Prince William County is hoping to win a $225,000 grant that would be used for accessibility improvements at Marumsco Acre Lake.

The grant application comes after the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (DPRT) commissioned a report in 2015 to assess federally-mandated accessibility compliance across all parks in Prince William County. 


It’s using a new device that is supplied by a firm called Entrupy to examine designer handbags.

“…the prevalence of fake items is a serious problem, as fakes have gotten so good over the years and purchasing a fake item is a large risk for a store owner,” Pawn USA spokeswoman Cory Brown told Potomac Local.


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“While there are no guidelines, steroids have been shown to help, if used early,” said Dr. Michael Reitz, at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center. “We did initiate steroids treatment early in this case. In addition to steroids, supportive care and very powerful IV antibiotics, along with ventilator management for ARDS, helped with this outcome.”

Speculation over a potential ban has e-cigarette retailers in Prince William County talking.


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Capacity Improvements for Route 28 between Fairfax County and Manassas have been narrowed down to two general alternatives:


News

Rep. Rob Wittman(R-1st District) joined Stafford County Aquia District Supervisor Cindy Shelton, and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam chief broadband advisor Evan Feinman, discuss the way ahead for getting broadband access to the underserved areas of Stafford County.

“Our job is to first make sure we have dollars at the federal level that will go into accelerating our investment in broadband. We have $600 million allocated to build out this system. The total cost of building out broadband in the U.S., it’s about $80 billion. This is not going to be the panacea that folks think it will be,” Wittman said.


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The latest State of the Commute report shows what many already know: the further from Washington, D.C. you live, the more frustrated you are with the commute.

When it comes to all of those buses, slugging, commuter rail, and Metro choices that allow commuters the option to get out of their car, many surveyed from our area still choose to drive alone.


Features

The American Scream Halloween Selfie Museum offers something different for haunt-goers.

“We wanted a lot of variety and we wanted each set to be its own photo op as well,” owner Jon Libbesmeier told Potomac Local. “Thus we created a series of sets that any Halloween/horror person will love and they get to take their time and get photos.”


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