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When Pope Francis visits Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, you won’t be able to get there by OmniRide bus.

You can ride Virginia Railway Express, however. Virginia’s only commuter rail service will provide service Wednesday, Sept. 23 and 24, 2015, just as it would any other weekday. VRE will adjust its morning and afternoon trains to accommodate early demand.


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The visit of Pope Francis in Washington will mean those who normally take OmniRide buses to Washington will instead be bused to Metro stations.

The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, operators of OmniRide commuter bus and OmniLink local buses, will enact its Emergency Service Plan on Wednesday, Sept. 23.


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A women’s center that performed ob-gyn services and abortions will close Sept. 28.

The Amethyst Health Center located at 9380 Forestwood Lane in Manassas will close its doors after 27 years. The owner of the clinic will retire this month. She declined to give her name to Potomac Local reached by phone.
Patients at the clinic may obtain medical records between now and the closure date.


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