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Nearly a dozen contracted janitors that work in Stafford County Schools testified to the school board about unfair treatment by their company.

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The demolition derby will return to the Prince William County Fairgrounds this weekend.

The Crash ‘n Bash Demolition Derby starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the expo and events center outside Manassas, at 10624 Dumfries Road. Tickets for the event are sold on the fairground’s website and are $15 for ages 11 and up, $5 for ages 2 to 10, and children aged two and younger are free.


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On Tuesday, April. 5, School Board Chairman At-large Dr. Babur Lateef will present its 2022-23 operating budget during the Board of County Supervisors’ 7:30 p.m. meeting.

The school’s proposed $1.4 billion budget is $187.2 million larger than a year ago. It includes $80 million to furnish teachers and staff with a 4.2 percent cost of living adjustment and a step increase, resulting in an average pay increase of 7 percent.


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The first meeting of the year for the Racial and Social Justice Commission ended before it began.

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Rising gas prices are having a significant negative impact on the economic recoveries of nearly two-thirds of Virginia small businesses, according to a poll released by the small business organization Alignable.

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A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 10 PM for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

A Wind Advisory is in effect for portions of north-central Maryland, northern and central Virginia, and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia until 8 PM this evening.


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Some familiar faces from the community will trade their day jobs for a waiter’s apron to raise money for charity.

The Lake Ridge Rotary will bring its annual Celebrity Luncheon back to Bistro L’hermitage in Occoquan from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 27.


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A Stafford-based hot sauce maker held a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate its products hitting the shelves at the Fredericksburg Food Cooperative.

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