Letter: Spreading False Information
To the Editor
It is unfortunate that Graig Parisot, a newcomer to Fairfax County politics is reaching out to new lows of credibility in making false statements about Delegate Kathleen Murphy’s position on I-66 tolls.
Letter: Del. Murphy Fights Gun Store Location, Parisot Stays Silent
To the Editor
It was unconscionable that Craig Parisot, the challenger for the 34th House District, evaded a question at the McLean Citizens Association debates concerning his position on the gun shop opening for business next to an elementary school in McLean.
Centre View and Fairfax: Halloween Fun at Goblin Gallop
The 22nd annual Goblin Gallop was Sunday, Oct. 25, in Fairfax Corner.
Alexandria: T.C. Williams Field Hockey Wins First Conference Title Since 1995
Titans beat Woodson 3-0 in conference final, improve to 18-1.
The T.C. Williams field hockey team on Oct. 26 won its first conference/district championship since 1995
Alexandria: Party at Patrick Henry
McAuliffe announces Virginia SOL results at formerly not-fully-accredited Patrick Henry Elementary.
In the first few minutes of his visit to Patrick Henry Elementary School, Gov. Terry McAuliffe took student Natasha Maldonado’s hand, looked her in the eyes, and begged her to keep doing well on her Standards of Learning (SOL) tests. “Keep passing those tests, all right?” he asked, “We need you.”
Clinton Takes Alexandria's Market Square
One day after Benghazi hearings, Hillary Clinton hosts rally in Alexandria.
It’s 1:25, five minutes before Hillary Clinton is set to take the stage, and the crowd is getting anxious.
Potomac: ‘Race for Every Child’ To Benefit Children’s National
Local team, “Jamie’s Joggers” to participate.
Team “Jamie’s Joggers” is getting ready to lace up their shoes this Halloween to support Potomac‘s Jamison Eberstein, a 5-year-old born with a rare terminal disorder called Cockayne Syndrome (CS).
Beware of Haunting Stories at Potomac Library
Authors of “In Search of Ghosts” to share tales this Saturday.
Ghosts and goblin stories will be rampant at the Potomac Library at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Potomac Snapshot: Raising Funds for Swains Lockhouse
Lockhouse 21, locally known as “Swains Lockhouse” after the family who inhabited it for years, will be the seventh lockhouse rehabilitated as part of the Canal Quarters program, a joint partnership between the C&O Canal Trust and the C&O Canal National Historical Park.
Potomac: SNAP Week at Wayside Elementary School
Event designed to foster acceptance.
Students at Wayside Elementary School got a lesson in acceptance recently during the fifth annual Special Needs Awareness Program (SNAP) Week, which was held earlier this month.
Potomac: Construction Begins on Discovery Center
Bullis project to be completed in spring 2017.
The Bullis student body and staff gathered on a crisp fall day in October to celebrate the groundbreaking for the first new building on campus in more than 13 years.
Celebrating the Potomac Community
A day filled with food, rides and music.
“The Star-Spangled Banner,” sung by Potomac’s own opera singer, Chrissellene Petropoulous, opened the 2015 Potomac Day activities.
Arlington Sanpshot: Little Free Library
On the corner of 23rd Street North and Lexington, a new little free library is available to residents to give a book or take a book. See www.littlefreelibrary.org
Arlington: Kramer Receives Teacher Scholarship
Arlington resident Alina Kramer, a Virginia Tech senior double majoring in mathematics and human development, received the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship.
Arlington Snapshot: Autism Group Honors Lawmakers
The Autism Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) honored state Senators Barbara Favola (D-31) and Jennifer Wexton (D-33) with its annual Community Builder of the Year Award for co-sponsoring Conner's Law, legislation that requires continued support of severely disabled and special needs children over 18.