Obituaries

James R. Hewitt, 72, of Woodbridge died October 23, 2020 in his home surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his wife of 31 years, Patricia Hewitt.  He is survived by his children, Nancy Miller, Patrick Arthurs,, and Jennifer Hansen; grandchildren, Patrick Sean Arthurs, Jr., Shannon Arthurs, Jacob Arthurs, Jonathan Miller, Tony Perez, and Aidan Sanchez.  He is also survived by his brother, Donald Hewitt.

Cremation services are private.


Features

Stafford’s Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities wanted to create a program to make its staff more inclusive and picked up an award for its efforts.

The program, Stafford Connects, was designed to provide mentorship and job exploration for young adults with disabilities throughout Stafford County. The county’s parks department facilitated the program which recently won a Best New Program award from the Virginia Recreation and Parks Society Awards Program.


News

On Saturday and Sunday, October 24, 25, respectively, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. First Home Alliance will hold a financial emergency clinic to help those struggling to say in their homes due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The event will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church, located at 13020 Telegraph Road in Woodbridge. Participants will be able to drive up in their cars and then speak to someone on-site for the intake process, to maintain social distancing,