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Navy Seaman Apprentice Alfredo N. Fernandez, son of Claudia Fernandez of Montclair, Va., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

During the eight-week program, Fernandez completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.


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QUANTICO, Va — Last Thursday marked the end of season and possibly the run of the farmers’ market at Quantico.

When the program launched last year, it was funded as a part of the Healthy Base Initiative pilot program. With funding cut for next season, Elizabeth Borst, Quantico Farmers’ Market Manager,said they are working on alternative resources to keep the market afloat. On average, 500 people visited the market each week. It’s a hopeful number but Borst admits that numbers need to double to remain viable.


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MANASSAS, Va. — Not knowing where one’s next meal will come from, or when it will come, is a widespread problem.

So, some area leaders in their respective fields decided to do something about it on the local level. On Thursday, the Greater Prince William Food Council will launch. The group, an idea born out of Leadership Prince William;s Class of 2014, will focus its efforts on making food more readily available to children and seniors in our community.


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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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MANASSAS, Va. — Not knowing where one’s next meal will come from, or when it will come, is a widespread problem.

So, some area leaders in their respective fields decided to do something about it on the local level. On Thursday, the Greater Prince William Food Council will launch. The group, an idea born out of Leadership Prince William;s Class of 2014, will focus its efforts on making food more readily available to children and seniors in our community.


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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. – On September 13, a 24-year-old woman told police that two unknown men forced themselves into her home and threatened her with handguns while demanding money. Police say that the men stole a laptop before leaving the scene and that these two men followed her home after she was in the neighborhood walking her dog. 

Here’s the latest from Prince William police:


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LAKE RIDGE, Va. – On September 13, two teenage victims told police that during the night three male suspects forced themselves into the home, one of which had a handgun, and stole multiple pairs of shoes and cell phones before fleeing the scene. Police say that the victims knew the suspects and that this was not a random incident. 

Here’s the latest from Prince William police: