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Manassas Park to stay in county library system, for now — Manassas Park will remain in the Prince William Public Library system, at least through the end of the year. [Insidenova.com]

In Va.’s 10th District, people of both parties are united in feeling disconnected from Congress —Winning the 10th won’t be easy because the district isn’t what it used to be, because the people aren’t quite sure what they want, and because what they do know and agree on is that the politicians don’t get it. [Washington Post]

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Call to Action: Wanna be a Roadie?

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Good morning – Help feed hungry families by volunteering at the SERVE Food Pantry. Volunteers are needed to assemble food packages to needy families on weekdays 9am-noon or 1pm-4pm. This is a fun active job that helps our most vulnerable neighbors. Volunteers must be at least 16yrs old. Please email Jan at:[email protected] to learn more.

Speaking of hungry families – the Haymarket Food Pantry needs your help as they are low on food supplies for needy families. Please consider picking up a few extras items when you shop for groceries this week. Especially needed at this time includes cereal, oatmeal, canned fish, soup, pasta, beans and rice, canned fruit, baby food and canned vegetables. You can drop off your donations on Monday and Friday mornings 10am-noon at the pantry located at: 14740 Washington Street in Haymarket.

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Stafford to Celebrate Founders Day with Parade

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Stafford County Courthouse in Stafford, Virginia.

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Thousands are expected at the center of Stafford County on Saturday to celebrate Founders Day.

The event will feature a parade from Stafford Hospital to Brooke Point High School, and is one of several planned this year as the county celebrates its 350th Anniversary.

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Armed Intruder Poses as Police Officer, Enters Home

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STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — After someone posing a police officer walked into a Stafford County home and held two people at gunpoint, authorities in that county want you to be familiar with police uniforms.

The crime happened at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday at a home on Riggs Road in the Leeland Station subdivision. A white man, 5 feet 10 inches tall, with short, dark hair, weighing between 250 and 285 pounds, between 35 and 45-years-old, knocked on the door of the house. When the home occupants answered, the man displayed a gun and forced the two into the interior section of the house, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.

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