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Gross re-election campaign counting on turnout, party loyalty
Penny Gross and Rep. Gerry Connolly speak to supporters. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross can win on Election Day if “we can get out the vote and remind everyone her opponent is a Republican,” Rep. Gerry...
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Loeffler disputes 'Tea Party' label
Mollie Loeffler on the campaign trail at Falls Church High School.Mason District supervisor candidate Mollie Loeffler, who’s running as an independent, calls a flyer sent to local voters labeling her a...
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Candidates outline priorities for Lake Barcroft residents
Del. Kaye Kory presents a framed copy of a resolution passed by the House of Delegates honoring Lake Barcroft Association manager Chris Lawson for 25 years of service. From the left: Kory, Lawson, and...
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Police commission proposes citizen panel to investigate misconduct
The Ad Hoc Police Practices Review Commission is urging the Board of Supervisor to establish a Civilian Review Panel to examine complaints from the public alleging police misconduct and abuse of...
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Gross, Loeffler clash over school plan for Willston Center
From the left: Penny Gross, Mollie Loeffler, Sandy Evans, and a League of Women Voters representative.Plans for a school at the Willston Center in Seven Corners drew the most heat at a candidate forum...
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Halloween fun tonight at the Annandale Shopping Center
Are you brave enough to enter the Haunted Village? Visitors to the “Haunted Village of Annandale” will find scary versions of a pizza shop, barber shop, jail, movie theater, witches graveyard, and more...
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Stream restoration projects under way in Wakefield Park
Accotink Creek in Wakefield ParkThe Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services is carrying out two stream restoration projects at Wakefield Park in Annandale. Work along...
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Annandale homeowners get creative for Halloween
Thanks, Annandale residents, for bringing the Halloween spirit to the community. We don’t know who lives in these houses, but we like your style.A giant spider attacks 4621 Duncan Drive. [Photo by...
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Annual parade flows through Annandale
The annual Annandale Parade took place Oct. 24 along Columbia Pike. Thank you, readers, for sending pictures.The cheerleading team from the Annandale Boys and Girls Club.Annandale resident Brian...
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Public safety and school bonds on the Nov. 3 ballot
Edsall Road Fire Station [Google Maps]A public safety bond issue on the ballot Nov. 3 would allow Fairfax County to borrow up to $151 million for police and fire department facilities throughout the...
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Dama brings taste of Ethiopia to Annandale
From the Dama restaurant in Arlington, clockwise from the left: kitfo, lentils, cabbage with carrots, tibs, collared greens, and split pea puree. In the middle: doro wat in between different kinds of...
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Lacey store robbed at gunpoint
The Lacey Variety Store [Google Maps]The tiny Lacey Variety Store at 3716 Lacey Blvd., in Bailey’s Crossroads was robbed at gunpoint at about 10:08 p.m., Oct. 26.Two men entered the store wearing...
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Fire stations' crab feast a huge success
The crab and shrimp fest in the AVFD social hall. [Photo by Rachel Martin of PR Performance Fitness, one of the event's corporate sponsors. The first ever all-you-can-eat crab legs and spiced shrimp...
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Stuart HS fails to achieve full accreditation
Despite indications that JEB Stuart High School would be deemed fully accredited by the Virginia Education Department this year, it turns out the school missed by just one-half of a percentage point....
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Public input sought on Route 7 transit
Route 7 in Seven Corners. The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) has scheduled three public meetings in November to review ridership and cost projections for various transit options...
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DMV coming to Barcroft Plaza
The long-empty storefront on the northern end of the Barcroft Plaza shopping center on Columbia Pike is finally getting a tenant – a Department of Motor Vehicles center. The DMV at 4150 S. Four Mile...
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Five students injured in chemical fire at Woodson High School
Fire units respond to fire at WoodsonUpdated, 8:30 p.m. Five students suffered burns from a fire in a chemistry classroom at Woodson High School this morning. Two of them were seriously injured and...
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Happy Halloween!
The Holmes Run Acres community in Annandale celebrated Halloween this morning with a parade followed by games in Luria Park. The community has been having an annual Halloween parade for at least 30...
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Banks in Annandale and Seven Corners robbed
M&T robbery suspect [FCPD]Updated 1:40 p.m. The M&T Bank at 7857 Heritage Drive, Annandale, was robbed on Oct. 31 just before a noon, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A passed a...
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Countywide candidates outline priorities
Left to right: Clerk of the Court candidate Bettina Lawton, Board of Supervisors chair Sharon Bulova, and Sheriff Stacey Kincaid. The county budget, Interstate 66 tolls, and police reforms are among...
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