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Potomac Nationals owner on field naming rights deal, his continued search for a new team home, and hopes for changeover on the Board of Supervisors

By Uriah Kiser
Fredericksburg Nationals team owner Art Silber.

WOODBRIDGE — When the Potomac Nationals announced Northwest Federal Credit Union bought naming rights for the field at Pfitzner Stadium, many asked:

We asked to review the lease contract between the county and the team, and it not only permits the team from selling its own advertising, but the county is also allowed to, in exchange for promotion in the stadium, enable local originations to underwrite events. Those exhibitions must take place before March 15 and after September 15, or shortly after should the team make the playoffs.

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Three MS-13 gang members charged in Woodbridge man’s death. Victim didn’t know his killers, wasn’t in a gang.

By Potomac Local News
Contreras Gonzalez

Murder Investigation *VICTIM IDENTIFIED – Detectives from the Homicide Unit have confirmed the identity of the victim found murdered inside of a burning vehicle at Veterans Park in Woodbridge on March 15. Based upon a DNA analysis completed by the Medical Examiner’s Office, the victim has been identified as Santos Arquimidis SORTO AMAYA, 25, of Woodbridge.

The investigation revealed that the victim was initially reported as missing to Prince William County police on March 14 by family members after he did not show up for work and was unable to be reached. The victim was last seen leaving his residence in Woodbridge on the morning of March 13 to

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Beginning next Friday, May 11, vehicles turning left from Coachman Circle can make a two-stage movement

By Potomac Local News

From a press release: 

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will install new pavement markings on Route 1 southbound near Hills of Aquia subdivision in Stafford County to make it easier for drivers to turn left and merge with southbound traffic. 

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Here’s where you can bike to work Friday on ‘Bike to Work Day’

By Potomac Local News

From OmniRide

Will you be one of the thousands of Washington-area residents who participate in Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 18?  Be one of the first 20,000 to register and attend a pit stop in D.C., MD, and VA to receive a free T-shirt, refreshments, and be entered into a raffle for a new bicycle.

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Occoquan Spring Craft Show to feature live entertainment, handmade goods

By Potomac Local News
Occoquan

From a press release: 

The Spring Occoquan Arts and Crafts Show will be held rain or shine on Saturday, June 2, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Historic Occoquan. A 49-year tradition, this award winning outdoor street festival features nearly 300 artisans and crafters, fun interactive activities for the kids, live entertainment and great food.

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Half of its tulip crop destroyed, Burnside Farms looks to summer, fall festivals to help recover losses

By Uriah Kiser

NOKESVILLE — It’s been a tough year for tulips.

Nobody knows that better than Leslie Dawley and her son, Mike, who both run Burnside Farms in Nokesville, one of the world’s few places you can stroll through a vast field of tulips and pick your own.

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