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U.S. 1 Widening Scores Low in 1st Round Funding Review

By Potomac Local News

WOODBRIDGE, Va. Improvements to Fairfax County Parkway and Interstate 395 south scored highly on regional wish list of needed traffic improvements.

A total of 32 transportation projects went through a pre-qualification funding screening, and the results have been accepted by Northern Virginia Transportation Authority – the government agency that will dole out some $200 million for highway improvements in Northern Virginia. The funds will come from the landmark transportation improvement bill signed into law in 2013 by then Gov. Robert F. McDonnell.

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Prince William Area Free Clinic Accepts Donation

By Potomac Local News

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Prince William Area Free Clinic received financial help from a good neighbor.

The Lake Ridge Ambulatory Surgery Center gave the clinic $317,000 to be used for operating expenses. The clinic in Woodbridge doesn’t charge for services and provides acute treatment to patients with chronic ailments.

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Could a Popular Beach be Hindering Tourism in Falmouth?

By Uriah Kiser

FALMOUTH, Va. — When Lynn Knight first drove to Falmouth she couldn’t find the place.

The area – once a bustling port in the 18th and 19th centuries – sits on the Rappahannock River in Stafford County across from Fredericksburg. Knight, a consultant who was hired to figure out how to make Falmouth bustling again eventually did find the tiny village, and then she devised the Falmouth Master Interpretive Plan that details how to bring more people to the area with the hopes of boosting tourism and commerce.

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Flash Cube

By Potomac Local News

Hearing set on plan to move Moncure school — TThe Stafford Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing Tuesday to discuss rezoning land for the relocation and rebuilding of Anne E. Moncure Elementary. [Fredericksburg.com]

Democrat Bolger drops out of 10th Congressional District race — Richard Bolger, a Fairfax attorney, announced today he is suspending his campaign for the Democratic nomination to succeed the retiring Frank Wolf ( R ) in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. [Loudoun Times]

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Where Will We Find This Year’s Forty Under 40 Nominees?

By Potomac Local News

Potomac Local Network is taking nominations to select 40 of our region’s brightest, most promising professionals under the age of 40 to be honored and published in our award-winning winning  PotomacLocal.com.

We are looking for people who have achieved a high level of responsibility in their careers, whether in the private sector, nonprofit or government and who have contributed to the betterment of the community where we work, live and play.  The 40 Under 40 are influential people  in their professional industries and catalysts of  community impact. We’re looking for men and women who blazed a trail for the rest of us and are leaving a mark within the following industries:

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Toll Gantries Going Up Along I-95 Express Lanes

By Potomac Local News

It’s a clear sign that the Interstate 95 Express Lanes Project is moving along.

The first six of 30 new overhead toll gantries have been installed along the project corridor from Edsall Road to North Stafford. The gantries will allow drivers on the Express Lanes to pass under them and will read EZ-Pass transponders used to pay tolls, which will be required in each vehicle to use the lanes.

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Flash Cube

By Potomac Local News

Judge Declares Mistrial in Arthur Gonzales Murder Trial — The Stafford County trial of an FBI agent charged with killing his wife in April 2013 has ended in a mistrial. [Fredericksburg.today]

Stafford planners endorse lower proffers — New proffer guidelines that lower the amount of money developers would pay Stafford County are on their way to the Board of Supervisors for review. [Fredericksburg.com]

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