WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Officials failed to forecast the record turnout at polls on Tuesday.
Woodbridge’s River Oaks voting precinct has more than 4,000 active registered voters assigned to it and saw a 64 percent voter turnout rate Tuesday. Voters here waited in long lines, and in line before the polls closed at 7 p.m. waited for up to four hours to cast their votes.
Some government offices in the Potomac Communities will close Monday in observance of Veterans Day.
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QUANTICO, Va. — A special service honoring military veterans will be held at Quantico National Cemetery on Sunday.
At least 800 people are expected to converge on the cemetery grounds off Joplin Road in Triangle for a ceremony featuring the Marine Corps Band.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Ahead of Superstorm Sandy on Monday came a influx of downloads of e Books from the Prince William County Library System.
Jean Ross with the library system said 276 e Books were downloaded Monday. That’s up from their usual 180 per day.
Power is coming back on for the thousands in our area that lost it following Superstorm Sandy.
Outages by the numbers:
Happy Halloween. It’s not canceled.
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy many had wondered if trick-or-treaters would still be welcome in neighborhoods – some of which on Tuesday were without power.
Officials are telling people to stay indoors and keep of area roads so crews can clean up storm damage. And for good reason, as many roads in Prince William County are simply impassable due to downed trees, wires, and high water. A full list of closed or impacted roads in Prince William is below, provided by the county’s government’s communications office:
Ingram Dr at 1 lane bridge — High Water at the bridge
UPDATE
New information from Quantico Marine Corps Base indicates there is no damage to a high school gym at Quantico:
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Prince William County will close the Ferlazzo Shelter at 11 a.m. this morning. A total of 40 residents used the shelter last night.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — With the names of the interview panel leaked, the man who pushed for their release reacts to the news.
The Washington Post is reporting the names of those who will work to select qualified candidates to replace now retired Prince William police Chief Charlie T. Deane:
