Woodbridge

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.”

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.

The 28-year-old male tow truck driver pulled up to an illegally-parked car in the 16600 block of Galt Court in the Georgetown Village neighborhood off U.S. 1 in Woodbridge when he was approached by three men at 10:45 p.m. Saturday.

One man said he was the driver of the truck, and when the victim told the driver he was going to tow his car two the men assaulted him. The victim used his cell phone to call police, but the attackers pulled the phone away, stated police documents.

Woodbridge, Va. — A man who works in the most powerful financial center in the world will share his rags to riches tale tonight in Woodbridge.

Roger Singh, author of “An Immigrant’s Journey: From Guyana to Wall Street,” will speak tonight at the Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College.

Woodbridge, Va. — Officials plan to provide an update on the much talked about Harbor Station development along the Potomac River in Woodbridge.

The partially completed mixed-use development, which has been slow to take off in recent years due to financial hardship by the development’s owners, features a golf course designed by professional golfer Jack Nicklaus. Original plans called for a marina, hotel, and a Virginia Railway Express station in addition to large homes.