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WOODBRIDGE — (Press release)  The Prince William County Solid Waste Division will host its annual Compost Awareness Day Event on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held at the Sean T. Connaughton Community Plaza, located at 1 County Complex Court in Woodbridge.

The event supports International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW), the largest most comprehensive education initiative of the compost industry.  ICAW promotes composting efforts in the back yard and at large scale commercial composting facilities, like the county’s Balls Ford Road Compost Facility, which is undergoing construction.


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The Prince William Committee of 100 is taking another look at the Rural Crescent, a swath of land from Quantico Marine Corps Base to Manassas Battlefield National Park eyed for rural preservation.

The meeting will be held Friday, April 19. A social will be held at 6:30 p.m. and dinner is at 7 o’clock.


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Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.


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TRIANGLE — A mountain bicycling club is helping bring new trails to Locust Shade Park.

A new trail system to be built at the park will provide off-road connections with nearby Prince William National Forest Park. Funding for the trails is coming from a combination of a $24,000 federal grant. and from funds raised by the organization building the trails, The Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts, Inc., or MORE.


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STAFFORD — (Press release) The Stafford County Board of Supervisors identified healthy growth as a priority last fall when they adopted Stafford’s first-ever Strategic Plan and Stafford County 2040 Vision for the Future.

The Strategic Plan calls for actionable steps over the next three years to identify and execute growth management strategies that align with Stafford’s Comprehensive Plan without negatively impacting taxation. Citizen input is a critical element in the deliberations. Roundtable discussions and public meetings are the next steps in Stafford’s healthy growth analysis.


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WOODBRIDGE — (Press release) Rain has postponed Monday night’s series opener between the Potomac Nationals (3-1) and the Carolina Mudcats (2-2) at Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium.

Monday night’s game vs. Carolina will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday, April 8th at Northwest Federal Field, with first pitch of game one scheduled for 5:00pm.