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Prince William’s ‘Waste Place’ Under Review

By Potomac Local News
The “Too Good to Waste Place” at the Prince William County Landfill has been credited with reducing the amount of trash that ends up in the landfill, as residents can leave behind still-usable items which are later picked up by other landfill visitors. (Submitted photo)
The “Too Good to Waste Place” at the Prince William County Landfill has been credited with reducing the amount of trash that ends up in the landfill, as residents can leave behind still-usable items which are later picked up by other landfill visitors. (Submitted photo)

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The “Too Good to Waste Place” has been scrapped – at least for now.

The Prince William County Landfill announced the temporary closure of the donation center on its campus that’s been in operation since 1991. The “Too Good to Waste Place” has been credited with reducing the amount of trash that has ended up in the landfill, as residents instead have chosen to leave, or donate, still-usable items like couches, bicycles, and lawnmowers at the site. Once left, other residents who visit the landfill can simply take what’s left behind.

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Ground Broken for Dumfries’ Ginn Park

By Potomac Local News
Dumfries Mayor Gerald Foreman, and Councilmembers Kristen Forrester and Gwen Washington, and Vice Mayor Willie J. Toney break ground on Ginn Park on Graham Park Road. (Submitted)

DUMFRIES, Va. — Officials put shovels into dirt marking the start of construction of Ginn Park in Dumfries.

The new park will sit at 3876 Graham Park Road and will be built in two phases. Phase one will include playground equipment, a basketball court, a playing field, and a gravel parking lot. While it’s unclear when construction of phase two will begin, it is said to include a community center, a community plaza and amphitheater, tennis courts, a community garden, and a paved parking lot.

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Stick, Car Used as Weapons in Fight

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TRIANGLE, Va. — A man and woman from Fredericksburg got into a fight at Locust Shade Park near Triangle. Another man got hit in the head with a stick while trying to break it up.

The argument started just after 5 p.m. Thursday between a 37-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman. Police said both knew each other and, when the argument escalated, a friend of the woman – a 34-year-old man from Stafford — stepped in to help but was hit with a stick.

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Summer Camp Underway at Boys and Girls Clubs

By Potomac Local News
The General Heiser Boys and Girls Club in Dumfries. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

DUMFRIES, Va. — Summer camp is in full swing at the Boys and Girls Clubs in the Potomac Communities.

Boys and Girls clubs in Dale City, Dumfries, and Manassas, have welcomed 500 registered teens to the clubs for the annual “Send a Kid to Camp” summer event. Touted as an affordable quality alternative to other summer camps, the clubs offer basketball and volleyball leagues in the evening, and new a teen, and sports camp programs for those ages 5 to 17-years-old.

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McDonalds Replacing True Grit

By Potomac Local News
A McDonald’s restaurant is being built at the intersections of U.S. 1 and Graham Park Road in Dumfries. (Uriah Kiser/PotomacLocal.com)

DUMFRIES, Va. — A McDonald’s restaurant will stand where there once was a restaurant named “True Grit.”

Construction is underway for the new fast food eatery at the Triangle Shopping Plaza, where the Dumfries Police Station is located. The building that housed the old True Grit restaurant has been demolished which cleared the way for the new fast food eatery.

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Breast Cancer Screening Van Coming to Businesses

By Potomac Local News

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Women in Prince William County will soon have more access to Breast Cancer screenings.

A $750,000 grant from the Potomac Health Foundation will go to fund a mammography van that will visit area businesses to provide screenings and care for insured employees. Afterward, patients can learn where to go for any follow-up diagnoses and treatment.

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Wider U.S. 1 Tops $65 Million

By Potomac Local News
Potomac District Supervisor Maureen Caddigan and Neabsco District Supervisor John Jenkins (with scissors). Next to Mr. Jenkins is Quantico Commander Colonel David Maxwell help to cut the ribbon for a newly widened U.S. 1 in Triangle. (Credit: Prince William County)

TRIANGLE, Va. — Patches of unpaved road and orange traffic barrels remain, but the ribbon has been cut heralding the official opening of a widened U.S. 1 in Triangle.

County officials and residents gathered on the corner of U.S. 1 and Joplin Road June 6 to celebrate the improved roadway.

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New Dumfries Clinic on Schedule to Open

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Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in May 2011, prior to its opening. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

DUMFRIES, Va. — One of two new family health centers expected to serve 47,000 military personnel will open in Dumfries on July 2.

Located just outside the town on Fettler Park Drive, The Dumfries Health Center will outpatient primary and specialty care, as well as laboratory, radiology, and specialty health services for military members and dependents enrolled in TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Plus insurance programs.

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