The faint streak in this image is actually 10 seconds of the few minutes the International Space Station is usually visible each day to our region. The bright celestial body seen beside it is the planet Venus.
The ISS can be seen very early in the morning through this week, then its appearances switch to the evening. Sometimes it will only appear for less than a minute. But there’s good news for sky watchers.
Quantico’s hidden secret — Cut into the hill in front of Building 2008, sits a long, intimidating, narrow stairwell. It’s presence and climb is almost as intimidating as the thought of reaching its summit where a den of four gunnery sergeants and a master gunnery sergeant sit in wait. [Quantico Sentry]
Parks growth means more places to play — As current Stafford County park projects finish up over the next year or so, residents could enjoy more sports fields and swimming pools. [Fredericksburg.com]
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that the week of April 13 through April 19 is National Telecommunicator Week. The Sheriff’s Office would like to recognize the outstanding efforts of the Communications Officers who staff the Stafford County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Communications Officers receive and process all calls for service via 9-1-1 (both landlines and cell phones) as well as emergency and non-emergency administrative telephone calls and support first responders through dispatch services.
The Stafford County Emergency Communications Center would like to invite the public to an Open House on Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 9:00am – 1:00pm, located at the Public Safety Center, 1225 Courthouse Road in Stafford. The ECC will be open to the public to tour this state- of- the- art facility. This will be an excellent opportunity for the public to get an up close and personal look at what goes on in a 9-1-1 Center.
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.
The Prince William SPCA proudly announces it will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2014. From just a handful of volunteers in 2004 to more than 200 volunteers today, the organization has become the voice of companion animals in the greater Prince William County region. Over the last ten years, it has been instrumental in its efforts to improve the lives of companion animals in our community. Whether it is promoting shelter pet adoptions on the P.A.W. Express Mobile Adoption Van or raising money for coupons to offset the cost of spay/neuter surgeries, the PWSPCA is focused on animal welfare. Where there is a need, its volunteers work to address it.
“The Prince William SPCA, like many organizations, was formed out of a need that was not being addressed in the community,” says Jennifer Tomb, board member and co-founder of the PWSPCA. She adds, “In 2004, adoption rates at the local shelter were low and euthanasia rates were high. Rescue organizations were at capacity. The community was growing, yet services for animals were not keeping up with the demand. It was apparent that the community needed a new group to help solve the larger problems facing companion animals.” In September 2004, several animal lovers came together and decided to form the Prince William SPCA. Taking its mission in a different direction than rescues, the PWSPCA’s continues to focus its volunteer and financial resources on increasing spay/neuter options, improving the lives of shelter pets and providing more programs for companion animals.
DUMFRIES, Va. — Incumbent Mayor Jerry Foreman ended his reelection campaign a month before the election.
He made his announcement tonight during the Dumfries Town Council meeting, stunning those in the audience.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge, a soon-to-be major destination on the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, will soon have its own boardwalk.
MANASSAS, Va. — Prince William County and Manassas residents, as well as representatives from the Virginia Household Water Quality Program kicked off a drinking water clinic in Manassas on Monday night. Well water is not monitored by the Commonwealth of Virginia, so folks with well water must do water quality testing on their own.
“Virginia Tech wants information on well water throughout the state,” explained Thomas Bolles, an Environmental Educator at the Virginia Cooperative Extension. ” We want to get a baseline reading of area water and see what could be coming into area wells. We encourage people to get their wells tested as water quality can change when wells age.”
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Five people now face charges in a string of burglaries in Lake Ridge.
Detectives with the Prince William County Police Department began investigating the burglaries when they began on Feb. 7. After another three burglaries were reported Feb. 10, one in near Quantico and the other in Woodbridge, detectives were able to link all of the burglaries together, according to police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
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On Saturday, freelance reporters Stephanie Tipple and Mary Rosenthol ran in the “POZitivley Fit and Finer 5K” presented by the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. – Psi Omicron Zeta Chapter of Manassas, Va.
