DUMFRIES, Va. — Residents of Dumfries tonight will have their say on a plan that could allow a debris landfill to grow in piles of up to 310 feet tall.
A public hearing will be held tonight at six o’clock at Town Hall on Main Street where residents have been invited to speak about a request from the operators of the Potomac Landfill to town officials to allow the landfill to increase the height of their debris piles from 195 feet to 310 feet.
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DUMFRIES, Va. — With fall on the doorstep, Dumfries will ring in the post-summer season this weekend at Garrison Park behind Town Hall.
The town’s annual Fall Festival begins at 10 a.m. Saturday and goes until 5 p.m. Festival-goers can expect plenty of wine tastings, music, a talent competition, food, and arts and crafts, and product vendors at the fair.
WOODBRIGDE, Va. — On Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at 1:30 p.m., the public is invited to attend a ceremony commemorating the 11th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony will be held on the County Complex at the County’s Liberty Memorial.
The ceremony will include brief comments by Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart, the reading of the names of the County residents who were lost on that day, and placing flowers on the memorial fountain to honor and remember them.
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DUMFRIES, Va. — A landfill that wants to expand upward is now forced to pay up.
FROM POLICE REPORTS
On September 2nd at 9:00PM, police responded to the 1500 block of Cherry Hill Rd in Dumfries (22026) for an assault. The victim, a 26 year old woman of Manassas, reported to police that she and the accused, a known acquaintance, were on a boat anchored near the shore when a verbal altercation escalated.
By AMIE WEINBERG, PhD
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — As you scan your child’s class room you will find paper, pencils, and backpacks. In addition, you are likely to notice an increase in digital age technologies.
DUMFRIES, Va. — McDonald’s franchisee Bill Boston held a ribbon cutting Wednesday morning, attended by the Town of Dumfries Mayor Gerald Foreman and several Councilmen, to celebrate and officially dedicate the restaurant to the Dumfries community. Once the restaurant officially opens this Friday, August 31 at 4 a.m. ,Boston foresees that the restaurant will be a staple in the community and is excited that this remodel will provide the opportunity to employ more crew and managers within his new restaurant.
Boston’s construction plan included contemporizing interiors and exteriors by upgrading infrastructure, and enhancing restaurant capacity. Architecturally some of the features include a defined and inviting entry into the restaurant, modern community and lounge seating areas to accommodate all customer preferences.
TRIANGLE, Va. — Two cars were hit by falling power lines this morning on Interstate 95 at Triangle. The Power lines were accidentally cutby crews working to build toll lanes on Interstate 95.
No injuries were reported.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Prince William County Human Rights Commission will meet on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. in the James J. McCoart Building. At the meeting, the Electoral Board will present information on the 2012 Presidential Election and some new guidelines that all voting citizens need to know before Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.
The chairman of the Electoral Board, Keith Scarborough, and the board members will discuss four items – 1) are you registered to vote at your current address; 2) has your polling place been changed; 3) do you have an acceptable form of identification; and 4) do you qualify to vote absentee?
