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Residents get first look at Montclair Community Library

Published October 30, 2015 at 10:45AM

Residents got a sneak peak of the Montclair Community Library on Thursday.

It was the second time in as many weeks that residents in Prince William County came in droves to celebrate the opening of a new community library branch. The $16 million facility has been in the works for more than 20 years.

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When trying to schedule a debate between Parrish & McPike, Parrish pushed back the most

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 29, 2015 at 11:36AM | Updated October 29, 2015 at 12:00PM

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Potomac Local, like many organizations, tried to get Hal Parrish and Jeremy McPike on stage for a debate this election season.

To our dismay, and to many of those who looked forward to the debate, it never happened. But it was not for lack of trying.

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Prince William Board opposes VDOT taking Heflin Farm for commuter lot

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 26, 2015 at 11:03AM

Jeanie Heflin will sleep a bit better tonight knowing local officials don’t want to see the demise of her farm.

Now she and her husband wait to see what the Commonwealth Transportation Board does — the group in Richmond that could decide to turn her 80-year-old farm in Haymarket into a commuter lot to serve Interstate 66.

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I-66 inside Beltway toll plan unpopular at town hall

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 25, 2015 at 11:22AM | Updated October 25, 2015 at 3:21PM

Republican state legislators said Northern Virginia residents are being treated like the state’s “ATM” for a plan to toll all lanes of Interstate 66 inside the Beltway.

Republican leaders from Richmond and locally elected GOP leaders in Prince William County gathered on stage Oct. 22 for a town hall meeting at Battlefield High School in Haymarket to protest the Virginia Department of Transportation Plan plan backed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

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Special session of Prince William Board of Supervisors to address I-66 commuter parking lot

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 23, 2015 at 10:23AM | Updated October 23, 2015 at 4:17PM

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The special meeting of the Board of Supervisors will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

Chairman Corey Stewart will call a special meeting of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors to discuss plans to build a commuter parking lot on a county farm.

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City Council OKs Manassas Gateway waterfront development

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 23, 2015 at 8:50AM | Updated October 23, 2015 at 9:07AM

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Ground broken on retail portion of Aquia Towne Center: ‘It’s finally happening’

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 21, 2015 at 11:54AM

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Developer, county in talks to remake Featherstone Square in Woodbridge

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 20, 2015 at 11:56AM

The first new townhomes at Featherstone Station are now selling.

The townhomes represent some the newest construction in the area in more than 50 years, and are located near the intersection of Route 1 and Featherstone Road in Woodbridge.

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Water tour tells story of ‘Blockade of the Potomac,’ showcases river sights

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 15, 2015 at 8:43PM

The Potomac River was brown, and unusually rough Saturday as a group of history lovers ventured out on the water.

“All of the sustained winds we’re getting out here makes it choppy, but we’re into fall now, and conditions change out here with the weather,” said Capt. Mark Perry, who ferried sightseers about on his Miss Rivershore boat.

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Walmart Neighborhood Market coming to North Stafford

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 14, 2015 at 8:03AM | Updated October 14, 2015 at 9:27AM

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