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Easter Dinner for Our Fairfax County Tent Neighbors
First Vienna Baptist Church delivers and advocates.
Easter dinner
Winter Block Party by Old Firehouse at MCC
First big event for the new executive director of MCC.
Block Party
Rotary Club of Great Falls Windfall Giving: $1,000 X 2 in Gift Cards to Cornerstones
Support for Embry Rucker Shelter & Cards for Kids
Support for Embry Rucker Shelter & Cards for Kids
Collective Bargaining for Teachers and Some Employees
Adoption of resolution shifts labor relations.
Schools
Environmental Groups Sue to Stop Exit from RGGI
Legal action calls for Virginia to remain in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and continue participation; challenging Youngkin administration action.
Greenhouse gas
Happy 100th Birthday to WWII Veteran Richard “Dick” Russell Jr. in Great Falls
Greatest Generation vet reminisces.
100th Birthday
Fairfax Defers Decision on Collective Bargaining
FCPS employees are not part of the ordinance.
Collective Bargaining
StarKist, Cornerstones, and Feed the Children Join to Meet the Needs
Truck delivers $100,000 in food and other necessities.
Cornerstones/Starkist feed the children
Great Falls Loses Its Historic 169-Year-Old Schoolhouse
Salvaged materials support training for underprivileged youth.
Schoolhouse
Impact of Fairfax’s High Rental Costs and Low Income
Validity of the point-in-time count
Rents out of control
‘American Teacher’ from Herndon High
Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern to host book signing and celebration for Douglas Graney’s book on Sunday, Aug. 13, 5-7 p.m.
Local Talent on Global Stage
USA Special Olympics Team heads to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for World Games 2019.
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The Buck Stops Here in Great Falls
Managed archery on private property for deer control
Landowners with any parcel size in Great Falls have the option to use archery hunting for deer management on their private property, directly addressing the cause of deer damage: too many deer.
Mosaic ES Named 2022 National Blue Ribbon School
One of only seven schools in Virginia recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Mosaic
District Members, Board of Supervisors
Braddock, Franconia, Mount Vernon, Providence & Springfield Districts
The Nov. 7 election includes the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Nine members are elected by voters in local districts to serve four-year terms. Twenty-one district candidates are in the race, with seven incumbents.
Interim Recommendations for the Reston Comprehensive Plan Revealed
Two new sections added: Equity and Community Health.
Reston health
Fairfax County School Board Considers Fall 2020 Options
Three back-to-school scenarios presented.
What might school look like to children in Fairfax County Public Schools this fall — remote learning or social distance learning with masks and temperature checks? Which students would schools bring back first — the older ones or most vulnerable? And what might students face when they get there — a climb back to grade level or multi-age classes?