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Repeal of ‘Kings Dominion law’ fails again
WTOP.com reports Don’t change your vacation plans. There will be no big change in school calendars in Virginia.

Woodbridge mobile home park owner asks court to allow rebuilding
The Washington Post reports The owner of a Woodbridge mobile home park that was inundated during flooding last year is asking a Prince William County Circuit Court to allow mobile homes to be rebuilt before the court considers a pending lawsuit.


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Woodbridge, Va. — Blair Christolon, a librarian with the Prince William Public Library System, has been chosen to serve as a member of the 2012 John Newbery Award Committee. The committee is charged with the annual selection of one book as the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

The Newbery Award Committee operates under the direction of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. Only fifteen librarians from across the nation are chosen to serve on this prestigious committee, and the book they choose will be on school reading lists for decades to come.


Schools

Prince William County, Va. — The people charged with feeding schoolchildren in Prince William County are looking for a few good tasters.

The county’s public school system will hold its’ 22nd annual Food Show at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. March 13 and March 15 at Patriot High School in Nokesville.


Prince William

Prince William County, Va. — Teachers are expected to take to the streets Friday afternoon in protest.

Educators said they will gather at Va. 234 Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road near the Prince William County Public Schools administration complex to once again let school leaders know they’re not happy about the prospect of not receiving a raise.