Woodbridge, Va. — Singers from Purdue University will make a stop in the Potomac Communities later this month.
The university’s Glee Club will perform at John Paul the Great Catholic High School’s auditorium at 7 p.m. Wednesday March 14. The school is on 17700 Dominican Drive off River Heritage Drive on Prince William’s Cherry Hill Peninsula near Dumfries.
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Woodbridge, Va. — More than 125 people came to the Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant on the banks of the Potomac River in Woodbridge Saturday and raised more than $50,000 for Virginia Special Olympics. The only catch, they had to get into the river in the dead of winter.
Prince William County, Va. — Teachers are expected to take to the streets Friday afternoon in protest.
Educators said they will gather at Va. 234 Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road near the Prince William County Public Schools administration complex to once again let school leaders know they’re not happy about the prospect of not receiving a raise.
Woodbridge, Va. — Transit officials in Prince William County are bracing for the impacts of a possible bus operator strike.
The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission located in Woodbridge said Wednesday that its contracted operator, First Transit, Inc., is negotiations with unions that represent its bus operators, and stated a current contract is set to expire at midnight Friday.
Woodbridge, Va. — Senior citizens have returned to their apartment homes after a water pipe burst and flooded portions of their building.
Fire and rescue crews on Monday night were called to the River Run Senior Apartments on 13900 Ridgewood Drive, near the intersection of Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road in Woodbridge, and found a broken hot water pipe flooding apartments. The pipe was located on the second floor and its water caused damage to multiple units on the first and second floods, said Prince William fire and rescue spokeswoman Kim Hylander.
Woodbridge, Va. — Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue congratulates Battalion Chief Ernest Little on successfully completing the Executive Fire Officer Program (EOP) provided by the U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA), a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
“The Intensive EFOP is designed to provide senior fire officers with a broad perspective on various facets of fire administration,” according to U.S. Fire Administrator Ernest Mitchell, Jr. “This program provides fire service officers with the expertise they need to succeed in today’s challenging environment.”
Woodbridge, Va. — A burglary in Woodbridge on Monday prompted a police SWAT team into action.
Officers were called at 1:45 p.m. to the 3300 block of Ladino Court, near Cardinal Drive, for a report of a burglary at townhome, and found a ladder set against a second floor window. Officers learned there were several firearms inside the home and then took up positions around the townhouse.
Woodbridge, Va. — Prince William police surrounded a home on Ladino Court in Woodbridge late this morning for a report of a burglary in the area.
The neighborhood sits just off Cardinal Drive, about a mile from Fannie Fitzgerald Elementary School on Benita Fitzgerald Drive.
Unveiled on Tuesday, the baseball diamond has been regarded and is now to professional baseball standards, a new irrigation system is in place, and the pitcher’s mound and home plate area completely reconstructed.
“The field had not been rebuilt since ball park construction in 1984 and initially when built was not in compliance with major league requirements. What we now have is state of the art which will provide a superior playing surface, but more importantly one that will minimize player injury,” said Potomac Nationals owner Art Silber.
