Obituaries

Carolyn Hawe (1932 – 2020) of Chesapeake, Va. passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, April 25, 2020.

Carolyn was predeceased by her husband Russell, her son Richard, and her grandsons Robert, Jr., Ryan, and Nicolas. Carolyn is survived by her children Hilarie, Carol, Robert, Mark, Abby, Jim, Meredith, Natalia; ten grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.


Event

Join Cruise Planners Beth Borrego and Rod Rodriguez for the World of Travel Show 2027 on Saturday, February 6, 2027, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The BlackBox at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.

Meet representatives from 13 respected travel brands covering family and adults-only cruises, premium and luxury ocean voyages, European river cruises, expedition and Galápagos adventures, small-ship sailing, guided land tours, and customized vacations.


News

Five kayakers were assisted to shore by fire and rescue crews.

Those kayakers abandoned their boats near the in the Rappahannock River, near the Interstate 95 bridge near Fredericksburg, about 3;56 p.m. Saturday. Stafford County Fire and Rescue crews were called to the scene to help them, but no one was injured, states fire chief Joseph Cardello.


News

There’s an election coming up in Fredericksburg on May 19, where city residents will have a chance to elect new members of the city council and school board.

City spokeswoman Sonja Cantu tells Potomac Local News:


An Uber driver was robbed and forced to drive a man to an ATM while being held at gunpoint.

The robbery occurred on April 28, at 2:51 a.m., at an intersection between Dale Boulevard and Benita Fitzgerald Drive in Dale City, according to a Prince William County Police Department stated in a press release.


Obituaries

Moses Leroy Nafzinger, 90, passed away on April 27, 2020, at Thornapple Manor in Hastings, Michigan. He was born on November 6, 1929, on the family farm in Long Green, Maryland to Lois Krabill Nafzinger and Lewis M. Nafzinger.

He graduated from Towson High School, in Towson, Maryland, Juniata College, in Huntingdon Pennsylvania, and received his medical degree from the University of Maryland in Baltimore.