Mt. Vernon, Va. –– Neighborhood improvement was the topic Saturday at the 24th Mt. Vernon Town Hall Meeting.
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Fairfax County, Va. –– The libraries in Fairfax County want to virtually help you find a job.
The county has launched a Virtual Career Center on the library’s website, which allows users to find what jobs they would be a good fit for, take their career interest inventory, get tips for interviewing, resume writing and with negotiating salaries.
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All DMV locations in the state will be closed Feb. 21 in observance of Washington Day, honoring the nation’s first president.
Customers may still do business with the DMV online or through an automated phone service by going to dmvnow.com or by calling 1-888-377-4782. (more…)
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As part of the deal, the two reversible lanes High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on I-95 at Dumfries Road (Va. 234) will be extended to Garrisonville Road (Va. 610) in North Stafford, new access points from the lanes to Va. 610, Joplin Road (Va. 619), Prince William Parkway, Fairfax County Parkway, Franconia-Springfield Parkway, I-495 and Edsall Road will be added.
And as the HOV lanes are converted into toll lanes, they will be restriped to include a third lane from Prince William Parkway to Edsall Road. (more…)
Lorton, Va. –– What was billed as overnight road work on Interstate 95 on Tuesday night has been postponed until Wednesday.
It’s going to rain overnight and into tomorrow morning.
And while there remains a chance for freezing rain to fall, temperatures are slowing expected to rise overnight which would mean a quarter and a half inch of rain could fall over the region, according to the National Weather Service.
The commuter railroad would like to eliminate the group fare, which allows passengers who ride in groups of 10 or more a discounted fare. Regular riders have complained about the policy.
VRE also wants to decrease the cost of an Amtrak step-up ticket from $10 to $5 to help ease crowding on VRE trains. The hope would be more riders would opt to ride Amtrak trains, pay a little more than the cost of a regular VRE ticket and get to their destinations on a less-crowded train. (more…)
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Russell’s long-time roommate, 47-year-old Calvin John, has been charged in Russell’s death.
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Another round of wintry weather is set to move into the region, and road crews will be out treating the roads before conditions worsen and ice forms. Crews in Fairfax and Prince William counties will begin treating the roads at 3 p.m.
In Stafford County, crews will come in and be on standby at 8 p.m.They will not pre-treat the roads as the precipitation forcasted to fall there is expected to start as rain and would wash away any chemicals used to pre-treat road surfaces, said Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Tina Bundy. (more…)