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Triangle, Va. –– Visitors to the National Museum of the Marine Corps will now have new trails to walk and a new park to visit.
Earlier this month, museum officials dedicated Semper Fidelis Memorial Park on the grounds of the expanding museum complex in Triangle.
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Travelers headed to New York City via the Potomac Communities have even more advanced warning on which road to take after a new highway sign was erected in Lorton.
The new sign sits above the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 just past the Purple Heart Bridge over the Occoquan River.
Not everyone is happy about new political districts in Stafford County, the man who lead Woodbridge Senior High School’s crew team association now has plead guilty to embezzling the organization’s money, and what would make U.S. 1 in south Fairfax a better place to live, work and play?
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Stafford fire and rescue crews about 1:30 p.m. Sunday were called to a crash at 179 Poplar Road in the Hartwood section of the county.
The one male passenger inside the truck collided with a tree, became trapped inside, and then the truck caught fire. Crews worked for 20 minutes to bring the fire under control and to pull the victim, who is believed to be in his 30s, from the wrecked pick up, said Stafford fire and rescue spokesman Mark Doyle.
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Fire and rescue crews about 5 p.m. were called to the intersection of U.S. 1 and Eskimo Hill Road in Stafford County after four cars crashed, at least two of them head on, according to initial reports.
Dumfries, Va. –– A commuter crackdown is coming to parking lots in the Woodbridge area.
If you’re standing up on a VRE train, you’d better be ready to get off the train.
VRE CEO Dale Zehner stated in an email to riders on Friday riders should only stand, or queue, as trains are pulling into stations. If riders are standing, it must mean they want to get off the train, or detrain, stated Zehner.
You won’t be charged to get into a National Park this weekend, and free admission is what park officials hope will draw more residents into the parks.
All week, visitors to all 394 National Parks in the U.S. have waived their entrance fees, including Prince William Forest and Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania parks, as part of National Park Week 2011.
Stafford County, Va. –– Where can you find the best internet access in Stafford County? Well, that’s what county officials want to know, and they’re asking internet users to help them find out.