LAKE RIDGE, Va. — There’s a Facebook group dedicated to the cause, and residents have been asking for one for years.
Now Prince William Occoquan Supervisor Mike May has lent his voice to the chorus of people asking that a Trader Joe’s supermarket be built in Lake Ridge. May penned a letter to the specialty supermarket chain this week asking them to consider the area.
By RENEE ORDOOBADI
For Potomac Local News
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Comedy, Romance, singing, dancing and a live orchestra – Woodbridge Senior High School students combined all of these talents to perform the musical ‘Oklahoma,’ on Saturday.
By MIKE SALMON
Virginia Megaprojects
As the 95 Express Lanes Project construction increases this summer, travelling on I-95 and on 395 from the Beltway towards Duke Street may be challenging. To deal with the impacts, consider carpooling, vanpooling or using transit. The folks at Megaprojects are aware of the challenges that come with a large project like the 95 Express Lanes, so they’ve come up with getaroundva.com– a new website for commuters in Northern Virginia that looking for alternatives to I-95.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Using kayaks and an army of volunteers, a the results of a large coordinated clean-up of the Occoquan River have been tabulated.
More in a press release from the Neabsco Action Alliance:
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Prince William Board of County Supervisors announced Debra D. Andrew as the new Prince William County Department of Parks and Recreation Director.
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MANASSAS, Va. – A barrier went up at the Prince William County Courthouse following the Boston Marathon bombings.
Today, bright yellow crowd control barriers with “road closed” and “sheriff’s line do not cross” were erected in front of the Judicial Center on Lee Avenue, blocking vehicles from entering a traffic circle in front of the busy courthouse and county jail complex.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. – Runners will gather tonight to honor the three people killed and nearly 200 injured during the Boston Marathon Bombings on Monday.
The Lake Ridge Ridge Runners Club invites all area residents to meet in the parking lot of Lake Ridge Elementary School at 7 p.m. for a moment of silence, and then proceed for a two-mile walk to honor the fallen and all those impacted by Monday’s terrorist attacks.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. – Fire and rescue crews are on the scene of a gas leak in on Old Bridge Road in the area of Smoketown Road in Lake Ridge.
The gas line was reported leaking just before 1 p.m. Tuesday, and traffic on the westbound side of Old Bridge Road has been halted, according to Prince William County emergency officials.
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MANASSAS, Va. — The Prince William Arts Alive! festival capped off Saturday night with a free concert featuring the U.S. Air Force Band.
