Traffic

There’s been a sharp decrease in the number of drivers on the roads as a result of the coronavirus pandemic keeping everyone home.

A major contributor to this traffic pattern has been the number of people who are now working from home to avoid the spread of the virus. While there are many in the workforce who have been deemed essential and still commute, many more are sitting at home, in front of their laptops, attending virtual meetings through Zoom, and other online communication platforms.


Obituaries

Born in New York City, Oct. 12,1935 and passed living most recently in Woodbridge, VA. Don was married for 51 years to his beloved, predeceased wife, Marge who he met in 1962 while he was serving in the U. S. Army at Ft. Bragg, N.C. He was a graduate of Rutgers University in 1957 where […]


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

Northern Virginia Community College is offering free online courses to high school students in certain Northern Virginia schools through their new JumpStart Program.

This program allows up to 3,500 students to take and gain transferable college credit from two of the following classes: History and Appreciation of Art I, Introduction to Communication, College Composition I (open only to recent high school graduates), History of World Civilization II, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure and Services, and Quantitative Reasoning.


News

Three wastewater treatment plants are being consolidated into one to save taxpayers money and lessen the environmental impact on the Rappahannock River.

Under the plan, Fredericksburg would close its wastewater treatment plant and direct the wastewater to a facility in Spotslyvania County.


Meet Behnam Goudarzi, MD, FCCP. He’s a Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Goudarzi is the President of the Medical Staff at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center. 

-What are your thoughts as a physician working during a pandemic?