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Volunteers clean up Occoquan River

Published October 18, 2015 at 4:37PM | Updated October 18, 2015 at 5:52PM

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Despite a chilly and windy morning, 128 volunteers came out on foot and by boat to participate in FOTO’s Fall Occoquan River cleanup.

A big thank you goes out to all the community groups, the Boy Scouts of America, local schools and families with their children who collected 86 bags of trash, 24 bags of recyclables, eight tires, a flat screen TV, blinds, car generator, skate boards, a box spring and mattress, two oil barrels, carpets, foam pieces, large iron rings, pieces of a fence and a door, two crates and assorted pieces of Styrofoam and wooden boards.

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Culvert replacement to cause detour on Ashton Avenue near Manassas

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Published October 18, 2015 at 11:58AM

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Obituaries

Mary Francies Price

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Published October 13, 2015 at 8:57AM | Updated March 31, 2017 at 1:56PM

Mary Francies Price, 56 of Nokesville,Va passed away on October 3, 2015 at Fauquier Hospital. She was born on April, 25 1959 in Alexandria Va. She is survived by her husband, son and grandchildren. – Services will be held Friday October 16, 2015 at Victory Baptist Church, Aden Rd., Nokesville, Va., at 10 am.

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Trees planted at Coles Elementary as part of Dominion volunteer program

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Published October 9, 2015 at 11:02AM

Volunteers planted eight fruit trees at Coles Elementary School in Prince William County.

The volunteers worked on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 as part of Dominion Virginia Power’s “Energize the Community” project.

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Virginia Dominion Power donates van to ACTS

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Published October 9, 2015 at 10:19AM | Updated October 9, 2015 at 11:28AM

A van was donated to ACTS (Action in the Community Through Service) by Dominion Virginia Power.

The charity took delivery of the 2002 Freightliner MT55 van on Sept. 25, 2015. A manager at ACTS made a request to Dominion Virginia Power for the van.

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McDaniel Auction Center turns 2

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Published October 8, 2015 at 2:10PM

Two years later, Bryan McDaniel and the crew at ‘McDaniel Auction Center’ thrive selling antiques, collectables, jewelry and art.

A truck pulls up to the front door of McDaniel Auction Center in Manassas. It’s loaded with an entire household of antique furniture.

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Heritage Hunt to hold community open house

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Published October 8, 2015 at 1:58PM

Spring at Heritage Hunt

The public is invited to the home owners Community Open House at Heritage Hunt Golf & Country Club—a community designed for the active adult (55+).

The event is scheduled for Sunday, October 18, 2015, 12:30 – 4:00 p.m. Visitors will be registered at the front gate and directed to the community clubhouse (6901 Arthur Hills Drive, Gainesville, Va. 20155)

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New Sheetz open in Manassas

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Published October 7, 2015 at 12:08PM

TRITEC Real Estate Company, Inc. is pleased to announce that Sheetz, a growing, family owned convenience retailer has opened a new location in Manassas, Virginia.

Sheetz occupies 2.57 acres on a 10-Acre parcel located at the corner of Sudley Manor Drive and Ashton Ave. TRITEC Real Estate Company and the Merion group jointly purchased and developed the 10-acre site in December of 2012 and obtained a Special Use Permit for the Sheetz drive through and gas pumps.

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Preceptor Gamma Psi raises funds for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

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Published October 6, 2015 at 8:52PM

Preceptor Gamma Psi Chapter sorority sisters, their family and friends at the Out of the Darkness Walk in Manassas.

The Preceptor Gamma Psi chapter of the Manassas Council in Virginia raised $855 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).

The chapter also participated in the AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk in Manassas recently. Their team was the ninth largest fundraiser for the local walk. Along with participants, four chapter sisters and their family members participated in the 3.5-mile walk: Valerie Burke, Kim Howard, Nancy Schneider and Suzanne Seaberg.

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‘Books 4 Babies’ encourages parents to read to their young children

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Published October 4, 2015 at 9:05PM

Dr. Anastasia Williams, a pediatrician with Olde Towne Pediatrics, participates in the Reach Out and Read program to encourage early literacy and school readiness by reading aloud to children during well-child checkups. Here, she shares her love of reading with preschooler Gavin Boggs. Olde Towne Pediatrics partners with Smart Beginnings Greater Prince William on early childhood development efforts.

As part of its mission to advance quality early learning initiatives for the region’s young children, Smart Beginnings Greater Prince William (SBGPW) partners with business leaders, health professionals, schools, childcare providers and other community stakeholders to help young children start school healthy and ready to learn.

Early literacy is a key component of school readiness and several programs are currently underway in the region, including “Books 4 Babies” and “Reach Out and Read.” Books 4 Babies, a program of SBGPW, provides many families with their baby’s first book as a way to encourage parents to read to their young children from Day One. Over 1,900 books and other educational materials, such as a bookmark about a baby’s brain development and a wheel describing developmental milestones from birth to age five, have been distributed to newborns at Novant Health Prince William Medical Center since October 2013.