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Dina Qureshi, a 26-year old engineer with Dominion Energy, bought a sewing machine.
For months, it sat unused — until now.
Stafford Schools has taken a giant leap by announcing a graduation ceremony for high school seniors, joining Manassas City Public Schools in being one of the first area school divisions to set a date amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The tentative graduation date is August 1 at 8 a.m., but according to Superintendent Scott Kizner, nothing is set-in-stone.
We contacted area food pantries this week from Manassas to Fredericksburg and asked if we could help them get out the word about how people can donate food and other needed items in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
ACTS in Dumfries responded, and tells us:
There are now two suspects behind bars who were wanted in connection to an armed robbery of a WaWa gas station in Woodbridge is in custody.
Todd Christopher Lawson, 51, was located and taken into custody in Washington DC by members of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department. The suspect will remain jailed in Washington, D.C. until extradited to Prince William County, according to police.
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After years of discussion on whether it would or it wouldn’t, it appears Manassas will stay with the Prince William County Library System.
As far back as 2016, the city officials had talked about leaving the public library system, of which it had been a member of since 1976, in favor of building its own library.
The coronavirus outbreak has Manassas leaders predicting some changes to the city’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021.
Manassas City Manager Patrick Pate said that a decline in tax revenues, particularly the meals tax, will leave less for the city to spend in the coming fiscal year which begins July 1. Many restaurants have either had to close or pivot their business models, like offering curbside or delivery service only.
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Zandra’s, like many other restaurants, has a large kitchen.
But due to the coronavirus outbreak that has forced the closure of many dining rooms in the area and around the state, the kitchen has seen little use these past few weeks.