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Students Request Mental Health, Not Police in Montgomery County
Multiple concurrent, conflicting and overlapping proposals concerning police in schools
With a new initiative introduced by Councilmember Nancy Navarro last week, four different proposals on the School Resource Officer program are being considered concurrently.
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Starting from a Clean Slate
Compromise on expungement: automatic for some misdemeanors, petition for some felonies.
Marijuana convictions will be automatically expunged under a bill now under consideration by Gov. Ralph Northam, although convictions for crack cocaine will require missing a day of work and probably hiring a lawyer to go to court and seal the record. The legislation is a compromise crafted late in the General Assembly session by House Majority Leader Charniele Herring of Alexandria and state Sen. Scott Surovell (D-36), who clashed repeatedly over the last year about how the process should work.
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Opinion: Commentary: And They Are Off!
Inevitably someone is going to refer to the nominating contests for candidates for the Virginia statewide offices and the House of Delegates as horse races—not because of the characteristics of any of the candidates but because of the crowded field of persons who are offering themselves for public office.
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This Town of Herndon Protects Its Homeowners
Staff person reviews contractor agreements for free
In the Town of Herndon, homeowners, regardless of income levels, have an ally on their side when dealing with contractors.
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Fairfax County Supervisors Foust and Alcorn on Years 1 and 2: COVID-19
Changing the pandemic's course through the lens of an equitable recovery
Year 1: Covid-19 comes to a close on March 10, 2021.
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Vienna Police Highlights Feb. 26, 2021 – March 4, 2021
The following summary contains various incidents of general interest as well as vehicular crashes handled by the Town of Vienna Police Department from Feb. 26, 2021 – March 4, 2021.
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Vienna Theatre Company Brings Virtual ‘Dear Elizabeth’ to the Stage
Dramatic highs and lows of devoted lives lived through letters
A thirty-year love affair expressed through written and mailed letters will be brought to dramatic life by the Vienna Theater Company.
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Drive-in-person Special Election Held in Great Falls
Citizens Association members endorse two special questions.
Members of the Great Falls Citizens Association (GFCA), voting in the special drive-in-person election of the Executive Board and Officers held March 6, 2021, unanimously re-elected eight candidates and one new candidate.
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Two Giraffes Die in Reston Blaze
Two giraffes at Roer's Zoofari at 1228 Hunter Mill Road in Reston died in a barn fire Monday evening.
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Inside Guest House in Alexandria
Challenges posed by Covid add to tough road to recovery
Kari Galloway, Executive Director of Friends of Guest House in Alexandria, says “It’s hard. Our clients feel like they just got out of prison and then they come here and get quarantined for two weeks in their room.”
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They’re Back in Alexandria!
ACPS begins return to in-person classes
After nearly a year of virtual learning, Alexandria City Public Schools began the process of returning students to the classroom with a hybrid learning plan that began March 2.
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The Value of Dead Wood
Tree snags are “a gourmet restaurant,” that is, from a bird’s perspective, Larry Cartwright told a group of Northern Virginia Audubon at Home ambassadors on Feb. 20 in a Zoom meeting.
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‘Winter in Fairfax City’ Restaurant Blanket Campaign
The Winter in Fairfax City campaign launched Tuesday, March 2.
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‘A Way for Us to Get Back on Track’ in Fairfax City
Fairfax City manager unveils proposed FY 22 budget
Fairfax City Manager Rob Stalzer unveiled his proposed City budget for FY 22 at last Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
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Congregation Adat Reyim Welcomes New Rabbi in Springfield
Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer helps congregation grow despite pandemic
Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer is a collaborator.
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Cappies Review: ‘Jurassic Park’ at Robinson
Robinson Secondary School presents ‘Life Finds a Way.’
In a time where live theatre is just as rare as seeing a velociraptor roaming about, creativity and inspiration can be scarce, but not for Robinson Secondary School.
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Lofty Progress for Lorton Community Center
Steel beams now rise high in the sky dwarfing the former Lorton Library on Richmond Highway.