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Supervisor Yesli Vega will hold a virtual town hall meeting tonight on the ability of Prince William County employees to negotiate their contracts.
A new Virginia law that went into effect May 1 allows local government employees to enter into collective bargaining agreements. Before, such agreements and attempts to unionize were prohibited.
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Suspicious Event — On May 24, 2021, at approximately 1:38 p.m. officers from the Manassas City Police Department responded to the 9300 block of Prescott Ave. for a suspicious event. The reporting party stated that she retrieved her mail from the mailbox, and located an envelope with the words “Open please anthrax inside” written on the outside. Upon further investigation, officers learned that this was not a credible threat, and that the envelope contained a thank you note card. There is currently no threat to the community. The investigation is ongoing.
Hit and Run — On May 24, 2021, at approximately 9:03 p.m. officers from the Manassas City Police Department responded to the 8600 block of Mathis Ave. for a hit and run. Officers located an abandoned black Nissan Pathfinder with no tags. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the black Nissan Pathfinder had driven over the curve, and hit a parked white box truck. The suspects fled the scene prior to police arrival. The investigation is ongoing, anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Manassas City Police Department at 703-257-8000 or the Manassas City/Manassas Park Crime Solvers at 703-330-0330.
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Manassas Park officials today told us they are aware of problems at a railroad crossing at the center of town, and that they’re working with the Norfolk Southern Railroad to fix the issue.
The crossing arms are lowering when there is no train approaching, creating delays along Manassas Drive.
The County’s utility and sewer user ordinance require that sump pump and downspout discharge to the backyard of a property or nearby stormwater pond or drain.
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Central Rappahannock Regional Library 36th Annual Music on the Steps series will be presented live and in person this summer.
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Several area government-run swimming pools will reopen for the summer.
Stafford County took to Facebook to announce the reopening of the county’s two public swimming pools. It comes after the pools were closed to the public in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Kelly Kruzel and her fifth-grade students at Kate Walter Barrett Elementary School in Stafford County are participating in a video pen pal project with students from across the globe.
Her students visit weekly with students at the Green Valley Child Care Primary School in Uganda.