Occoquan is partnering with the Potomac Riverkeeper Network to install two water quality monitoring stations in the Occoquan River.
More in an email from Mayor Earnie Porta:
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Fredericksburg has been named 2022 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor our commitment to effective urban forest management.
This is the 36th year the city has achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements: maintaining a tree board or department, having a tree care ordinance, dedicating an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita, and hosting an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.
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The Manassas Family Fun Carnival is set to return on March 30 – April 9, 2023, and will be hosted by Powers and Thomas’s entertainment company. The traveling carnival will be held at 8300 Sudley Road, just outside the Manassas Mall and near the”At Home” furniture store.
The hours range from 6 to 11 p.m. on weekdays and from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends. There is an initial $5 entry fee, but there will also be a $35 all-day unlimited rides wristband available.
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On April 12, 2023, Annaburg Manor, 9201 Maple Street, will hold a public “meet and greet” event at noon. Annaburg is considered to be one of the most historical places in Manassas.
It is hosted by the City of Manassas Virginia Parks Culture & Recreation Department to connect the Manassas community with the archeologists working on the historic site. It is open to the public and does not require registration beforehand.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office gained two new deputies, Deputy J.D McLean, and Deputy P.J Leon, on Friday, March 10, 2023. Law Enforcement Basic Class 162 of the Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy held their graduation at the University of Mary Washington, according to Sherrif David “DP” Decatur.
Deputy J.D McLean and Deputy P.J Leon both received their certifications, and Deputy P.J Leon also received the Directors Award for Physical Excellence and the Charles E. Murray Top Performance Achievement Award.
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“Love Island USA,” a TV show currently the Peacock streaming service, is currently casting for its upcoming season, which will stream this summer.
The show seeks a new group of singles to participate in the competition, where islanders will take up residence in a villa in hopes of finding love and winning a $100,000 prize.
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Occoquan announces their spring event is back for 2023. Peep Week in Occoquan takes place from April 4 to 8, 2023.
Peep week is an annual spring event in Occoquan that invites the community to participate in building a Peeps diorama. If you enter, you can win a $50 prize in your category, or you can vote for one made by a local Occoquan business.
The theater department of Mountain View High School (MVHS) will bring Les Miserables – School Edition to the high school stage beginning March 24.
Known as the Mountain View WildActs, the group has previously earned awards from the Virginia High School League, the Virginia Theatre Association, and the SouthEastern Theatre Conference. The 30 student performers are joined in a cross-curricular production that includes 30 crew members and 20 musicians spanning theater, band, orchestra, and fine art.
The ARTfactory is to present the Instructors Exhibit, an exhibition showcasing 20 past, present, and future instructors at the ARTfactory.
Instructors found at ARTfactory range from teaching areas of acting, visual arts/ theatre, dancing, vocal, dance, animation, and graphic design. Many of the instructors in the exhibit are local artists that teach and help with our programming at the factory.
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Ragtime has rolled onto the stage at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts.
The show tells the story of three groups in the U.S. at the turn of the 20th Century — blacks, white suburbanites, and European immigrants in New York City.