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Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra Presents: How to ‘Handel’ the ‘Messiah’ sing-along without being disowned by your family

By Potomac Local News

The rules are simple.

Handel’s inimitable Messiah Oratorio is just a few months short of its 275th birthday, and it continues to delight audiences around the world. Countless orchestras and vocalists have gathered to celebrate the season with this perennial favorite, often with a significant audience participation component. Will you be ready when sing along time comes? Just in case, we are pleased to provide you with this summation of centuries’ worth of rules for “Handeling” the time-honored tradition of the “Messiah” Sing-Along.

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Updated: Dumfries police in ‘desperate’ need of funding, volunteers for childrens Christmas program

By Potomac Local News

From Town of Dumfries Director of Community Services Brittany A. Heine: 

The Town of Dumfries Police Department is looking for volunteers to help with the “Christmas in Dumfries” event on Saturday December 17, 2016. 

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Letter to the Editor: PRICE high school model costs more, but serves more

By Potomac Local News
A rendering of what Prince William County's 13th high school, to be built behind Jiffy Lube Live, will look like once it opens.

Over-crowded classrooms are one of the most significant challenges facing our community. Data in recent years show Prince William County to have some of the most crowded classrooms in the entire Commonwealth of Virginia. This problem isn’t new – overcrowded classrooms have been a problem for several years. This problem has many possible causes; housing policy and th

This problem isn’t new – overcrowded classrooms have been a problem for several years. This problem has many possible causes; housing policy and the lack of education funding prioritization are two obvious reasons. However, finger-pointing and assigning blame are not marks of leadership. We need our leaders to come together on solutions.

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Exclusive: Will Prince William schools follow its own rules and close for Trump Inauguration?

By Potomac Local News
Donald Trump campaigns at the Prince William County Fairgrounds in 2015.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Ask any teacher, parent, or student in Prince William County today and they’ll tell you school is in session on January 20, Inauguration Day, the day Donald Trump moves into the White House.

Why? The school calendar lists January 20, 2017, as a regular school day.

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