WOODBRIDGE — A small but vocal minority brought the headlining issue to a public meeting with Prince William County’s police chief.
The message: There are problems in Williamstown, a neighborhood in Dumfries.
Dumfries
Prince William County is hosting for the first time the Serious Play Conference, a program that encourages the application of game mechanics for education and training.
The conference also looks to educate students of potential career options in the field, and bring together pioneers in the field to share what they’ve learned.
From Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States:
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is pleased to announce, Charles P. “Chuck” Wilson has achieved “All-American” status as a Post Commander (2014-2017). Wilson, outgoing commander of Post 7916 in Occoquan, VA, is one of only 279 of 6,500 (Top .04%) VFW Post commanders worldwide to earn the title of All-American Commander.
From Prince William County police:
Aggravated Sexual Battery – On July 13 at 11:15 p.m., detectives from the Special Victim’s Unit responded to investigate a sexual assault which reportedly occurred at a residence located in the 3600 block of Wharf Lane in Triangle earlier that morning. The investigation revealed that the victim, a 15-year-old female juvenile, was inappropriately touched by the accused, an acquaintance, earlier that morning around 8:00 a.m. Following the investigation, the accused, was arrested without incident.
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WOODBRIDGE — A tiny island in the Potomac River will host a summer concert later this month.
Holiday Island, a small privately owned piece of land on the Potomac just off the beach of Featherstone Shores in Woodbridge, is set to host The Stormin’ Norman Band and The Nesta Pine band on Saturday, July 29 at 3 p.m. The Nesta Pine Band will also be shooting a video for one of the band’s songs.
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TRIANGLE — More than 1,000 people are expected to descend on Triangle next weekend for the Virginia Little League Championship.
WOODBRIDGE — A software upgrade will prevent some riders for scheduling deviations from regularly scheduled OmniLink routes.
From a PRTC statement:
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Editors note: This is the third in a series of posts showcasing breweries in Prince William County, Virginia.
Prince William County’s first brewpub just did something every brewery wants to do: Distribute its beer on the wholesale market to local restaurants.
How it Works:
Explore Summer Reading is happening now until August 19. A couple of weeks ago we talked about summer reading for kids, infants through students entering 5th grade.
WOODBRIDGE — Major reforms are coming to the Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department.
After 16 months and meetings and deliberation, career and volunteer firefighters and medics appear to have a found a new model for the system that is charged with providing emergency services for the county’s nearly half a million residents.