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Update
Washington D.C. police and the U.S. Navy have issued statements on the alleged incident at the Navy Yard this morning, and have given the all clear.Â
#1 of 3: A call was placed from a building inside of the Washington Navy yard for possible sounds of gun shots around 0729 AM - a subsequent
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Wondering where you can celebrate July 4 and see the fireworks in your area? Potomac Local has a list of July 4 events you can check out.
Prince William
In Prince William County there are several events you can attend to celebrate July 4, including the Dale City Parade on Dale Boulevard at 10 a.m.
More on July 4 events in Prince William:
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Currently, the Virginia General Assembly draws all of the district lines in Virginia.
What does this mean? It means that the politicians you’re voting for get to draw the districts you vote in, potentially deciding who your elected representatives are, as they’re allowed to draw the districts to advantage or disadvantage whomever they chose.
Districts lines in Virginia have come under intense scrutiny recently, as the Supreme Court and a three federal-judge panel sided with a lawsuit that asserted that the Virginia Congressional districts were racially biased.
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At a work session on June 27, the Stafford school board established some of their priorities for the next year.
The school board had an efficiency study for the school system conducted by Evergreen Solutions, LLC, which led to 16 recommendations that the school board reviewed.
Of the 16, two items in particular were selected as top priorities for the coming school year – one related to strategic planning, and another being a communication plan.
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Western Prince William is getting an $11 million library.
The Haymarket/Gainesville Community library – which will be located at the intersection of Route 15 and Lightnet Road – is under construction and will be completed in October 2015, according to Andrew Spence, a spokesman for the Prince William library system.
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Housing can be expensive.
And for those that are economically challenged, the cost of housing in the Northern Virginia region can be a major hurdle that impacts their lives.
According to a Prince William rental market comparison, a one bedroom apartment runs $961, a two bedroom runs $1582 and a three bedroom runs $1,801 per month.
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The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) has a plan that includes adding train lines, stations, and even reverse commute capabilities.
While mass transit is one of the major methods that many area residents use to get to work in the area, there is still a lot of congestion that VRE is trying to combat, according to Director of Public Affairs Bryan Jungwirth.
In order to handle congestion and provide more service to riders, VRE has created a System 2040 plan with service improvements and additions up through the year 2040.
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OPTiMO Information Technology – a software and technology solutions provider – have opened a new 8,500 square foot facility in Manassas.
OPTiMO, which was founded in 2008, works within federal, defense and commercial markets, and decided to make the move to serve customers in the Washington, D.C. and Virginia area.
According to OPTiMO’s CEO Michael Miguelez, the company chose to open their new location on Battlefield Parkway in Manassas because of its accessibility and commuting time.
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The Sterling Women of Prince William want to help you network and grow your business.
The group, which was founded in 2008 in Reston by Kristina Bouweiri – president of Reston Limousine – started as a way for business women to meet and has grown to include chapters all over Northern Virginia.
“When you’re a business owner, you’re running around and you’re running to all of these events and if you’re the kind of owner where your hands are in everything…your time limit is very small, on events you can attend. So for her, she wanted something where she could take a lunch once a month, have it close to her workplace, network with a bunch of women and then go back to work,” said Shateaa Holmes, head of the Sterling Women Prince William group and president of Excelsior Pay Group.
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According to the Virginia Lottery, an individual who purchased a winning lottery ticket in Manassas has not come forward to claim their winnings – and the ticket is about to expire.
The ticket was purchased on January 12 for a Cash 5 night drawing from a 7-Eleven location on Cockrell Road in Manassas, said Virginia Lottery.
The ticket was a winner and is valued at $100,000. Virginia Lottery stated that the winning numbers were 3-7-10-20-25 and that the ticket matched all five numbers.
