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Chinn Park Regional Library to close for more than a month for renovations

By Uriah Kiser

WOODBRIDGE — One of the busiest libraries in Prince William County is set to close for renovations once more.

Chinn Park Regional Library will close its doors from April 23 to June 3 for upgrades to computer workstation areas, children reading areas, and for the creation of a new meeting and conference room.

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Stafford leaders vote to take a portion of Juggins Road ahead of new school opening

By Uriah Kiser

STAFFORD — Officials will take about three-tenths of an acre of land on Juggins Road in North Stafford ahead of the opening of a new Moncure Elementary School.

The Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to take the property after ongoing negotiations between the homeowners association on Juggins Road and county officials failed. Per the association’s bylaws, two-thirds of the homeowners needed to approve the take of the property, but that didn’t happen.

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Broad Run station expansion could mean new entrance across the tracks

By Uriah Kiser

MANASSAS — Virginia Railway Express officials recommend expanding the Broad Run station from its current footprint northward across the tracks.

The commuter railroad recommends building the “north/south option” that would mean adding a new parking lot for riders across the tracks on the north side of the station. It would also mean adding a new station entrance on Residency Road, to provide more station access from Route 28.

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OmniRide takes a page from Uber’s book, proposes on-demand commuter lot service

By Uriah Kiser
Dozens of OmniRide busses are lined up ready to go out on the afternoon runs at PRTC in Woodbridge.

HAYMARKET — Has OmniRide been reading Uber’s playbook?

The transit agency proposes using ride-sharing technology to hail a shuttle van for a ride to a commuter lot.

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Manassas Battlefield National Park rangers burn 45 acres in effort to restore original views of park

By Uriah Kiser
Photo: National Park Service

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — It took more than a year to plan a burn at Manassas Battlefield National Park.

This past week, National Park Service rangers scorched 45 acres of battlefield parkland just outside Manassas where the place where the Civil War began, adjacent to the eastern edge of Brawner Farm.

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An April 17 meeting will focus on rethinking trails and how to better serve hikers at Prince William Forest Park

By Uriah Kiser
A bridge in Prince William Forest Park. [File photo: Mary Davidson]

TRIANGLE — Hiking is one of the most popular activities at Prince William Forest Park.

There are 16 trails spanning a combined 37 miles of federal parkland that span the gamut of terrain. Hikers can get a sense of what Northern Virginia was like before it was developed, with creekside views, areas surrounded by wildlife, small waterfalls, and the Chompawamsic backcountry area that requires hikers to obtain a permit.

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