Recycle Christmas Greens at NOVEC Office
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative will accept evergreen Christmas trees, wreaths, and garland at its technical center at 5399 Wellington Branch Road, Gainesville, near I-66 from Dec. 28 through Jan. 10. Customers may leave greenery in the front parking lot in the area designated by orange safety cones. Greens must be free of all decorations, metal ornament hooks, and light strings.
Centreville: MinuteClinic Opens inside Local CVS/Pharmacy Store
MinuteClinic, a provider of retail-based medical clinics, has opened a new walk-in clinic inside the CVS/pharmacy store in Centreville at 5652 Pickwick Road. It is the 11th MinuteClinic location in Fairfax County.
Snapshot: ONC Brings Holiday Happiness
Our Neighbor’s Child just packaged and delivered Christmas gifts to nearly 800 local families in need.
Chantilly Snapshot: National Competitor
A Poplar Tree Elementary School fourth grade student, Siddhant Nair, placed 10th in the United States Chess Federation Grade Level National Chess Tournament in Orlando, Fla., last week. He competed against 185 fourth graders from throughout the United States.
Wawa Opens New Store in Chantilly
Wawa, Inc. is hosting a grand opening of its new Chantilly store, located at 4350 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly.
Chantilly/Centreville: ‘We Are All God’s Children’
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holds prayer vigil.
The motto of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is “Love for all, hatred for none.” Its members condemn violence, terrorism and Jihad and, instead, believe in morality, justice, peace and tolerance.
Partnership Launches ‘Build a Village’ Campaign
Goal to end homelessness in Fairfax County by 2018 looms; more than 400 children are among the homeless here.
Dozens of business leaders, elected officials and advocates for ending homelessness gathered Monday, Dec. 14 in the offices of Piedmont Fund Services in Herndon to launch the “Build a Village” campaign.
Citizen Speakers Turn Out for J.E.B. Stuart High Name Change
School Board to take action Dec. 17
J.E.B. Stuart High School senior Whitten Rutledge is proud of his school, mostly.
Environmental Quality of Life
Advisory Council issues 512-page vision for county environmental policy.
Flooding will rise in concern in Fairfax County as a result of climate change, warned Stella Koch, chairperson of the county’s Environmental Quality Advisory Council.
Brief: Business Goes Tobacco Free
Virginia Tire & Auto (www.vatire.com), the Fairfax-based full-service automotive maintenance provider, became smoke-free at its 12 Northern Virginia locations on Nov. 19.
Chantilly Snapshot: Now Open
The Joint Chiropractic is now open in Fairfax at the Greenbriar Town Center, 13037B Lee Jackson Memorial Highway.
Lending a Hand To Help Others
Our Neighbor’s Child brightens Christmas for local families.
The volunteers of Our Neighbor’s Child are working as hard as Santa’s elves to bring holiday joy to local families in need. But with so many people in need, they can’t do it all without the community’s help.
Adam Torres trial for murder of John Geer postponed until April 2016
Former Fairfax County police officer Adam Torres was charged with second-degree murder in August this year for shooting Springfield resident John Geer in August 2013. The trial was scheduled to begin on Dec. 14, but a continuance was recently granted to the defense, pushing it back until April 18, 2016.
“Fairfax County’s Founding Fathers” Revisited at History Conference
The 11th annual Fairfax County History Conference was held Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Sherwood Community Center in Fairfax, titled “Fairfax County’s Founding Fathers - Part I.”
Transportation Strategy Update Launched
NVTA launches work on a six-year TransAction program.
Members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) chose an appropriate location to announce the launch of the organization’s TransAction update efforts last week.