Gary Belt, owner of Prospero’s Books in historic downtown Manassas, Va., has announced Erika Walser is the new sales manager of the independent bookstore. Walser takes over for long-time sales manager Bob Chase, who retired May 13.
Walser is a 2009 graduate of Osbourn High School and earned an associate’s degree from Northern Virginia Community College in 2010. She has worked alongside Chase at Prospero’s for nine years.
Officials in the Town of Quantico reversed their illegal position of barring anyone from photographing, or recording audio or video during a public Town Council meeting without the full prior consent of Council.
Councilman Russell Kuhns motioned at the start of the meeting to reverse a decision approved last month by the Council to ban such forms of meeting documentation. Councilman Tom Davis seconded the motion. It passed without the support of Council members Peggy and Alex Alexander.
This morning at 12:17 a.m. Prince William police responded to a call for a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Dumfries Road and Talon Drive.
According to Prince William police, their investigation showed that one driver, a 56-year old Chantilly man – who was driving a 2008 Mercedes S550 – was traveling northbound on Dumfries Road, when they collided head on with another driver, 19-year old Malcolm McGuire – who was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo.
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) will launch their new VRE Mobile ticketing application tomorrow.
VRE is the first transportation system to offer an app in the area. Riders will be able to use the app to pay for their fares, but paper tickets will still be sold, said a release.
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This morning the Prince William Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual Legislative Wrap-Up breakfast in Woodbridge.
Yesterday morning, Prince William fire and rescue received a call for a fire at a home on Longhorn Drive in Woodbridge.
When arriving on the scene, Prince William fire and rescue stated they saw a fence on fire, and that the flames extended towards the back of the home.
Update
Linda Greenfield has been located.
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The owner of the home at 3527 Maple Street in Dumfries made a phone call to Town Hall after seeing our story.
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If this park could talk, it would probably say something like: “My name is River Mill Park.”
Parks don’t talk. That’s just silly. But “River Mill Park” is indeed the name of the new park at the end of Mill Street in Occoquan. The new green is still under construction. It replaces an old water treatment facility once owned and operated by Fairfax Water.
