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Suicide shuts down Haunted Trail

Potomac News & Manassas Messenger 286 days ago

Manassas officials have decided to close the city's popular Haunted Trail after a teenager was found dead there last week. JoAnn Higgs, director of the city of Manassas Recreation and Parks Department, said the decision to cancel the event was made out ...

Thousands new voters register in PWC, Manassas

Potomac News & Manassas Messenger 287 days ago

New Virginian voters are registering by the tens of thousands, according to just-released statistics from the State Board of Elections, which labels the outpouring as record-setting. “This week, Virginia recorded the largest number of registered voters in history,” according to a release ...

Bad economy slows implementation of new housing program

Potomac News & Manassas Messenger 287 days ago

Thanks to the uncertainty of state funding and the ugly real estate scenario, the city of Manassas will be slowing down the implementation of its recently adopted employee housing program. Last month, Manassas City Council budgeted and appropriated $675,000 for the program, ...

Trial canceled in murder-for-hire case

Potomac News & Manassas Messenger 287 days ago

A Manassas teenager accused of conspiring with her mother to kill her father is expected to enter a plea Oct. 30. Seventeen-year-old Jessenia Blasini, who was indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit murder for hire, malicious wounding and criminal solicitation, was ...

Some fear VRE fare plan

Potomac News & Manassas Messenger 287 days ago

The sentiment at Tuesday night's Virginia Railway Express public hearing in Manassas was one of concern but not alarm. Faced with a probable rate increase—as much as 25 percent by next July—most of the 10 attendees said they would deal with it ...

Obama Campaigns Across The U.S. In Final Week Before Election

Getty Images 291 days ago

MANASSAS, VA - NOVEMBER 3: People arrive for a rally by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama at the Prince William County Fairgrounds November 3, 2008 in Manassas, Virginia. Obama was holding the outdoor rally the night before the general election. (Photo by ...

New sign in Manassas pleads with Obama to 'eliminate borders'

Potomac News & Manassas Messenger 291 days ago

A City of Manassas stop-work order isn't slowing Gaudencio Fernandez. He's at it again with a new sign at 9500 Liberty St. in Manassas. The new sign appeals to President Obama to "eliminate the borders that divide and conquer people of color" ...

Disabled Visit Legislators, Send Them a Message

Potomac News & Manassas Messenger 292 days ago

The words of the wheelchair-bound and mentally retarded speaker may have been incomprehensible, but his message to members of Senate Finance and House Appropriations committees on Monday was clear nonetheless: Please don’t take my program funding. And in rapid succession, General Assembly ...

NVCC Opens Lot for Inauguration Parking

Potomac News & Manassas Messenger 292 days ago

OmniRide has added another option for commuters on Inauguration Day. The commuter bus service had announced Tuesday that riders will be able to use park and ride lots in Woodbridge, Lake Ridge and near Manassas to take a free bus the closest ...

OmniRide to offer free rides for inauguration

Potomac News & Manassas Messenger 292 days ago

After all the talk about the bridges and roads that will be closed on Inauguration Day, Virginians got some good news Tuesday - a free ride. Starting at 4 a.m. Jan 20, OmniRide buses will begin picking up passengers in both the ...

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