teacher, Principal, New Teacher, Lead Mentor, and Mentor of the year at an awards ceremony at Gar-Field Senior High School in Woodbridge on Tuesday, May 24.
Prince William County Schools announced the winners of the 2021-22 Outstanding Educators Awards:
Water’s End Brewery received a $5,000 grant for its Virginia Brews and Views program.
Water’s End Brewery partnered with the Town of Occoquan and Fredericksburg Main Street Inc. to supply $5,000 in matching funds for the project. Virginia Brews and Views encourages tourism in towns and parks, inviting visitors and residents to tour before stopping for a pint of locally-brewed beer.
There are few things better than the sense of belonging you feel when you’re a part of a community.
Our community here at Potomac Local News is made up of curious individuals who care about what’s happening around them.
Stafford Hospital expanded its level of newborn care.
The hospital’s Family Birthing Center is now a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Prior to the expansion, Stafford Hospital offered specialized care for babies born at 34 weeks or later in their Intermediate Level II Nursery but can now care for babies born 33 weeks or later.
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On May 24 at 6:41 p.m, officers responded to the 15300 block of Gatehouse Terrace, just off Rippon Boulevard in Woodbridge, to investigate a shooting.
Police found a 9-year-old girl suffering from a gunshot wound and utilized trauma kits to administer first aid until rescue personnel arrived on the scene.