The City of Manassas Fire and Rescue Department’s newest recruit began his tenure this week: Chief William A. Garrett.
Garrett, a Fairfax County native, and the first African-American to hold this position in the city replaced former fire chief Rob Clemons, who announced his retirement in late February. Clemons had been in the position since 2016, having replaced former longtime Chief Brett Bowman.
Students returning to campus this fall will find vending machines stocked full of snacks, sodas, and now personal protective equipment too.
The machines located throughout Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University are filled with masks and hand sanitizer and soon, wipes. The supplies are available to students and employees for free, with a once a month limit. Individuals choose what they need and swipe their VCUCard to dispense a product.
A tornado watch is now in effect for the entire region until 10 p.m.
Prince William, Stafford, and Spotsylvania counties are included in the watch area. The cities of Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park are also included in the watch zone.
Virginia is one step closer to running more passenger trains across the Potomac River.
State officials announced today the completion of an environmental study for a new Long Bridge that would replace the current bridge over the Potomac River, linking Virginia with Washington, D.C. The new bridge is the worst railroad bottleneck on the east coast, would allow Amtrak to double the number of trains it runs, as well as allow Virginia Railway Express to run its commuter trains later on weekdays, and on weekends.
Prince William police will participate in a prescription drug takeback day.
More from Prince Wiliam police:
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reports:
Mine Road Commuter Lot, 8/31, 10:06 p.m. Deputy F.C. O’Neill observed a vehicle parked and running in the commuter lot. He approached the vehicle and noticed the driver was slumped over against the driver’s door with a half-empty wine bottle in her lap.
Palmer Christopher DeMeo was born in Waltham, Massachussetts on December 19, 1931. He passed away at the age of 88 years old on September 1, 2020. Palmer recently celebrated 56 years of marriage with his wife Emilia Demeo on August 1, 2020. Palmer and Emilia met in Washington, D.C. and have been residents of Dale City, Virginia since 1966. Palmer is the proud father of Palmer Demeo, Jr., Marisa Demeo, and Priscilla Demeo. Palmer is preceded in death by his parents, Palmer and Concetta Demeo, and sister Marianne Gonzalez. He is survived by his sister Rita MacDonald.
Palmer was a strong advocate for education for himself and his family. He was a graduate of Georgetown University where he majored in mathematics and physics. He then went on to take further coursework in electrical engineering at Catholic University and law at Boston University. In his career, Palmer was a role model of hard work and dedication. He served in the United States Army. He then worked 31 years as a Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. His area of expertise was in electronics. Palmer developed many special friendships with his colleagues at the patent office and they maintained their strong connection throughout the years after retirement through “The Lunch Bunch” gatherings. Palmer truly enjoyed working in the field of patents so after retiring, he continued working as a Patent Agent throughout the rest of his life. He was glad to help many clients turned friends obtain patents for their inventions. After years of helping others with their patents, Palmer finally decided to pursue getting a patent for his own invention. Recently in March 2020, he was proud to say he was awarded a patent for his garment invention.
