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Call to Action: Food Pantries in Haymarket, Manassas Need Help

By Potomac Local News
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· Good morning – Here are some great ideas for the beautiful weather we are finally getting: Merrimac Farm needs volunteers for their next workday on Saturday May 24th at 10am. Gather your shovel, tools and gloves to help plant and mulch the garden. Please call Karen at (703) 490-5200 for more info. Please visit [email protected] to learn about additional upcoming programs: Birds, Butterflies and Dragonflies and about their First Thursday Speaker Series presentations.

· Adult volunteers are needed at the next Fall Risk Prevention Screening on Saturday May 17th in Gainesville from 10am-3pm. Health professionals, nurses and non-health professionals are needed to help with the vision and hearing equipment. Please call Melody at (571) 575-4194 for all the specifics.

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At 30, SAVAS Helping Sex Abuse Victims Reclaim their Lives

By Uriah Kiser

DUMFRIES, Va. — Dara Denham spent years blaming herself after being sexually assaulted.

Abused when she was a child before age 2, and later in her teenage years, Demham, 46, was usually angry, confused, and spent her early 20s bouncing from one promiscuous relationship to the next.

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Bridge Hit by Dump Truck Needs Repair

By Potomac Local News

Construction crews must repair a girder on the on a bridge carrying Interstate 95 traffic over Russell Road, just outside the rear entrance to Quantico Marine Corps Base.

A dump truck struck a girder on the bridge, which lies within the 95 Express Lanes Project where crews are working to convert the highway’s existing HOV lanes between Dumfries and the Pentagon to toll lanes, as well as extend them south from Dumfries to North Stafford.

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Quist Only New Mayoral Face in Prince William’s Towns

By Uriah Kiser
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — In the wake of Tuesday’s town elections in Prince William County, much is still the same except in Occoquan.

That’s where Mayor-Elect Elizabeth A.C. “Liz” Quist will replace the retiring Mayor Earnie Porta, whose during his six-year term became the biggest cheerleader for the tiny town on the Occoquan River. He’ll most likely seek higher office during a later election.

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Reports of Dangerous Distracted Driving Up in Critical I-95 Work Zones

By Potomac Local News
Interstate 95 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps [VDOT]

DALE CITY, Va. — Summer driving season is heating up, and officials fear the number of crashes caused by distracted driving could rise.

Again this year, officials gathered at a rest stop on Interstate 95 in Dale City, at the heart of the 95 Express Lanes construction project where HOV lanes are being converted into toll lanes, to warn drivers about the dangers of texting while driving.

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Flash Cube

By Potomac Local News

Haymarket council censures mayor again — Last Tuesday, the Haymarket Town Council voted for a censure for the fourth time since October, this time targeting Mayor David Leake for disclosing information to the media about an investigation into Police Chief Jim Roop. [Prince William Times]

Patriot Honors Josh Morrison Before Game Against Battlefield —The Prince William County School Board decided to postpone the vote on the 12th high school boundaries until June 4. [Bristow Beat]

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Law Enforcement Bike Ride Coming to U.S. 1 Sunday

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Stafford sheriff’s 1st Sgt. Brian Jacobs and Dep. Jason Heirwarther take part in the final leg of the Law Enforcement United memorial ride to honor fallen police officers.

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Drivers on U.S. 1 in Stafford on Sunday should expect to see a mass of police officers on bicycles, and they’ll be riding for a good cause.

The Stafford Sheriff’s office tells us more about why they’re riding, and what to expect with several “rolling” road closures that will be in effect:

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