Romney at GMU: ‘He Believes in Us’
Fairfax crowd gives Romney ‘energetic’ welcome as more than 10,000 supporters gather inside and outside Patriot Center.
By the time GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney took center stage at George Mason University’s Patriot Center around 4 p.m. Monday, the crowd was fired up.
Editorial: Feeling Important
Presidential campaigns traverse Northern Virginia on last days, mark the importance of every vote.
The images from the last weeks of the presidential Election of 2012 make it clear that it would be hard to overstate the importance of voting, especially in Virginia, especially in Northern Virginia.
New Life for Outdated Rink?
Old roller-hockey rink could be used for adaptive sports.
Last weekend, Mary Cassell and dozens of athletes with disabilities played in this fall’s culminating event for TOPSoccer, an outreach program of soccer for youth with disabilities.
Absentee Voting Down Slightly from 2008 Election
More confusion about redistricting reported at polls, not Voter ID.
The line of 100-plus voters casting absentee ballots at the Reston Government Center Friday evening moved quickly.
WMCCA Briefs: Untenable Situation of Glen Hills Landowners
The Department of Environmental Protection has completed Phase 1 of the Sanitary Study of the Glen Hills area. The 2002 Potomac Master Plan called for a limited study of failed septic systems in this region to find on-site remedies or, where needed, recommend limited sewer extensions.
Potomac Calendar: Nov. 7, 2012
Upcoming events and activities
Voter Turnout High in Reston
Despite long lines crowds remain positive.
Voter turnout around Reston was high Tuesday morning with voters reporting waits ranging between 35 minutes and one hour.
Montgomery County Council Holds Town Hall Meeting for Potomac Wednesday, Nov. 7
The Montgomery County Council will continue its efforts to find out what issues most concern residents when it hosts a Town Hall Meeting for the Potomac area on Wednesday, Nov. 7. The meeting at the Potomac Community Recreation Center will start at 8 p.m. A pre-meeting reception will begin at 7:30 p.m.
“Flourishing After 55”
Upcoming events and activities for seniors.
Arlington Orange Line: Nov. 7, 2012
Upcoming events
Voter Turnout Strong in Herndon
The early morning activity at the polls was generally more than cordial, with something of a block party atmosphere.
6:01 a.m.—29 degrees Fahrenheit. There is just a hint of sunrise brightening the darkness, but there are already some 50 people forming a line in the parking lot of Herndon Elementary School on Dranesville Road.
Arlington Calendar: Nov. 7, 2012
Upcoming events and activities
Crime
Crime reports
Brief: Church To Collect Shoe Box Gifts
The shoe box gifts will be hand-delivered to children in 100 countries around the world. For more information, see www.samaritanspurse.org.
A ‘Tremendous Turnout’ in Vienna
At Wolftrap precinct, about 100 voters were standing in line by the time the polls opened, some having been there since 5:10 a.m.
Election Day proved to be a cold, but busy morning at Colvin Run Elementary School in Vienna.
McLean Voters Head to Polls
Voting locations crowded starting at 6 a.m.
McLean residents flocked to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6 to choose a president, senator and congressman, as well as vote on several key County issues.
Great Falls Goes to Polls
Early voter turnout high in most locations.
Every election day, Julius Zannetti of Great Falls gets his voting out of the way first thing in the morning.
Vienna Student Wins Sixth Grade Art Contest
Henry James Ross, 11, won Oakton Elementary School’s sixth grade art contest.
Brief: Girls Scouts Celebrate Founder’s Birthday
Over 200 Daisies, Brownies, Juniors and Cadette Girls Scouts donned their Halloween Costumes to celebrate the Oct. 31 Birthday of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts.
Brief: New Fitness Trail in Wildwood Park
The Town of Vienna, in partnership with the Vienna Rotary Club and QR F.I.T. Trail, LLC, will introduce a new fitness trail in Wildwood Park during a special ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Talahi Road SE and the W&OD Trail in Vienna.