Woodbridge, Va. — Leesylvania State Park is hosting a Gingerbread House Party to benefit a non-profit that works to provide toys to children with cancer.
The event will take place on Saturday, December 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those attending the Gingerbread House Party are asked to pay only in the form of a new toy for the “Trevor’s Treasure” box.
The minor league baseball team has partnered with ACTS in Dumfries to collect canned goods and toys for residents in ACTS temporary shelter in Dumfries. Those who bring five or more items will receive a discount in the team store also located at the stadium.
Children who come will have a chance to get a photo with Santa Slam, who serves as the team’s mascot during the regular season and normally goes by Uncle Slam.
Woodbridge, Va. — Some residents in Woodbridge’s flood-ravaged Holly Acres Mobile Home Park want to rebuild. The Prince William County Board of Supervisors, despite a recommendation from zoning officials, says no.
But will they go to court over the issue? A vote to do so was delayed Tuesday and the Washington Post has more on why officials decided to not to vote.
Woodbridge, Va. — It’s Thanksgiving morning and 20 volunteers crammed a small kitchen in Woodbridge.
“Hand me a Crock Pot, that one over there,” a woman exclaims.
Woodbridge, Va. — More than two months after flood waters ravaged a Woodbridge neighborhood, and after federal assistance was once denied, victims can now breathe a sigh of relief.
Gov. Robert F. McDonnell said late Thursday the Federal Emergency Management Agency reversed a previous decision and approved federal disaster funds for Prince William County, which can then be distributed to the flood victims in the Holly Acres Mobile Home Park off U.S. 1. Prince William was one of eight counties to get federal assistance, including Fairfax, King George and Westmoreland counties, after Tropical Storm Lee brought flooding rains to the region Sept. 8 and 9.
WASHINGTON – Offices in Fairfax and Prince William Counties are scheduled to open Wednesday for homeowners, renters, and business in Northern Virginia impacted by Tropical Storm Lee to apply for low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Congressman Connolly said Tuesday.
Connolly said the two offices will be open from 10 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 2 pm on Saturdays from November 16 through November 22.
Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department reminds residents that one easy step can help save their lives and the lives of those around them. Twice a year change the batteries in their own smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, test the alarms and remind friends, family, neighbors and fellow community members to do the same.
Communities nationwide witness tragic home fire deaths each year, but, everyone can work together to help reduce the number of home fire fatalities. Approximately every three hours a home fire death occurs somewhere in the nation and 66 percent of those occur in homes without working smoke alarms. Non-working smoke alarms rob residents of the protective benefits home fire safety devices were designed to provide. The most commonly cited cause of non-working smoke alarms: worn or missing batteries.
The crash happened just before 5 p.m. in the Occoquan Oaks neighborhood in Prince William County, off Bacon Race Road.
The 53-year-old victim was taken with injuries that did not appear to be life threatening to the Prince William County Government Center where a helicopter was waiting to take him an area trauma center, said Dale City Volunteer Fire Department spokesman Steve Chappell.
The call went out a 5:42 p.m. Saturday, prompting volunteer fire crews to arrive at the scene within minutes of the blaze erupting, said OWL VFD spokeswoman Rebecca Barnes. Crews spotted smoke billowing from the side of the home, crews pulled an attack line into the, found the fire in the attic and doused it, said Barnes.
No one was injured in the fire, and fire crews found no working smoke detectors in the home. The occupants of the house were displaced, and the fire caused $30,000 in damage and investigators ruled the cause of the fire accidental.
E.J. Levenberry, a 16-year-old junior, was injured after a game with Potomac High School in Woodbridge. E.J. Levenberry’s father told the Post he believes a parent from the opposing team came onto the field and punched his son in the jaw.
E.J. Levenberry is one of the most sought-after high school athletes in the Washington area with multiple schools offering him scholarships, reports the Post.
