WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Baseball is back in Woodbridge. The Potomac Nationals opened their home opener at Pfitzner Stadium playing against the Lynchburg Hillcats.
Just before the 7:05 p.m. first pitch Tuesday, a line of cars all with Minor League Baseball fans inside strung from the stadium’s entrance to the entrance of the Prince William County Government Center, the building the stadium sits behind.
2 indicted for child abuse at Va. daycare — Two women have been indicted on charges of abusing toddlers at the Minnieland Academy Daycare in Woodbridge, Va. [WUSA-TV]
Fitch Affirms 95 Express Lanes, LLC’s Revs at ‘BBB-‘; Outlook Stable — Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘BBB-‘ rating on the 95 Express Lanes LLC’s (95 Express) approximately $242 million senior private activity bonds (PABs), issued through the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority. [Hearldonline.com]
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Residents tonight will have their say on how and government and schools should be funded in the coming budget year in Prince William County.
The Board of County Supervisors at 7 p.m. will hold a public hearing inviting feedback on the fiscal year 2015 budget to take effect July 1. The $975.9 million budget would be funded by an advertised tax rate of $1.158 per every $100 of assessed value of homes in the county. Expected to be approved later this month, the budget will fund local government expenditures, parks, transportation efforts, and community services, just to name a few.
DALE CITY, Va. — A portion of Dale Boulevard is closed due to a gas leak tonight.
Police are redirecting traffic away from the of the four-lane road between Benita Fitzgerald Drive and Cherrydale Drive. The gas leak originated on nearby Barksdale Drive, according to a statement from Prince William police.
STAFFORD, Va. — The idea of collecting $1.4 million next year to manage storm water ponds didn’t sit well with Stafford County leaders, so they proposed to collect half as much and sort out the details later.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors set an advertised tax rate of $1.019 for every $100 of assessed property value. Those property taxes on homes largely fund Stafford’s $261.4 million budget for fiscal year 2015 that takes effect July 1.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A woman who lives in Woodbridge faces charges of felony child neglect.
The woman’s 2-year-old son was found wandering the streets in the area of Miranda Court, near Powell’s Creek Boulevard in the River Oaks section of Woodbridge, Sunday morning.
DALE CITY, Va. — Fire and rescue crews on Sunday were called to a burning home on Berkley Lane in the Birchdale section of Dale City.
No one was home at the time of the fire. A total of two adults were displaced from the house after the fire.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — The Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Stafford is currently considering the options for development of a property on Va. 610 in North Stafford they inherited last year. The church received the land after the passing of two congregation members, Mary Stuart and Frances Cloe.
“Mary Stuart and Frances Cloe were long time members of Ebenezer Church. As I understand it, their parents were some of the founding members of Ebenezer Church,” said Reverend Chris Bennett.
Muppets Most Wanted — Rated PG — 3 1/2 stars out of 5
So what if I saw “Muppets Most Wanted”? I will admit that Fozzy Bear is a friend of mine and he had nothing to do with the Goldilocks incident. I was afraid this movie was about that case, or worse they dug up more evidence from when the Muppets took Manhattan in 1984, but no, this is an all-new, exciting motion picture.
Fracking’s impact on roads studied — Transportation is like the Kevin Bacon six-degrees-of-separation phenomenon—pretty much anything you can think of is somehow tied to it. [Fredericksburg.com]
Quantico opens new cemetery center — The Department of Veterans Affairs has opened a new administration building and public information center at Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle. [Prince William Times]
