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Elaborate Jail Scam Targets Stafford Senior

By Potomac Local News

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — A senior citizen was nearly taken for $3,000 during a would-be phone scam before authorities stepped in.

Stafford County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Courtman was called to a home on Smithfield Way in south Stafford on Monday after a woman received a phone call from what appeared to be her female friend stating she was in jail. The woman told the victim she was jailed in Fairfax County after running a red traffic light and colliding with at least one other car, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.

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Dumfries Landfill Public Hearing Tonight

By Potomac Local News

DUMFRIES, Va. — Residents of Dumfries tonight will have their say on a plan that could allow a debris landfill to grow in piles of up to 310 feet tall.

A public hearing will be held tonight at six o’clock at Town Hall on Main Street where residents have been invited to speak about a request from the operators of the Potomac Landfill to town officials to allow the landfill to increase the height of their debris piles from 195 feet to 310 feet.

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Woodbridge Fire Chief Remembered

By Potomac Local News
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By STEPHANIE TIPPLE

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Family, friends, co-workers and members of area fire and police departments gathered this Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Woodbridge on Minnieville Road to pay their respects to former OWL Volunteer Fire Department Chief Richard “Ricky” Arrington.

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Shotgun Hunt Planned for Woodbridge’s Leeslyvania Park

By Potomac Local News

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Virginia State Parks offer a variety of hunting opportunities, including several lottery and reservation only hunts, as well as open hunting throughout the season. The award-winning Virginia State Parks are managed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Hunters can reserve stands or zones on a first come first served basis at the following hunts:

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Gibson, Perkins to Debate for Connolly’s Seat

By Potomac Local News
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FAIRFAX, Va. — Mark Gibson, independent candidate for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District, says he’s eager to engage the other candidates and media in a forum on Wednesday, September 12 at 8 p.m. televised by Reston Community Television, RCTV28 on Comcast. But, Gibson said, “I’m disappointed that the incumbent has declined.”

Gibson will appear along with Republican candidate Chris Perkins and Green Party candidate Joe Galdo. Moderated by Colin Mills, President of the Reston Citizens Association, and John Lovaas, host of RCTV28’s Reston Impact, journalists from three media outlets serving Reston – The Connection, Fairfax Times, and Patch.com – will pose questions to the candidates.

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Stafford’s Tech & Research Park Opens

By Potomac Local News
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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — The first phase of a new center for education and technology is open in North Stafford.

Elected officials gathered at the new Stafford Technology and Research Center at Quantico on Thursday to open the first portion of the center which is located inside a building at the Quantico Corporate Center business park seen from Interstate 95.

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Woodbridge Redevelopment Focus of Luncheon

By Potomac Local News
An aerial view of Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center. The center, still under construction, sits between Dale and Opitz boulevards in Woodbridge. (Photo: Newwoodbridge.org)

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A series of upcoming business events will focus on growing entrepreneurship and growing Virginia’s Potomac Communities.

On Sept 21, the Virginia Small Business Partnership will present the Virginia Small Business Summit at the Mason Inn and Conference Center in Fairfax. The summit is billed as the first of its kind in the state, and organizers said it will give “small business owners and entrepreneurs with the opportunity to discuss commonsense, business friendly ideas to help improve Virginia’s small business climate.”

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