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U.S. 1 Widening Scores Low in 1st Round Funding Review

Published March 18, 2014 at 2:19PM | Updated March 19, 2014 at 11:03AM

WOODBRIDGE, Va. Improvements to Fairfax County Parkway and Interstate 395 south scored highly on regional wish list of needed traffic improvements.

A total of 32 transportation projects went through a pre-qualification funding screening, and the results have been accepted by Northern Virginia Transportation Authority – the government agency that will dole out some $200 million for highway improvements in Northern Virginia. The funds will come from the landmark transportation improvement bill signed into law in 2013 by then Gov. Robert F. McDonnell.

Prince William Area Free Clinic Accepts Donation

By Potomac Local News

Published March 18, 2014 at 9:53AM | Updated March 19, 2014 at 11:03AM

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Prince William Area Free Clinic received financial help from a good neighbor.

The Lake Ridge Ambulatory Surgery Center gave the clinic $317,000 to be used for operating expenses. The clinic in Woodbridge doesn’t charge for services and provides acute treatment to patients with chronic ailments.

Could a Popular Beach be Hindering Tourism in Falmouth?

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 18, 2014 at 8:30AM | Updated April 5, 2018 at 7:00PM

FALMOUTH, Va. — When Lynn Knight first drove to Falmouth she couldn’t find the place.

The area – once a bustling port in the 18th and 19th centuries – sits on the Rappahannock River in Stafford County across from Fredericksburg. Knight, a consultant who was hired to figure out how to make Falmouth bustling again eventually did find the tiny village, and then she devised the Falmouth Master Interpretive Plan that details how to bring more people to the area with the hopes of boosting tourism and commerce.

Where Will We Find This Year’s Forty Under 40 Nominees?

By Potomac Local News

Published March 17, 2014 at 11:26AM | Updated March 18, 2014 at 7:19AM

Potomac Local Network is taking nominations to select 40 of our region’s brightest, most promising professionals under the age of 40 to be honored and published in our award-winning winning PotomacLocal.com.

We are looking for people who have achieved a high level of responsibility in their careers, whether in the private sector, nonprofit or government and who have contributed to the betterment of the community where we work, live and play. The 40 Under 40 are influential people in their professional industries and catalysts of community impact. We’re looking for men and women who blazed a trail for the rest of us and are leaving a mark within the following industries:

Toll Gantries Going Up Along I-95 Express Lanes

By Potomac Local News

Published March 17, 2014 at 9:36AM | Updated March 18, 2014 at 7:19AM

It’s a clear sign that the Interstate 95 Express Lanes Project is moving along.

The first six of 30 new overhead toll gantries have been installed along the project corridor from Edsall Road to North Stafford. The gantries will allow drivers on the Express Lanes to pass under them and will read EZ-Pass transponders used to pay tolls, which will be required in each vehicle to use the lanes.

Updated: I-95 Reopened after Bus Crash Injures 4

By Potomac Local News

Published March 17, 2014 at 6:57AM | Updated March 17, 2014 at 11:23AM

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Dogs Pulled from Burning Home

By Mary Davidson

Published March 16, 2014 at 7:17PM | Updated March 17, 2014 at 8:42AM

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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Fire crews pulled two dogs from a burning home in North Stafford on Sunday afternoon.

Updated: Body Found Along Highway in Dale City

By Potomac Local News

Published March 16, 2014 at 5:23PM | Updated March 20, 2014 at 3:28PM

Photo: Mary Davidson

Update March 20, 2014

The body of man found alongside Interstate 95 in the morning hours of March 16 has been identified as 35-year-old Wuerlen Herrson Garoz Lopez, 35. He was a resident of a nearby homeless encampment.

Moser: Would You Apply for the School Board Job?

By Connie Moser

Published March 16, 2014 at 8:14AM

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A recent discussion on Our Schools Facebook page revolved around salaried elected officials. We noted the differences between the Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) and the School Board Representatives (SB Reps)

The BOCS, meets year round and are paid as full-time employees with benefits. They have offices, staff and expense accounts. Prince William County Schools receive 57.23% of the general revenue funds paid to the county by the taxpayers, yet, PWC SB Reps are considered part time employees.

Kiser: Crime Remains Low in Prince William

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 16, 2014 at 8:00AM | Updated March 16, 2014 at 1:35PM

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Corey Stewart turned to the press this week to get residents riled up about the need for more police on the streets.

The At-large Chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors’ rare press conference on Tuesday drew not only me to the table, but reporters from other online news websites and newspapers that cover the county, as well as a TV reporter from Washington, D.C.