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· Good morning . . . the Holidays are upon us and the House of Mercy has an urgent need for food donations at this time. The shelves are empty so all staples are needed. Please pick up a few extra canned goods, pasta, sauces, fruits and vegetables as you can. The food pantry is located at 8170 Flannery Court in Manassas which is right off of Wellington Road. Hours are Monday – Friday 11am-5pm and Wednesday until 8pm.
Out of the Furnace– Rated R — 3 1/2 stars of 5
With snow on the way, today seemed like a good time to see “Out of the Furnace.” In a follow-up to his first feature, Writer/Director Scott Cooper (“Crazy Heart”) takes us to a Pennsylvania steel town.
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We’re now under a winter storm watch from Sunday into Monday.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — An area landfill is turning more trash into energy.
A 4.8-megawatt facility that turns methane gas emitted by the landfill into electricity officially came online Wednesday at the Prince William County Sanitary Landfill on Va. 234. The new facility joins a 1.9 megawatt gas-to-energy facility in operation at the landfill since 1998.
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The water treatment facility at Abel Lake went back into operation at midnight, stated Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Asst. Chief Mark Doyle.
A man from Manassas was killed in a car crash. Witnesses told police the two cars involved appeared to be racing.
More in a press release from Fairfax County police:
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Two shopping centers in eastern Prince William County were acquired for $40 million.
The shopping plazas, Cheshire Station in Dale City and The Market at Opitz Crossing in Woodbridge, were purchased by Palm Beach, Fla.-based Sterling Value Add Partners. They were owned by Regency Centers, which owns the Shops at County Center at Prince William Parkway and Hoadly Road, Signal Hill Shopping Center in Manassas, and the Breamar Village Center in Bristow.
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So what’s your annual commute look like? Ten thousand miles? Seventeen thousand miles? Twenty-five thousand miles? How about 50,000? A local family that owns Yellow Cab of Prince William County logged over two million miles in 2012 and they did it with a smile.
RICHMOND, Va. – Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe said Wednesday that he would push for greater transparency and ethics reforms in state government.
McAuliffe spoke to a roomful of journalists after a panel discussion on political journalism ethics and political finance and gift-disclosure organized by the Associated Press.
Ellwood is such a sweet and wonderful dog! Ellwood is a gentle, neutered male Jindo. He is about 2 years old and weights 45 lbs. Ellwood is looking for his Fur-ever home for the holidays!
For more information on this animal, visit staffordspca.org/contact-us.html
