Stafford cuts summer remediation programs
FREDERICKSBURG.COM REPORTS Stafford County’s School Board approved dozens of summer school programs Tuesday night. But about 2,000 Stafford students might not have the opportunity to make up classes or exams this summer.
Prince William police chief takes to radio
WTOPNEWS.COM REPORTS The police chiefs of Fairfax and Prince William counties are guests Monday on WTOP’s “Ask the Chief” program.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — The plans have been on the books for years. Now officials want your input on widening a nearly three-mile stretch of U.S. 1 between North Stafford and Triangle.
A public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 10, at Hilldrup Moving and Storage in North Stafford, right where the eventual construction would take place, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Federal Highway Administration as well as local officials are expected to make a presentation at 7 p.m. outlining a preliminary engineering and design project to widen the four-lane highway between Fuller/Joplin roads in Triangle to Boswell’s Corner in North Stafford.
Mayoral candidates
Nancy West – (Interim mayor)
Age 74
Married, four children (1 deceased)
Retired school employee
Why she’s running: “Our 2020 Vision Statement talks about developing our old port area with restaurants, shopping and parks. The town is in negotiations to make that happen and, I hope that it isn’t too many years down the road before we see a wonderful development there.”
Gerald Foreman (Incumbent Councilman)
Age: 50
Married, one daughter
Aviation logistics consultant
Why he’s running: “The Mayor performing as a Leader, serving ‘all’ the Town citizens, Business Owners, Town Government and fellow Councilmembers. The number one issue is the way Council works with each other, communicates, and exchanges ideas. We need to do a better job.”
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A man was struck by a train in Woodbridge on Sunday night.
Prince William police reported going to the scene on Featherstone Road, near a CSX train railroad crossing, where a man was hit by a train. The extent of his injuries were not released, and the victim was flown to a local hospital.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Matt Swynenberg delivered his strongest outing of the season as he threw a complete game allowing one run as the P-Nats knocked off the Myrtle Beach Pelicans by the final score of 2-1. Potomac has won two games in a row after their six-game losing streak.
In a game that lasted just an hour and 53 minutes, Swynenberg (2-1) allowed no hits after the second inning as he retired 19 batters in a row at one point and 22 of the final 23. He gave up just three hits on the afternoon while walking one and striking out three. The start was the longest of the season by a P-Nats starter as no previous starter had finished seven innings. Swynenberg used just 94 pitches.
By Brian Hill
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – The rich may be rich and the poor may be poor, but a nonpartisan think tank says there’s a way to eliminate state income taxes on the poorest Virginians while providing as much as a 10 percent tax cut to everyone else.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Chien-Ming Wang threw four strong innings in his first rehab start in 2012 as the Potomac Nationals ended their six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Wang threw 49 pitches and allowed one run on four hits while striking out three batters.
Wang came out after a 57 minute rain delay and needed just 16 pitches to toss a scoreless first inning. He struck out one batter and the only player to reach was Odubel Herrera on an error by first baseman Justin Bloxom.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – On a chilly night in Woodbridge, the Potomac Nationals gave up three unearned runs in the final three innings as they fell 5-4 to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. The P-Nats wasted a strong start from Adam Olbrychowski and have now dropped six straight contests.
Potomac had a chance in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the game with a two-out rally. Wade Moore brought home Justin Bloxom with an RBI single to make it 5-4 but Kevin Keyes struck out swinging with the tying run at second base.
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – On a night with the wind blowing out of BB&T Ballpark, the Winston-Salem overcame a four-run Potomac lead to beat the Nationals 7-6. The Dash swept the four-game series in North Carolina on a walk-off hit by Trayce Thompson.
In the ninth with the score tied 6-6, Winston-Salem got a one-out hit from Jake Oester off Neil Holland. Ryan Demmin came into the contest to replace Holland and Wagner knocked a double down the left field line to put runners at second and third with one out. Kyle Eveland pinch ran for Oester and after a walk to Marcus Semien, Eveland scored on a single to left-center field by Trayce Thompson and for the second time this year Potomac lost on a walk-off hit.
