WOODBRIDGE — The Woodbridge Potomac Communities Civic Association will take up two matters during its meeting on Thursday: A new housing development that could bring up to 325 new homes, and healthcare.
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LAKE RIDGE — A new $6.8 million activity room is planned for Old Bridge Elementary School.
The Prince William County School division will hold a public meeting about the addition to the 27-year-old school building.
A serious crash on Route 28 in Manassas on Friday night left three people in a hospital.
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A female Marine officer made history today at Quantico, Va. by completing the Infantry Officer Course and earning the infantry officer military occupational specialty.
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced 12 Virginia companies were selected to participate in the Virginia Economic Gardening Pilot Program (VEGPP). The VEGPP, administered by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP), targets second-stage companies. These businesses are growth-oriented and have moved beyond the startup phase by demonstrating a notable increase in revenue or employment. By addressing strategic growth issues, such as identifying new markets and industry trends, refining business models, raising online visibility, and offering access to competitive intelligence, the VEGPP enables high-growth companies to achieve the next level of success.
From a press release:
The Prince William County Animal Shelter will host its annual Open House on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, from Noon to 4 p.m. The Shelter is located at 14807 Bristow Road [near] Manassas (20112).
From a press release:
On Thursday, September 21st at 6:00 a.m., fire and rescue units were dispatched to a townhouse fire located in the 6800 of Avalon Isle Way in Gainesville. Upon arrival, fire and rescue crews observed fire emitting from the rear of the home that had extended to the side. Firefighters initiated suppression and immediately extinguished the fire.
WOODBRIDGE — A new police station under construction in Prince William County burned Friday morning.
Structure Fire/future PWC Police Central District Station/5000blk Davis Ford Road/still under construction/roof fire out#pwcdfr
Seven years after winning approval from the Prince William County Board of Supervisors to build a new museum behind what used to be Kmart and today is At Home, they’re still raising money for the complex.
The Americans in Wartime Museum will hold its annual Tank Farm demonstration event in Nokesville this weekend.
WOODBRIDGE — About 40 people gathered at Harbor View conference center in Woodbridge at 7 p.m. Thursday for the capstone event of a daylong series of events to discuss the future of a passenger ferry that could, someday, provide commuter service between Prince William County and Washington, D.C.
“We need to use our region’s last unused highway, the Potomac River,” said Prince William Woodbridge District Supervisor Frank Principi, whose long pushed for the creation of a “fast ferry” from Woodbridge to Washington.
