How many of us remember 1973? A dozen eggs cost 45 cents, gasoline cost 40 cents a gallon, and the average new home would set you back about $32,500.

And, importantly, Sally Baldwin began volunteering at the new Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge. The hospital is now Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center and Sally Baldwin is marking her 50th year as a volunteer!


Tiziana Bottino, an elected official on the Prince William County Water and Soil Conservation District, has a new role.

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Prince Wiliam County Woodbridge District Supervisor Margaret Franklin announced 13 new bus shelters would be erected on Route 1 bus shelters in Woodbridge, between Occoquan Road and Wayside Drive near Dumfries. 

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The second scheduled public meeting about a proposal to build 20 data centers on 876 acres near the Manassas National Battlefield was canceled late today.

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A new data center proposed for the Prince William Digital Gateway would come with an expanded Pageland Lane, a street once identified as key to building a new bi-county parkway between Interstate 95 and Dulles International Airport.

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OmniRide bus service recently proposed changes to three bus routes in the Lake Ridge and Dale City areas.  OmniRide also proposing a new service to provide more access to commuter lots in the eastern and western parts of Prince William County. OmniRide has scheduled a public hearing to discuss these proposed changes.

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Greetings, Prince William – If you’re passionate about fighting hunger, the Action in Community Through Service (ACTS) staff wants to meet you!  They need volunteers to help in their Hunger Prevention Center with food donations, assembling food packages, and helping with client intakes.  You’ll feel great knowing you are helping our food-insecure neighbors get the help they need to feed their families!  Please email [email protected] for more information.

If you are looking for other opportunities, please don’t forget to call our wonderful team at Volunteer Prince William at 703.369.5292.  You can also visit our website at www.volunteerprincewilliam.org.  Thanks so much for all you do in our community.


A fire at 4:01 a.m. Saturday, April 29, displaced seven people from a townhouse in Dale City.

Earlier this morning, multiple calls reported a townhouse on fire in the 3200 block of Birchdale Square (Woodbridge). Crews arrived with fire showing from a townhouse spreading into an adjoining home. Conditions required a second alarm to be requested but was later returned. Two (2) homes were damaged. The fire structure sustained extensive damage and the adjoining structure was moderately damaged. No injuries were reported. The Building Official posted the two (2) homes unsafe to occupy. The Red Cross is assisting five (5) adults and two (2) children displaced. The Fire Marshal’s Office determined the fire originated in an electrical outlet in an upstairs bedroom.


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