If you’re going out tonight to celebrate the New Year, chances are you might need a ride home.
SoberRide will free taxi rides home for a fare up to $30 between 10 p.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. Sunday. Users of the service must call 1-800-200-TAXI to receive the free ride, and rides cannot be ordered in advance.
The Lake Ridge Moms Club will hold a Preschool Open House from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Drive in Lake Ridge.
The event is free, and with several schools scheduled to be represented, the club hopes to put ease some of the challenges parents encounter when looking for daycare or preschool for their children.
It’s that time of year again when we take a look back at the most compelling, most interesting stories we’ve covered this year at PotomacLocal.com. It’s been a big year for local news in our area, from floods, hurricanes, landslides, and even earthquakes. Those events caused by nature are just the tip of the iceberg as we’ve brought you stories about fascinating people who have impacted the community in ways large and small, and for better and for worse.
See our list below of PotomacLocal.com’s most interesting stories of 2011 and then vote for which story you think is the biggest story overall.
As the Potomac Communities continues to attract new houses and businesses, should Quantico still be allowed to continue munitions testing or should it be banned to avoid what happened Thursday afternoon?
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Woodbridge, Va. — There’s a new tool outside some post offices in the area that will soon allow you to ship and pick-up packages that the postal carrier could not leave at your doorstep.
“gopost” by the United States Postal Service is a series of kiosks being rolled out to various post offices in the Potomac Communities, including Woodbridge. While the gopost program is still in a testing phase, users will soon be able to use the computer terminal at the kiosk to ship or pick up packages, said Postal Service spokeswoman Patricia Licata. When the service is operating, users will be able to sign up to opt to participate in the gopost program.
After the North Stafford Rotary Club announced their Fitness Challenge 2012, we wanted to know if you would consider taking part in a weight loss contest. Vote and let’s see what the Potomac Communities have to say.
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Stafford, VA – On Wednesday December 28, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a reported structure fire at 371 Bethel Church Road. The first unit arrived on scene within 5 minutes, reporting fire throughout a single family dwelling. The firefighters initially operated in a defensive mode until the arrival of additional resources, at which time the attack mode transitioned to an offensive interior attack bringing the fire under control within 20 minutes. Firefighters conducted a search of the residence with negative results.
The home was not occupied and based on information obtained from the neighbors the home had been abandoned for several months. There were no injuries reported, the cause of the fire is under investigation and damage estimates are not available.
It’s part of a national First Day Hikes effort at state parks around the country to offer hikes on New Year’s Day. Leesylvania’s State Park has invited hikers to come to the Lee’s Woods Trail at the park nestled along the Potomac River in Woodbridge. The two-mile hike is described as moderate, and Chief Ranger Sarah Percival encourages hikers to bring water and to wear hiking boots and warm clothes.
Just across the Occoquan Bay in Fairfax County lies Mason Neck State Park, where they will be hiking their one-mile Bay View Trail Head between 10:30 a.m. and noon. The hike is described as easy and appropriate dress and water bottles are also encouraged.
Update:
Butler Road will not close on Thursday. Officials announced late Wednesday afternoon delivery of the bridges for the Ferry Farm – Belmont Trail will take place between 2:30 and 3 a.m. Thursday, not later in the day as was originally scheduled.
Stafford, VA – Butler Road will be closed for a short time period on Thursday, December 29, as two large bridges are delivered to the construction site of Phase 3 of the Belmont-Ferry Farm Trail at St. Clair Brooks Park. The delivery is scheduled for Thursday between 9 a.m. and noon. Butler Road will be closed for a short time period within that time frame.
