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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — More help is coming for economically disadvantaged students at schools in Woodbridge.

Three schools – Mills Godwin and Fred M. Lynn middle schools, and Freedom High School – will awarded grants from the Virginia Department of Edudcation for their 21st Century Community Learning Centers.


Pets

Vicinity of Mountain View Road in Stafford County. Charger is a 3-year-old male He weights about 85 pounds and has a completely black coat.

He should have a brown leather collar on He may be with a brown female pit-bull named Coco, she is around 65 lbs and may be a little friendlier than Charger.He is shy around people.


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Senator Mark Warner will visit Todos Supermarket in Woodbridge on Wednesday.

The Democrat seeking a second term in the U.S. Senate will hold a discussion “focused on providing all Virginians with a fair shot at success,” according to a press release:


Event

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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 Some Prince William residents have expressed concern over a Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) memo requiring that unaccompanied alien children be enrolled in school even without receiving immunization.

Written on July 25, and disseminated to all Virginia public school divisions, the memo states that children without citizenship, living on their own or with others in the community are considered homeless students if they have no fixed address or are staying in a temporary placement.


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From the Virginia Department of Transportation:

Lane closures at Route 1 and Telegraph Road in Stafford County scheduled for this weekend have been postponed due to forecasted weather conditions. The work will be rescheduled for a later date.


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STAFFORD, Va. — The shovels are ready and Stafford County leaders have been summoned to toss dirt to herald the construction of a new $12 million indoor / outdoor recreation center.

The 76,000-square foot center will be located at the county’s new Embrey Mill Park, located in the new housing development of the same name just off Mine Road.


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MANASSAS, Va. — A new mosque and school is open for business on Euclid Avenue in Manassas.

Jamiah Masjid, which means “big mosque,” successfully petitioned city officials for a special use permit to operate in their new facility in an area once known for heavy industrial uses. It took four years for the Manassas Muslim Association to jump through the hoops of opening their new facility, and they say the wait was worth it.