Submitted By STEVE SHIPP
The ’99 Virginia Crushers fast pitch softball team won their second Virginia state title this past weekend by going undefeated in the 2012 American Softball Association’s (ASA) Virginia State Championship in Leesburg. The Prince William-based Crushers added this title to the Virginia NSA State Championship title they won a few weeks ago in Salem.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The “Too Good to Waste Place” has been scrapped – at least for now.
The Prince William County Landfill announced the temporary closure of the donation center on its campus that’s been in operation since 1991. The “Too Good to Waste Place” has been credited with reducing the amount of trash that has ended up in the landfill, as residents instead have chosen to leave, or donate, still-usable items like couches, bicycles, and lawnmowers at the site. Once left, other residents who visit the landfill can simply take what’s left behind.
It’s could feel like 110 degrees on Friday, and that’s why the National Weather Service has already issued an excessive heat watch for the region.
Both Prince William and Stafford counties are affected, as well as Fairfax, Spotsylvania, King George, and a portion of Fauquier in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Who was it that placed about 20 large rocks on the northbound lanes of U.S. 1 today? That’s what Stafford authorities want to know.
Two cars were damaged, and one of them popped a tire on its driver’s side, when they ran over the rocks while traveling on U.S. 1 north at Coal Landing Road, just south of Va. 610 in North Stafford. No one was injured.
DUMFRIES, Va. — Officials put shovels into dirt marking the start of construction of Ginn Park in Dumfries.
The new park will sit at 3876 Graham Park Road and will be built in two phases. Phase one will include playground equipment, a basketball court, a playing field, and a gravel parking lot. While it’s unclear when construction of phase two will begin, it is said to include a community center, a community plaza and amphitheater, tennis courts, a community garden, and a paved parking lot.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt and Marvin Josaitis, PhD, are autographing their recently published books at the 2nd and Charles Bookstore in Woodbridge on Shoppers Best Way – 2904 Prince William Parkway this Saturday, June 30, from 1-4 p.m.
Mercurio Gotthardt acclaimed first novel, “Approaching Felonias Park,” is a fast paced and gritty read, exploring intimately the lives of the needy in a world of predatory lending. A gifted writer, Mercurio Gotthardt also will have available her outstanding “Poems from the Battlefield” as well as “Furbily-Furld Takes on the World,” a charming and magical children’s book. Sales of Katherine’s works will benefit local food pantries.
FROM POLICE REPORTS:
Rape/Burglary – On June 23 at 5:43 a.m., detectives from the Special Victims Bureau responded to investigate a rape which was reported to have occurred in the 3300 block of Bronson Ct in Woodbridge. The investigation revealed that the victim, a 30 year old female of Woodbridge, was sexually assaulted by the accused, a known acquaintance, when he entered the residence through a secured front door. Following the investigation, the accused was subsequently arrested. The victim was treated at an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — The Lake Ridge RidgeRunners are hoping to set a record tonight: to have more people than ever before show up for a run held by their club.
More than 50 people are expected to gather at Lake Ridge Elementary School on Hedges Run Drive at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and is open to anyone – from beginning runners to more experienced athletes.
By BRYANNA ALTMAN
For PotomacLocal.com
LORTON, Va. — The brick buildings located on Va. 123 across from the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton was the site of the Occoquan Workhouse, and in 1917 housed suffragettes who were arrested picketing the White House to give women the right to vote. Today it is part of the largest water utility in Virginia, and provides drinking water to 1.7 million customers.
Prince William County Moms lists some great local 4th of July activities you can enjoy with your friends and family.
