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The Stafford County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities is seeking input for designs of a new skatepark.

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More than 45 seniors were homeless after an apartment complex caught fire.

Flames broke out at the Madonna House at Belmont senior apartments at 2600 Cowan Boulevard in Fredericksburg at about 10 p.m. Monday, May 16.


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Brady House hit his third homer of the season in the 8th inning, but the FredNats lost the series opener 5-3 to Delmarva on Tuesday afternoon at Perdue Stadium.

Fredericksburg went up 2-0 after four innings behind two RBIs from Branden Boissiere. The first baseman hit a sacrifice fly in the 1st and then doubled in a run in the 3rd.


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The American Legion Post #28 (Buck Keyes) in Triangle, Virginia is celebrating 100 years of comradery and community service to the state of Virginia and the United States of America. The Post will be hosting a Centennial celebration on October 10th, 2026, from 12 noon until 6 pm. Free food and fun for all! Please publish our invitation to the public as you possibly can. Thank you. The address and the Point of Contact are as follows:


Business

The company recently relocated to occupy over 2,000 square feet of the Northern Virginia Bioscience Center, where it will begin to develop new diagnostic technologies to M and quantify SARS-CoV-2, like the COVID-19 coronavirus, variants and other viral pathogens.

The expansion project will create up to 70 new jobs.


Business

The Caruthers Companies and its attorneys will have a Zoom meeting to discuss its plans for redevelopment at Belmont Bay in Woodbridge.

The plan to transform the quiet harborside neighborhood at the Potomac and Occoquan rivers into a mixed-use district has met with outcry from residents. According to company spokesman Jay Sotos, the firm submitted revised plans to the Prince William County Government for the proposed redevelopment.


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The forum will feature candidates in the 7th Congressional District, including Fredericksburg City, eastern Prince William County, and the counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George, Caroline, Culpeper, Madison, Orange, and Greene.

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The Prince William County Department of Transportation will hold a virtual information session on the Route 28 Bypass Project. During this Transportation Tuesday session today at noon, officials will provide updates on the Route 28 Bypass Project and the progress of Fairfax County’s ongoing Route 28 Widening Project.

In Prince William County, crews are working to build a $300 million, four-lane bypass that will allow drivers to avoid using Route 28 through Manassas. The new road will extend Godwin Drive from Sudley Road at UVA Prince William Medical Center east to Route 28 at the Fairfax County line.


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A fire broke out at Grace Jewelers tonight, an independent jewelry store at 14059 Promenade Commons Street in Gainesville.

A fire alarm sounded at about 7:40 p.m., signaling all inside to get out of the shop. No one was injured.