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Pathway to Zero in Alexandria

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Arlington Officials and Army Leaders Negotiating Land Swap

Cemetery would get land to expand; county would get site for heritage center.

The ghosts of the Civil War are still haunting Arlington National Cemetery, where county government officials and the U.S. Army are negotiating a land swap that could save the long-planned Arlington Heritage Center.

Brief: Barclay Selected as President of County Board of Education

Christopher S. Barclay was unanimously selected by his colleagues Dec. 11, to serve as president of the Board of Education for the second time. Philip Kauffman was also unanimously selected as vice president. Both officers will serve a one-year term. Barclay replaces Shirley Brandman, who has served as president for the past year.

Brief: School Superintendent Proposes $2.22 Billion Operating Budget

Superintendent Joshua P. Starr released his recommended operating budget for Fiscal Year 2014 this week — proposing a $2.217 billion budget for FY 2014, which is a $48.95 million increase over FY 2013 — about 2.3 percent.

Brief: Firefighters Collecting Toys

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service and local fire and rescue departments are again collecting toys for needy families and underprivileged children during the 2012 holiday season.

Potomac Bulletin Board, Dec. 12, 2012

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Week in McLean

Find out what is going on this week in McLean.

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Offering Gifts from the HeART

Local artists and Reston Community Center come together for a good cause.

The Reston Community Center at Lake Anne hosted Gifts from the HeART on Saturday, Dec. 8. Gifts from the HeART featured works from 20 local artists as well as more than 85 pieces of artwork on the walls of the Jo Ann Rose Gallery and pieces in the 3-D case displays.

Week in Reston

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Week in Herndon

Find out what is going on this week in Herndon.

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Brief: Alarmed Over ‘Fiscal Cliff’

Virginians rally in Reston to end Bush tax cuts for wealthy.

Dozens of Virginians gathered on Saturday to rally for an end to the Bush tax cuts for the top 2 percent.

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Brief: Hurricane Sandy Impacts Herndon High Student

Brief: Herndon High School student Nick Nagy's family including his grandfather and aunt live in Lavallette, N.J. He has gone down there every summer since he was born.

Brief: Celebrate New Year’s Eve at ArtSpace Herndon

Brief: ArtSpace Herndon will host Historic Herndon’s traditional, family-friendly New Year’s Eve Celebration on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, from 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Brief: Friedrichs Named Executive Director of Council for the Arts of Herndon

Council for the Arts of Herndon (CAH) chose a new executive director, Signe Friedrichs, in November.

Brief: Herndon Resident Completes 14-day Expedition

Brief: Kristen Joyce, 21, of Herndon, recently completed a 14-day expedition in the Teton Valley with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).

Brief: Herndon Firm Receives Engineering Award for Rush Hour Traffic Study

Brief: Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) has received a Merit Award in ACEC Virginia’s Engineering Excellence Awards competition for its work on developing complex analysis models of five popular commuter corridors for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).

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