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Woodbridge
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Prince William County, Va. –– As the Memorial holiday weekend approaches, police in Prince William are taking no excuses about not wearing seat belts in vehicles.
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Aspiring writers and literature fans are invited to a series of talks and readings at Northern Virginia Community College’s Woodbridge Campus.
Authors Richard Bausch, Randall Kenan, Jill McCorkle and Alan Shapiro will lead “craft talks” on May 19th and 20th from 1:30 to 3 p.m. The two days of presentations will be identical so that attendees may enjoy as many options as possible. McCorkle will discuss “Memory and Fiction”, Shapiro “Technique of Empathy”, Bausch will cover “How to Write in 700 Easy Lessons” and Kenan will address “The So Called Truth”.
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Fire and rescue crews at 1:06 a.m. were called to a home in the 1700 block of Averet Street, off Blackburn Road, and found a resident dousing the fire with a garden hose.
Damage to the home is estimated to be at $20,000, and no one was injured, said Prince William fire and rescue spokeswoman Kim Hylander.
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More than 100 volunteers from Dominion Virginia Power donated their time installing new pieces of fitness equipment to create a special exercise hiking trail for seniors, replacing old playground equipment, refurbishing the volleyball area and building new picnic sites.
And if that wasn’t enough, the organization also presented an oversized check for $150,000 to Leesylvania in honor of Virginia State Park’s 75th Anniversary Celebration.
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Police say the 10 and 12-year-old boys were assaulted at 12:06 p.m. Friday while they were on the bus parked at Independent Hill School at 14800 Joplin Road, police said.
The driver resigned after four years on the job, said Prince William County Public Schools spokesman Ken Blackstone.
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