Transit bus services in Prince William County are on the chopping block.
The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) currently operates commuter and local bus service for residents in Prince William, Stafford, Manassas, and Manassas Park.
According to PRTC documents, the commuter buses service 7,400 passengers a day, their cross-county services 1,900 a day and their local bus routes service 3,700 residents a day.
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A small business venture at the Westminster at Lake Ridge retirement community has helped to provide its residents with equipment and recreational facilities.
Eethel Johnson – a 93-year old Westminster resident – and some other residents at the facility came up with the idea to open up a thrift store named Encore on the premises in 2001.
“We thought it might be fun to start a thrift shop, so we were allotted some space in the building. And another lady and myself heard that a shop was closing in Occoquan, so we went there and bought shelving, and the clothes racks and their cash register. And with that we were in business,” said Johnson.
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A new library will be opening in Woodbridge this fall.
The Montclair Community Library – a 20,000 square foot facility – will be opening near the intersection of Route 234 and Waterway Drive at the end of October.
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It has now been confirmed that a tornado hit the Bristow and Manassas area on Saturday.
Potomac Local reached out to the National Weather Service, and a spokesman confirmed that the severe weather over the weekend was a tornado.
Jim Lee from the National Weather Service provided a radar image of Manassas on Saturday at 7:40 p.m., which shows the velocity couplet and tornado.
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Update
Following publication of the original story, county spokesman Jason Grant asked that certain points that were made in the article be clarified.
“The question I think was, ‘Can they talk about their salaries in closed session?’ And so, to that question, yes – they can talk about salaries in the closed session. Now the specifics the discussions may entail – that I can’t comment on. But that’s why they have legal counsel, so that certain discussions in closed session remain appropriate to the exemption," said Grant.
In regards to his comments about the lawfulness of supervisors speaking about what occurred in closed session, Grant clarified, “I’m very careful not to articulate what’s lawful or unlawful. I don’t know what – legally – what they can or cannot articulate. If it’s a question of whether a supervisor can discuss the items in closed session…I don’t know if that’s Virginia Code specifically or aspects of it, but I can say that the closed session is confidential, and we’re not to disclose – as staff. And we’re told whatever happens in closed session stays in closed session. Now what can be discussed specifically [in terms of] what the board does report out, sometimes…I don’t know where the specifics lie as to what can or cannot be discussed.”
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Twenty-three year old Woodbridge man Johnathan Coleman – known as “Swag” – was sentenced to seven years in prison and five years of supervised release for an armed robbery.
On March 18, Coleman pled guilty to using, carrying and displaying a firearm during a violent crime.
Court documents stated that Coleman and another Bloods gang member robbed an escort at gunpoint at a Dumfries hotel on June 26.
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Yesterday, Jennie Dean Elementary School finished their school year with a special surprise.
One of the school’s teachers Dianne da Silva, gathered the students in the auditorium for a presentation of the school’s history and to show a piece of artwork she had created and dedicated to the school.
According to da Silva, the oil painting she created – titled Onward and Upward Dolphins - was meant to symbolize the diversity and history of the school.
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Tomorrow, around 250 injured and disable servicemen and veterans will compete in the 2015 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games.
The Warrior Games, which run from June 19 to June 28, will take place at the Quantico Marine Corps Base.
They will be hosting their Opening Ceremony tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, according to the event website.
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Starting at the end of June, there will be purple lane striping added to the entry points on 495 and 95 Express Lanes.
According to a release from Transurban, the company that owns and operates the lanes, the new stripes will be added to the inside of the existing stripes at entry points.
The reason for the new lane striping is to minimize confusion for drivers, so they can better distinguish between Express Lanes and the regular Beltway and Interstate 95 lanes.
