Obituaries

Tamar Zambrano, 38 of Woodbridge, died October 16, 2020.  She was born August 25, 1983 to Fitzgerald L. McGregor and Rose Mary Dodson in Jamaica.  She is survived by her husband of 9 years, Salvador M. Zambrano;  and children, Teavaughnie T. Tomlinson, Alex J. Hall, Tishane J. Brown.

Mrs. Zambrano was volunteer at Bel Air Elementary School and Hampton Middle School. Her hobbies included volunteering, sewing and collecting purses.


Obituaries

Mark Frederick Levy of Woodbridge, VA passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, October 17, 2020 after a year-long battle with complications from a fall. Mark was 72 years old. He was born on November 21, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA to Louis Levy and Sylvia Gerber Levy. The Levy family moved to Miami Beach when Mark was boy, where he graduated from Miami Beach High and Miami Dade Community College. Mark is survived by his devoted husband and partner of 41 years, (Paul) Martin Andrews, his niece Elaine Kassin, nephew Joel Moss, and grand-nephews Drew and Benjamin Moss, as well as many other dear cousins. He also leaves behind an extended family of in-laws and friends that will miss him dearly. Mark was a long-time member of IATSE Locals 545 and 477 (now 500) and worked for WPLG TV in Miami and for too many movies, television, concerts, plays, stage shows, and conferences over the years to mention. He will be laid to rest at Dumfries Cemetery on Sunday, October 25 at 2:00 pm. A celebration of Mark’s life will be held at First United Presbyterian Church of Dale City at 12:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation or FUPCDC’s Spread the Bread.


Business

Stafford County will continue to lease a private space for the Stafford Royals competitive gymnastics program.

The county’s Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities Department has had a gymnastics program in place at this location, at 500 Nelms Circle in the southern portion of the county off Route 17, known as the Stafford Gymnastics and Recreation Center, since the early 1990s.


Event

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.


Politics

Three seats are up for grabs on the Dumfries Town Council on November 3, and Ebony Lofton, the current President of the South Cove Homeowners Association, is running a write-in campaign to win one.

Potomac Local News asked Lofton about why she is running and what she believes she can bring to the table.


News

Members of a newly created commission will investigate the Prince William County Police Department and its response to riots that occurred in the county on May 30.

The new Racial and Social Justice Commission will meet over the course of the next year and will be tasked to bring back recommendations on how to improve the hiring practices of the department, as well as the use-of-force policy.