The Prince William Committee of 100 is taking another look at the Rural Crescent, a swath of land from Quantico Marine Corps Base to Manassas Battlefield National Park eyed for rural preservation.
The meeting will be held Friday, April 19. A social will be held at 6:30 p.m. and dinner is at 7 o’clock.
TRIANGLE — A mountain bicycling club is helping bring new trails to Locust Shade Park.
A new trail system to be built at the park will provide off-road connections with nearby Prince William National Forest Park. Funding for the trails is coming from a combination of a $24,000 federal grant. and from funds raised by the organization building the trails, The Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts, Inc., or MORE.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — A candidate running for Prince William County Supervisor got a surprise this week.
Someone took a can of back spray paint and put graffiti on one of Patrick Sowers’ campaign signs on Minneville Road, near Route 234.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY – (Press Release) On Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Prince William County Police Department and the Manassas City Police Department will join with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and community groups to provide you with a safe and legal way to dispose of unused or expired prescription medications.
Simply bring them to the collection sites at Novant Health UVA Health System Prince William Medical Center, Novant Health UVA Health System Haymarket Medical Center, or Sentara Lake Ridge Medical Center.
WOODBRIDGE — (Press release) OmniRide will test a double deck commuter bus for the next few weeks, and passengers who climb aboard will be asked to fill out a survey instead of paying a fare.
The seating configuration on double deck buses varies but this model, which is manufactured by Alexander Dennis Inc., has 81 seats, including 53 seats on the second deck. The bus has a low floor and can accommodate up to two passengers in wheelchairs at a time on the lower deck.
WOODBRIDGE — Prince William County’s new animal shelter is designed and ready for construction.
The building is expected to cost $15.1 million, and its sit next to the building it will replace — an aging animal shelter built in 1975, located on Bristow Road next to the county landfill.
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HAYMARKET — For injured members of the military returning from war, there’s nothing like a home-cooked meal to help in the recovery process.
RICHMOND — Reflecting national concerns over “food deserts,” federal and state lawmakers Monday called for legislation to help people in low-income neighborhoods get better access to fresh vegetables and other healthy foods.
The officials discussed food insecurity at a town-hall-style meeting at the Peter Paul Development Center in Richmond’s East End, where poverty is high and full-fledged grocery stores are scarce.
NOKESVILLE — After an unusually short season in 2018 due to unpredictable weather conditions, Burnside Farms 2019 Festival of Spring will return with a bang.
“This is going to be our best year ever,” says Leslie Dawley, proprietor, “It’s going to be incredible.”
