Some members of the Prince William School Board don’t want to see cuts in full-day kindergarten. This year’s budget picture, however, could make those cuts a reality.
The Board last night gave Prince William Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Walts some direction on how to best go about finding needed cuts in the division’s 2016 budget. This decision met resistance from board members who said that they would not approve of cutting full day kindergarten.
The NOVA Woodbridge Campus and Year Up, a national training initiative for 18-24 year olds, held a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 29, in the Black Box Theatre at NOVA-Woodbridge. NOVA President Bob Templin and Year Up President Garrett Moran signed the MOU at the event to officially launch an Associate Degree and internship partnership, which will begin in the fall of 2015.
This partnership will provide NOVA students with training in the professional, interpersonal and technical skills they need to begin successful careers upon graduation. Internships with corporate partners will allow students to gain invaluable experience and local businesses to add competent, skilled professionals to their workforce.
Water crews are working to restore service on Botts Avenue in Woodbridge.
A water main broke in the area of Botts Avenue and Sharp Drive in Woodbridge about 4:15 p.m.
Lee Price, a retired Department of Defense (DoD) employee, has announced his campaign to run for the Woodbridge District Supervisor seat for the Prince William Board of Supervisors.
A graduate of the University of Texas, San Antonio, Price worked as a DoD employee for more than thirty-three years in the IT field. During his career, he worked with several branches of the military, including the Air Force, Navy and Army in IT management.
The Eco Park will consist of an interpretive science-technology-engineering-math (STEM) education center that will give the students the chance to get hands-on experience working with environment conservation and other related topics. The center will also support a research center for use by colleges and universities, visitor programs that include tours, and a variety of other resources that allow the community to interact with the environment. Plans to explore additional energy and recovery technologies are also part of the plan for the Eco Park.
The park will co-exist with the landfill, which will continue to be used as a gas energy plant which already generates 6.7 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 5,000 homes, according to officials.
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Two lawmakers in Virginia – Senator Donald McEachin (D-Richmond) and Delegate Michael Futrell (D-Woodbridge) – spoke at the General Assembly in Richmond last week about House Bill 2393.
The proposed bill could lead to the requirement for some police officers to wear body cameras.
The Capitol Steps are coming to the Hylton Performing Arts Center on Feb. 21. Its’ a show organized by the Bull Run Rotary Club in Manassas, and a sell-out show will raise funds for organizations helping our neighbors in need.
Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA, is one of those organizations helping children in Prince William.
