WOODBRIDGE — A band of volunteers will soon head out on Route 1 to clean it up.
From Keep Prince William Beautiful:
Author: Potomac Local News
LAKE RIDGE — The Chinn Park Regional Library on Saturday played host to Astronaut, NFL player, and author Leeland Melvin.
Meeting Leland Melvin @PrinceWmLibrary was inspiring! Fantastic speaker – in person and in the series @onestrangerock on Netflix. @Astro_Flow pic.twitter.com/CHLR8Zfnud
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WOODBRIDGE — On April 6 at 2:25 p.m., officers responded to the 13400 block of Jefferson Davis Highway in Woodbridge to investigate an abduction.
The police were contacted and responded to the scene. Patrol officers circulating the area recovered the vehicle and the child within a short time. The child was not injured during the encounter.
WOODBRIDGE — (Press release) The Prince William County Solid Waste Division will host its annual Compost Awareness Day Event on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held at the Sean T. Connaughton Community Plaza, located at 1 County Complex Court in Woodbridge.
The event supports International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW), the largest most comprehensive education initiative of the compost industry. ICAW promotes composting efforts in the back yard and at large scale commercial composting facilities, like the county’s Balls Ford Road Compost Facility, which is undergoing construction.
The Prince William Committee of 100 is taking another look at the Rural Crescent, a swath of land from Quantico Marine Corps Base to Manassas Battlefield National Park eyed for rural preservation.
The meeting will be held Friday, April 19. A social will be held at 6:30 p.m. and dinner is at 7 o’clock.
The preceding weather forecast is from the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington, D.C. office in Sterling.
STAFFORD — (Press release) The Stafford County Board of Supervisors identified healthy growth as a priority last fall when they adopted Stafford’s first-ever Strategic Plan and Stafford County 2040 Vision for the Future.
The Strategic Plan calls for actionable steps over the next three years to identify and execute growth management strategies that align with Stafford’s Comprehensive Plan without negatively impacting taxation. Citizen input is a critical element in the deliberations. Roundtable discussions and public meetings are the next steps in Stafford’s healthy growth analysis.
WOODBRIDGE — (Press release) Rain has postponed Monday night’s series opener between the Potomac Nationals (3-1) and the Carolina Mudcats (2-2) at Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium.
Monday night’s game vs. Carolina will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday, April 8th at Northwest Federal Field, with first pitch of game one scheduled for 5:00pm.
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MANASSAS — The project on which we first reported last year, to put bike racks and lockers at the Manassas Virginia Railway Express Station, is underway.
A new awning is also being installed as part of the $50,000 grant project, funded with toll monies collected on Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway.
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ALEXANDRIA — (Press release) Interstate 395 South will be reduced to one lane during overnight hours on Monday Friday, April 8 5 and Tuesday Saturday, April 9 6 between Duke Street (Exit 3) and Edsall Road (Exit 2). Periodic traffic stoppages of up to 30 minutes will occur Saturday, April 6 until early Sunday, April 7, from Midnight to 5 a.m.
These closures are needed for crews to install an overhead sign structure as part of the I-395 Express Lanes Northern Extension Project. Work is weather dependent.