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Abigail Esguerra is the new executive director of the Novant Health Foundation at the Prince William Medical Center.
She replaces Ken Collins, who retired in December 2014.
It’s time to find new office space.
The Mason Enterprise Center, a business incubator at the Science and Technology Campus of George Mason University, will close June 30. In its place will be an expanded Virginia Serious Games Institute, which is currently located in the campus’ business incubator.
The future of Virginia’s economy looks much different from its recent past.
Virginia, a state traditionally reliant on government jobs, is seeing fewer of them due to spending cutbacks and sequestration. That prompted Virginia Chamber of Commerce President Barry Duval to visit Manassas on May 20, where he provided business owners an outline of what to expect as the economy improves.
A three-on-three basketball tournament in Dumfries was billed as a big community event.
It was held Saturday, May 16, and it was anything but, according to Mayor Jerry Foreman.
Those who visit residents of the Quantico Town could soon need a yellow hangtag.
The Town Council is considering new rules that would require residents to obtain a yellow hangtag to place inside of guests’ cars. The hangtags would be obtained from the town’s municipal office on 5th Avenue.
Dumfries officials continue to take action against owners of properties deemed blighted.
The Dumfries Town Council will schedule a public hearing over the house at 17882 Main Street. The home sits along busy Route 1 south, the town’s main street.
There will be fireworks in Quantico again this Memorial Day weekend.
The tiny town on the Potomac River will spend more than $7,000 on a fireworks display for town residents and visitors. The show starts Saturday, May 23, at 9:15 p.m. and the show will be preceded by live music concert starting at 7 p.m.
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Voters heard from all three Democrats vying to replace longtime retiring State Senator Charles Colgan.
Four people were injured this morning in a crash involving two dump trucks and an SUV in North Stafford.
Four people who were traveling in two dump trucks were taken to a hospital suffering injuries that didn’t appear to be life threatening. The female driver of the SUV also involved in the crash refused to be taken to a hospital, said Stafford fire and rescue spokesman Mark Doyle.
Chief John Clair of the Quantico Town Police Department says body cameras are all the rage.
His six officers will soon get wired up with the mountable cameras that are meant to record a police officer’s entire day. That means every interaction with the public, good or bad.
