OCCOQUAN — Quinns Goldsmith has been making and selling jewelry at the corner of Mill and Union streets since 1990.
On Friday, he sent an email to his customers telling them his Occoquan store will soon close. All that will be left of Quinns is a 3,000-square-feet retail location in Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge.
The morning after her historic win, Delegate-elect Danica Roem picked up the phone and began talking to local officials about moving forward on her top campaign promise: Fix Route 28.
The Democrat on Tuesday defeated Delegate Bob Marshall, who held the House District 13 seat since 1991. She has a lot of ideas on how to improve what’s been dubbed the most congested road in Northern Virginia.
DUMFRIES — A trash hauler tipped over Thursday on Interstate 95.
The crash resulted in the truck spilling its load across the highway at milepost 152 in Dumfries.
MANASSAS — Does it solve a traffic problem? Or does a proposed traffic circle on Route 28 simply create a new grand entrance for Downtown Manassas?
The city will spend $75,000 on a study that will look at creating a new roundabout at the intersection of Route 28, Sudley Road, and Prescott Avenue. If built, it would replace a signal light in a busy part of town surrounded by grocery stores, pharmacies, and car dealerships.
From Prince William County police:
Prince William County, Virginia: The Prince William County Police Department, in conjunction with the Virginia and Prince William County Departments of Emergency Management, has begun deploying officers to Puerto Rico to assist first responders in that area with the ongoing recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria which devastated the area in September.
Control of Virginia’s House of Delegates remains up for grabs the day following big Democratic pickups, and the final makeup of the chamber is unlikely to be decided for weeks. [WTOP]
Perhaps most surprisingly, Democrat Joshua Cole almost defeated Republican Bob Thomas in the race for the 28th District House of Delegates seat representing parts of Fredericksburg and Stafford. Cole lost by fewer than 100 votes in a race that appears headed for a recount. [Free Lance-Star]
WOODBRIDGE — A woman walking along a sidewalk was assaulted early Wednesday.
The victim was in the area of Walnut and Sycamore streets when a man jumped out from bushes and grabbed her. The woman broke free and fled to a nearby business, according to a Prince William police spokesman.
In a wave of blue, Democrats on Tuesday swept out almost every last Republican in Prince William County in the General Assembly.
Only Republican Tim Hugo (R-40, Fairfax, Prince William) appears to have been spared by just 115 votes.
One of the most memorable quotes from Tuesday night’s election returns party at Waters End Brewery was made by Danica Roem.
“Now our elected officials in Prince William County look like us,” she said.
