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Herndon Masonic Lodge Receives National Award
The Masonic Information Center (MIC) has awarded Herndon Lodge one of just 18 national Mark Twain Awards for demonstrating excellence in 2011 Masonic activities.
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City Council To Hold Hearing on Tax Rates
The Alexandria City Council will hold a public hearing on the 2012 Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Rates on Saturday, April 14, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in City Council Chambers, Room 2400 (2nd Floor) at Alexandria City Hall, 301 King St. On March 13, the Alexandria City Council voted 5-2 to authorized advertising a maximum possible real residential property tax increase to $1.008 per $100 assessed value, an increase of one cent.
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Peggy Wallace Kennedy to Speak at Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at The Alden
Peggy Wallace Kennedy, daughter of former Alabama governor and segregationist George Wallace, is the keynote speaker for the McLean Community Center’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration.
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Clifton’s Haunted Trail Set for Oct. 24
The historic town of Clifton is preparing to add a new set of ghost stories to its collection. One of its primary annual fundraisers, the Haunted Trail, is scheduled to return for another year on Oct. 24.
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Letter: Council’s Role In Enrollment?
Letter to the Editor
Board’s failure to build enough school capacity several decades ago with the result that today’s schools are overcrowded.
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Alexandria Letter: Let Bygones Be Bygones
Letter to the Editor
Perhaps the biggest argument for changing a street name would be the one named after Jefferson Davis. As the President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis had a major impact on history from believing in the superiority of the white race (also Abraham Lincoln’s stance) to leading the horrific war against the North.
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Letter: Seniors Volunteering in Schools
To the Editor
I am writing in regard to the great article highlighting the Greenspring volunteers at Crestwood Elementary School (“Reading Dr. Seuss at Crestwood Elementary,” Springfield Connection, March 10-16, 2016).
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Vienna 6 R US Team Captures Robotics Champions Trophy
Team advances to the state tournament.
A Vienna team of five seventh graders and one sixth grader, self-named "6 R US," captured the first-place Robotics Champions Trophy for overall excellence and the first-place Robot Performance Award at the recent First LEGO League Robotics Regional Qualifying Tournament held in Ashburn.
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Alexandria Brief: Affordable Apartments Available
Jackson Crossing, a new affordable mid-rise apartment community located at 120 East Reed Ave., is scheduled to open this winter.
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Suspects Identified and Charged in Recent School Vandalisms in Reston & Herndon
Detectives investigating two school vandalisms identified and charged four suspects – two adults and two juveniles.
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Arlington: Yorktown Coding Team Takes First Place
Yorktown High School Coding Club members Brandon Peck, Ji Seok Lee, and Evan Cater won first place in the World Citizenship category at the Microsoft Imagine Cup US National Finals in San Francisco last month.
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Arlington Sports Briefs: 03/25/18
The Yorktown girls' lacrosse team defeated Edison 17-5 on Monday, improving its record to 2-1.
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Del. David Bulova's Safe Sleep for Infants Bill Signed Into Law
On March 17, Governor McAuliffe signed into law House Bill 1515 sponsored by Del. David Bulova (D-37) to require that hospitals and others providing maternity care give new parents information on safe sleep environments for newborns.
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Mount Vernon: Whitman Teacher Honored
Eugenio Fischer Sanchez, who teaches Spanish at Whitman Middle School, is one of two teachers honored with the 2015 Victoria D. de Sanchez Northern Virginia Hispanic Teacher of the Year Award.
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Officer Kiley Receives Charles A. Robinson Respect for Law Award
On June 18, the Vienna Optimist Club held their annual banquet to honor the 2013 Charles A. Robinson Respect for Law Enforcement Award recipients at the Marco Polo Restaurant in Vienna. Officer Patrick “Pat” Kiley was chosen as the Town of Vienna Police Department’s Optimist Club award winner.
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Turbo Tutoring Awards Scholarships
Westfield High Senior receives check, from Turbo-Tutoring, to donate to children living at My Sister's Place in D.C.
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What’s Next for Great Falls Traffic?
To the Editor: As one of the "naysayers" noted by Eric Knudsen in your latest article about the "Walker Road Diet Project," I applaud him for continuing to put his face on the ridiculous projects the Great Falls Citizen's Association has imposed on us.
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McLean Seniors Have Strong Showing At Nationals
McLean residents Sidney Levingston and Tammy Vo were part of a Potomac School team that placed 24th in U.S. Open Robotics Championship in Omaha, Neb., a strong showing in a field of 80 teams nationwide. Levingston and Vo, along with fellow seniors Sarah Chiang and Amy Zhang, made up one of four teams that qualified for the championship from Potomac. They will go on to compete in the World Championship at the end of April in Anaheim, Calif., along with another team of eighth graders that won the Virginia VEX IQ state championship in February. Currently in its fifth season, Potomac’s robotics program has fielded teams that have won three national VEX championships. Last year, each of Potomac’s seven teams finished among the world’s top 100 teams.