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Dr. Lucretia Brown was the first high-profile hire by Dr. LaTanya McDade, who took over as Prince William schools superintendent after Dr. Stephen Walts retired a year ago. Before coming to our area, Brown was the Deputy Superintendent of Equity, Accountability, and School Improvement for Allentown School District in Pennsylvania.

Now at Virginia’s second-largest school district, she’s made few public appearances and has yet to address the county School Board. In light of the recent focus on critically responsive teaching, a statewide gubernatorial election that put Critical Race Theory under a microscope, and a string of School Board meetings with parents demanding a more significant role in their children’s public-school education, it’s fair to say many of us are curious about her, and what she plans to do in her new role.


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In loving memory of Peter Angelo Leone, 88, of Woodbridge, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather dedicated to his family.

He served the United States as a colonel in the army through war and peace. His wife Ingrid, children Marcus and Tina, grandchild Kaya, and his siblings remember him with affection and grateful hearts.


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We first told you that at 8:48 a.m. on Monday, April 11, 2022, Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on eastbound I-66 just east of Route 29 near Manassas.

Today, we’ve learned the truck was a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia tractor-trailer traveling east. According to Virginia State Police, The truck ran off the right side of the road and struck the jersey wall, causing the tractor-trailer to catch fire.


Features

One hundred years ago this year, a group of far-sighted women led the efforts to save Historic Kenmore, the family home of Betty Washington Lewis, President George Washington’s, and her husband, Fielding, from commercial development.

To commemorate the event, The George Washington Foundation invites visitors to celebrate the Foundation’s Centennial Anniversary with the Schoonmaker Concert at George Washington’s Ferry Farm. The show will feature a variety of swing, jazz, and patriotic music by the Lester Lanin Orchestra.


Politics

By Tyler Arnold

(The Center Square) – The plan would give $50 to every vehicle owner, with a maximum of $100 per household. House Democrats plan to introduce their proposal as a substitute to Youngkin’s plan, which is currently being considered by the House Finance Committee. Youngkin’s plan would fully suspend the state’s gasoline tax for three months, which is 26.2 cents per gallon.


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A Prince William County teacher faces charges of assault and battery against a student.

On Friday, April 8, 2022, officers and Child Protective Services crews went to Benita Fitzgerald Elementary School, at 15500 Benita Fitzgerald Dr in Dale City, to investigate an assault by a teacher against a student that reportedly occurred on school grounds the day before.


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A fellow commissioner asked me following the aborted March 31 meeting of the Racial and Social Justice Commission (RSJC) the following question: “What do you [Mac Haddow] want to allow the Commission to make progress?”

I understand the frustration because I share it – albeit for vastly different reasons.


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A Maryland man is behind bars after authorities chased a suspect through Stafford County.

On Friday, April 8, at 1:57 p.m., Stafford County Deputy G.P. McCaulley attempted to stop a speeder on U.S. 1 near the county courthouse. Ignoring the deputy, the suspect tried to elude him and traveled north on Route 1 where he sideswiped a Ford F-150 pickup and then crashed at Aquia Towne Center.


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On Saturday, April 9, at 2:15 p.m., staff at the Prince William County Adult Detention Center discovered a “serious” gas leak outside the main facility, said jail superintendent Col. Peter Meletis.

While a roofing crew was working on the gutter system, a brick fell and severed the gas line connected to the Main Facility, said Meletis. Fire crews and Columbia Gas responded to the jail at 9300 Lee Avenue in Manassas.


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