DUMFRIES, Va. — The Dumfries Cares program that provides a safe place for children and teenagers to get help with homework and character building will remain in place for 2014.
A new $93,000 grant has been awarded to Dumfries’ Department of Community Services to keep the program afloat.
DUMFRIES, Va. — Dumfries Town officials will meet Tuesday with their county supervisor, Maureen Caddigan.
The periodic meeting is set to take place at 6 p.m. at Williams Ordinary on U.S. 1 in Dumfries. Town officials are expected to discuss issues like an ethanol facility to be built on Cockpit Point Road, roadway improvements to the intersection of U.S. 1 and Va. 234 ahead of the Potomac Shores neighborhood that is to bring some 3,000 new homes to eastern Prince William County, and update on a new county library at Montclair, and an update on Fuller Heights Park near the entrance to Quantico Marine Corps Base.
MANASSAS, Va. — Police in Manassas warn area residents of a scam involving the mail and gift cards.
A city woman who was under the impression she was working with a company that conducted secret shopper evaluations opted to receive a check in the mail. When she got it, she followed its instructions and took it to the bank, cashed it, and was then told to buy rechargeable gift cards with the money. The instructions also told her to keep a small percentage of the cashed check as her commission, according to police.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Road crews will close two lanes of Interstate 95 Thursday and Friday nights so they can inspect gas lines.
Crews will inspect gas lines at the Va. 610 overpass at I-95, at mile post 143, and that means two lanes of the highway will close to traffic at the overpass, and traffic on eastbound Va. 610 headed toward U.S. 1 will not be able to enter I-95 north at the entrance ramp.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — There’s a whole new meaning to the phrase “you’re going downtown” in Aquia Harbour.
The gated community of 2,300 homes in North Stafford celebrated the opening of the neighborhood’s first police station. A dedication ceremony was held Friday afternoon.
WOODBRIDGE,Va. — A man reports being hit in the face with a glass bottle during a physical altercation.
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MANASSAS,Va, — Woman reports a man demanded her purse and took her wallet.
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LAKE RIDGE, Va. — The students at Woodbridge Senior High School in Lake Ridge have named Gabriel Mendoza & Caitlyn Bishop as their Homecoming King & Queen.
Patricia Ann Trimble has a long history in city government. She has seen how both the Commissioners and Treasurers offices work and feels that she can use this information to better operate the revenue office for the people of Manassas Park.
“I am a very down to Earth person and I believe that city officials are here for the citizens,” Patty told Potomac Local News.
