· K9 Serving Vets is looking for a volunteer photographer at their events. Please email [email protected] to learn more.
· Project Mend-A-House is now registering participants for their Live Well Workshops. This chronic disease self-management program meets at the Manassas Senior Center on Thursday mornings. Please call Martha at (571) 264-8559 to learn more.
Dear Potomac Local,
“I am hoping you can help me get out the word about a bone marrow donor drive my court (Beacon Court, Montclair, VA) is holding in gratitude for Be The Match. They provided a donor for our neighbor, Karen, which will save her life.”
From a press release:
A Dumfries man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison and ordered to pay $648,000 in restitution for sex trafficking two minor victims from July 2013 to July 2015.
Delegate Scott Surovell (D-36th Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford) tells us his hands-free cell phone bill passed a Senate committee.
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From a press release:
Valentine’s Day Celebrations:
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Brandishing a Firearm | Road Rage – On January 7 at 1:12PM, officers responded to the area of Dale Blvd and Birchdale Ave in Woodbridge (22193) to investigate a brandishing. The victim, a 39-year-old man, reported to police that he was driving on Brickwood Dr when he observed a silver Dodge Charger speeding and driving recklessly. The driver of the Charger allegedly drove through several stop signs before stopping the vehicle in the middle of the road at the intersection of Brickwood Dr and Brazil Ct. The victim drove his vehicle around the Charger and made eye contact with the driver. The victim continued driving and made no other contact with the other driver. The victim stopped at the intersection of Benita Fitzgerald and Brickwood Dr where the driver of the Charger pulled alongside. At that point, the driver lowered his window and pointed a handgun towards the victim. The suspect immediately drove away with the victim following. The suspect was last seen getting onto I-95 northbound before the victim contacted police. Upon further investigation, officers identified the driver of the Charger as Howard Samual ANDERSON and obtained a warrant for his arrest on January 16.
MANASSAS — Katherine has made a total of six pinewood derby cars with her father.
She loves to build and to race them, so she came to the most natural place do to it — the Cub Scouts.
WOODBRIDGE — Supervisor John Jenkins has asked for a study by the Prince William County Executive’s Office to look at the Board of County Supervisors members’ pay, which has been unchanged for 10 years. Jenkins would like to raise salaries to match those of the elected Supervisors in neighboring Fairfax County.
According to a recent email from the county executive’s office, the average compensation for Fairfax, Stafford, and Loudoun supervisors is $52, 233 per year, with the chairman’s salary averaging $57,167.
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To commemorate Black History Month, the Center for the Arts has scheduled Ayeye: A Retrospective of Black History Month, an exhibit from January 30 – March 2 exploring art works by local and regional African-American artists.
