Fredericksburg Public Works installed yellow reflective delineator posts at Fall Hill Avenue and Bridgewater Street, the city said in a news release emailed Oct. 1 by Communications Manager Clinton Firstbrook. The posts support a recommended change to a right-in, right-out setup. The release says vehicles on Fall Hill Avenue have been stacking past the intersection and blocking left turns onto and off Bridgewater Street.
The release dates the installation to Oct. 1 and carries a Sept. 30 dateline. The attached file is named 9.30.2026. It does not say whether left turns are already banned, what the posts cost, or how long they will stay. Drivers can still reach Bridgewater Street by Wellford and Charles Street, the release says. The recommendation comes from a Virginia Department of Transportation Project Pipeline study of Fall Hill Avenue from Washington Avenue to Mary Washington Boulevard. Public Works Director William Morris said safety is the primary consideration. The release points residents to the Public Works Department at 540-372-1023 or fredericksburgva.gov.
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High school students from across the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region are invited to participate in Dialogue for Democracy at George Mason University!
Hosted by the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, this event offers high school students an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about democracy, civic engagement, and the importance of understanding different perspectives.
Virginia Railway Express will hold the sixth Tour de VRE on Saturday, Oct. 3, a charity ride along the Manassas Line that raises money for the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation. Lindsey Martin, VRE public affairs, said in an Oct. 1 release that registration stays open through Friday, Oct. 2, and that a $35 ticket covers a shirt, a medal, and food and water stops.
The 35-mile ride starts at 9 a.m. at Backlick Road Station, 6900 Hechinger Drive in Springfield, and the 8-mile ride starts at 11 a.m. at Manassas Park Station. Both end at Broad Run Station, 10637 Piper Lane in Bristow. Last year’s ride used the same stations, but the short ride started at 10:45 a.m., and that advisory named a noon finish and 12:30 p.m. remarks this release does not. The public page at vre.org/tourdevre still says route maps and more information are coming soon. The ride honors Maria Foster, wife of VRE’s Kip Foster, who died in July 2021. Earlier VRE accounts gave her name as Maria Bohigas Foster.
Patient Zero, a juried exhibition tied to Factory of Fear, opens Saturday at ARTfactory in Manassas, and Stafford supervisors agreed to revisit data-center tax incentives on Oct. 27.
Patient Zero: An Exhibition — Saturday, Oct. 3, 6 to 8 p.m., ARTfactory, 9419 Battle Street, Manassas. According to the Potomac Local events calendar, the Caton Merchant Gallery opening is a free artist reception for a juried show of more than 70 works by 54 artists. The exhibition runs through Nov. 1 and is tied to this year’s Factory of Fear theme, Outbreak.
Prince William County police said a 17-year-old Woodbridge student was charged after security staff recovered a knife at Freedom High School on Sept. 24, while the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said Nail Musayev, 36, of Stafford, was charged with eluding police after a vehicle failed to stop on Brixham Court.
On Sept. 24 at 1:59 p.m., the school resource officer at Freedom High School, 15201 Neabsco Mills Road in Woodbridge (22191), was notified of a student found in possession of a knife. Police said the investigation showed security staff had recovered the knife and notified the officer. The student did not threaten other students or staff or display the knife. Following the investigation, the student, a 17-year-old male juvenile of Woodbridge, was charged Sept. 30 with possession of a weapon on school property. Court date pending. Status unavailable. Police did not release the student’s name.
Haunt: Dark Encounters opens Saturday at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, sending guests into the woods after five friends who vanished in 1996. Carla Welborn, the center’s marketing director, told Potomac Local News the trail is in its 13th year and runs Oct. 3 through Oct. 30 on Fridays, Saturdays and select Sundays at 9518 Workhouse Way.
The release lists tickets at $25 to $35 and recommends ages 13 and older, but Welborn’s cover note says $39 plus discounts, and the email’s pricing sheet offers $10 off Oct. 3, 9, 10 and 11 with code 10OFFHAUNT and $5 off Oct. 16, 18 and 25 with code 5OFFHAUNT. The release does not name the Sundays or the public hours. A sensory-friendly hour is set for Saturday, Oct. 17, from 6 to 7 p.m. Families reserve at [email protected]. The center sits on the former Lorton Prison grounds.
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By Ben Purves, pastor, Occoquan Bible Church, Woodbridge
Ben Purves, pastor of Occoquan Bible Church in Woodbridge, submitted this open letter from Virginia pastors urging voters to reject proposed amendments 1 and 2 to the Virginia Constitution. He wrote Wednesday that the letter, posted at virginiapastors.org, had reached 250 signatures, including pastors at churches in Woodbridge, Manassas, Dumfries, and Gainesville.
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