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Whether at a farmers market this weekend or during an online public meeting, Manassas residents will be able to learn more about the city’s emerging network of bicycle lanes.
The city will host a table with information about the bike lane network at a Farmers Market this Saturday, May 14, at the commuter parking lot at 9024 Prince William Street. The market is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Prince William County Department of Transportation will hold a virtual information session on the Route 28 Bypass Project.
During this Transportation Tuesday session on May 17 at noon, officials will provide updates on the Route 28 Bypass Project and the progress of Fairfax County’s ongoing Route 28 Widening Project.
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Adrianne Jewett has been selected as the next Head of School for Linton Hall School.
She will assume the role on July 1, 2022.
(The Center Square) – Virginia ranked slightly above average in a report that looked into the best and worst states to be a police officer, conducted by the financial website WalletHub.
Out of a possible score of 100, the commonwealth scored a little less than 43 points, which positioned itself 23rd when compared to the other 49 states and the District of Columbia. It finished right in the middle of its neighbors, with three ranking higher than Virginia and three ranking lower than Virginia.
A road rage incident involving shots fired and the ramming of two cars ended with one car disabled on Route 1.
Today, police report that on Friday, May 6, at 2:48 p.m., officers went to Route 1 and Dale Boulevard in Woodbridge investigate a shooting. The victim, a 47-year-old man, said he was involved in a road rage incident with the driver of a gray Honda Accord on Dale Boulevard, approaching Neabsco Mills Road.
However, no women reported being filmed. Prince William police tell us no charges have been filed in the case.
On May 7 at 2:35 p.m., officers went to the Black Sheep Restaurant at 9935 Discovery Boulevard just outside Manassas to investigate a suspicious person. The restaurant manager told police that an employee found a man in the women’s bathroom using a phone under the stall walls to view women in the bathroom.
Stafford County Public Schools has named its 2021-2022 Persons of the Year in instructional and service positions. At a dinner held in their honor on Monday, May 9, the following individuals were recognized as a division-wide Persons of the Year:
“I truly believe that every single person serving in education over the last two years is a Person of the Year, and it was truly a difficult decision to recognize the top person in each of these categories,” said SCPS Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor. “We have an incredible team of passionate and engaged educators, surrounded by extraordinary support staff that are all invested in supporting our most important resource – our students. I am very proud of this group, and of the entire school division.”
Last night, Manassas honored its volunteers at a ceremony at the Hylton Performing Arts Center.
The 29th Annual Volunteer Recognition Reception began with a dinner buffet at 6 p.m, and then a welcome from City Manager Partick Pate. Following the Pledge of Allegiance recited by Police Cheif Douglas Keen, City Mayor Michelle Davis Younger and City Council members presented awards.
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