FREDERICKSBURG — Although construction vehicles have yet to appear at the planned Fredericksburg Baseball stadium site, fans and residents have no reason to fear an Opening Day delay according to Fredericksburg’s Director of Economic Development and Tourism Bill Freehling.
“The team continues to make significant progress toward the beginning of construction work,” Freehling wrote in an email to Potomac Local. “They [Fredericksburg Baseball] hope to be underway early this summer.”
MANASSAS — Dulles Aviation, a staple at Manassas Regional Airport, will close.
The fixed-based operator (FBO) sells fuel to pilots, rents aircraft, and provides hangar space for planes. The firm decided not to renew its franchise agreement after 40 years.
WOODBRIDGE — A good labor market has to lead to bad service when it comes to hauling away trash from homes and businesses.
Since February, Prince William County’s Solid Waste Division has received 20 reports of missed collection by American Disposal for trash and recycling pickups from residents in the Manassas area, Woodbridge, Nokesville, and Gainesville.
WOODBRIDGE — Delays on Virginia Railway Express trains have become more common in recent weeks.
On Monday, signal issues and speed restrictions on the commuter railroad’s Manassas Line lead to delays. On the system’s Fredericksburg Line, commuter trains have been made late by freight trains using the line — which take precedence over the commuter trains as the freight railroads own the tracks.
STAFFORD — On July 20, prepare to set sail at the 15th annual cardboard boat regatta at Aquia Landing Park.
On Saturday, July 20, teams of adults and children take to the Potomac River to race in boats made completely of cardboard.
STAFFORD — A fire truck crashed on Sunday while traveling one of the most dangerous streets in Stafford County.
The truck had been dispatched from fire station 14 on Shelton Shop Road to a car crash at the intersection of Garrisonville and Aquia roads, on the Stafford/Fauquier County line.
STAFFORD — Senator Tim Kaine (D) on Friday participated in a roundtable discussion with educators in Stafford County.
Chief among the concerns of educators who gathered Friday at Stafford Middle School on Spartan Drive was how to attract and retain teachers in rural areas. Kaine listened to teachers and administrators in the hopes of finding ideas of how to solve the county’s woes.
MANASSAS — The 50th-anniversary celebration in remembrance of IBM’s Manassas facility was held on May 2.
IBM announced in October 1968 that it was building a 250,000 sq ft manufacturing and laboratory facility. Construction began shortly after the first such IBM facility in Virginia. The decision by IBM to build a facility in Manassas was significant for this predominantly rural and agricultural community.
MANASSAS — Roger Snyder has been Prince William County’s eye in the sky.
He’s been photographing the land from his Cessna airplane, at an altitude of 1,500 feet, for the past 20 years. He’s photographed land on which Potomac Mills mall sits before the mall was built, to an ever-expanding number of data centers dotting the western portion of the county today.
WOODBRIDGE — Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center has been approved to add a mobile PET/CT scanner to its services. This brings important cancer detection technology to the area, which had previously involved long commutes for patients.
“By offering this service locally, we are able to reduce travel burdens for patients by offering conveniently located, easily navigated services with ample complimentary parking,” Heather Causseaux, director of oncology services for Sentara, told Potomac Local.
