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A small business owner says his customer service skills would come in handy in local government if elected Woodbridge District Supervisor.
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Prince William
The ACTS Thrift Store in Dumfries reopened this month after going being renovated.
The store now boasts new interior paint, exterior paint, a new store layout, and a newly paved parking lot, according to a press release.
Boston Market, a national fast casual chain specializing in rotisserie chicken and home style meals, will open its second restaurant in Prince William County on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 in the food court at Potomac Mills mall.
The Potomac Mills opening is a progression of the fast-casual chain’s desired expansion into the non-traditional segment of the restaurant industry.
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Potomac Local sponsored a debate Monday, Oct. 12, 2015 featuring three candidates for Prince William County Public School Board Chairman.
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Despite a chilly and windy morning, 128 volunteers came out on foot and by boat to participate in FOTO’s Fall Occoquan River cleanup.
A big thank you goes out to all the community groups, the Boy Scouts of America, local schools and families with their children who collected 86 bags of trash, 24 bags of recyclables, eight tires, a flat screen TV, blinds, car generator, skate boards, a box spring and mattress, two oil barrels, carpets, foam pieces, large iron rings, pieces of a fence and a door, two crates and assorted pieces of Styrofoam and wooden boards.
Quantico streets are getting resurfaced for the first time in 30 years.
The Virginia Department of Transportation hired Julis Branscome Inc. to repave about 3 miles of streets in the small town. C Street, Broadway Street, Potomac Avenue, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th streets are all being repaved at a cost of $282,000.
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Now that the leaves are starting to take on red and auburn hues and the morning air feels crisp – it means it is time to celebrate fall in Manassas! From the annual Fall Jubilee to creepy cemetery tours, there is something going on every weekend in the City. There is no better place to celebrate autumn and Halloween!
The 2015-16 season of the Manassas Ballet Theater starts on Oct. 23 with the show “Jazz in Motion,” which combines ballet with contemporary and classic jazz standards. Show your tickets to several downtown restaurants and receive a dinner & a show discount! See the complete list online. Hylton Performing Arts Center. Tickets start at $15.
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The Manassas Park Community Center is excited to announce their first annual Fall Arts and Crafts Festival to be held on Saturday, October 17 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. This festival will feature arts and crafts vendors, food trucks, games, hayrides, and a moon bounce.
The festival is the culmination of the tireless work of many individuals. For the past four years the community center has hosted the Fall Arts and Crafts Cornucopia which focused on vendors, but the community challenged the Manassas Park Department of Parks and Recreation staff to create a full feature festival.
The Potomac River was brown, and unusually rough Saturday as a group of history lovers ventured out on the water.
“All of the sustained winds we’re getting out here makes it choppy, but we’re into fall now, and conditions change out here with the weather,” said Capt. Mark Perry, who ferried sightseers about on his Miss Rivershore boat.
A Fredericksburg woman is charged with assaulting a police officer.
Here’s the police report: