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Fair Oaks Police and Fire Hold Open House

To coincide with National Fire Prevention Week, the Fair Oaks District Police (Station 8) and Fire Station (Company 21) held an open house on Saturday, Oct. 10.

Centreville/Chantilly: Faith Groups Work Together for ‘Day to Serve’

From early September through Oct. 11, hundreds of volunteers across the local communities have been uniting to help their neighbors.

Potomac: Inside the Firehouse

The open house on Sunday, Oct. 11 at Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department offered a variety of activities.

Potomac Snapshot: International Walk to School Day

County and school officials celebrated International Walk To School Day at Bells Mill Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Potomac: Haunted House Created to Entertain

Each October Haynes Davis turns the parking lot of American Plant in Bethesda into a wonderland of fear.

Potomac: AppCoach Guides Students

Levitt inspires self-understanding for college essays.

Applying to college can be a daunting process for high school students.

Arlington THRIVE to Celebrate 40 Years

Nonprofit provides money in an emergency.

Never heard of THRIVE Arlington? There is a reason for that. THRIVE has existed for 40 years in Arlington, albeit under a different name: AMEN.

Arlington: Memorial to Gun Violence Victims

Blue, white and yellow T-shirts are draped over white crosses dotted across the lawn of Rock Spring United Congregational United Church of Christ at 5010 Little Falls Road in Arlington.

Arlington: Shea Wins Spelling Bee 67 Years Later

But this time without fainting.

It was a sudden death spell-off between two contestants who had gone through 43 rounds with no mistakes.

Animals Lead Blessed Lives in Vienna

Blessing of the animals resume after bad weather.

The blessing of the animals at the Church of the Holy Comforter in Vienna took place on Saturday, Oct. 10.

Letter: Kathleen Murphy is on Our Side

To the

Re-elect Delegate Kathleen Murphy so she can go back to the General Assembly and continue to push for common sense gun safety laws.

Long & Foster’s Ron Glass Named Top Producer for August 2015

Ron Glass, a commercial broker with Long & Foster Real Estate, has been named top producer for August 2015 for Long & Foster’s Commercial Division, located in Tysons Corner.

Mount Vernon: Fighting Hunger Firsthand

Woodley Hills Food 4 Thought helps families with food insecurity.

Dina Koch and Sara Boehm of the Mount Vernon area of Alexandria want to teach her children when they see a problem, they should step in, reach out and fix it.

Lee District Candidates Meet at John Marshall Library

League of Women Voters hosts forum.

They may not be old enough to vote, but twin sisters Madelyn and Miranda Khoury paid as much attention to the presentations as anyone in the audience at an Oct. 5 Meet the Candidates event hosted by the League of Women Voters of Fairfax.

Springfield Resident Honored at U.S. Air Force and CIA Birthday Event

All Billy McLeod ever wanted to do was fly. The 93-year-old Springfield resident was born and grew up in Pensacola, Fla., a younger brother to two sisters who married U.S. Navy pilots.

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