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November 04, 2009
Neighborhood News: Enjoy eats, gifts at craft show
The women of Dumfries United Methodist Church will host their annual holiday craft show Nov. 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Neighborhood News: Get some laughs at hypnotist show
The Jason Linett Comedy Hypnotist Show will be at Forest Park High School on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.
Neighborhood News: The heart of giving
Action in Community Through Service needs donations of food in time for its Operation Turkey Thanksgiving Food Baskets.
School sends home letter following suicide pact
School officials tell parents to watch for signs of sadness, behavior changes in wake of Forest Park suicides
November 03, 2009
Police: Teens’ deaths a suicide pact
UPDATE: Prince William police say two Forest Park High School students who died in Triangle on Monday night agreed to commit suicide.
November 02, 2009
Teen shooting victims identified
UPDATE: Police release names of teens found dead Monday evening in Triangle home. Stepfather says he last saw son Sunday night for dinner.
October 28, 2009
Look into my eyes
Nationally renowned hypnotist Jason Linett will perform at Forest Park High School Class of 2010 fundraiser.
Neighborhood News: Exploring the outdoors at Forest Park
On Saturday join Ranger Mary for a 1.5 mile, moderate to difficult hike to the site of the Taylor farm.
October 26, 2009
Welcome home Marines
It was 2:40 a.m. as the Quantico Marine Band struck up “The Stars and Stripes Forever” and the 157 Marines of Task Force East marched smartly into Barber Gymnasium, returning from a four-and-a-half month deployment to Iraq.
October 22, 2009
Marines dedicate Semper Fidelis Chapel
Semper Fidelis—always faithful. Words that Marines live by.
Neighborhood news:Congrats to Bull Run teacher
Congratulations to Netia Elam, a teacher at Bull Run Middle School who was recently awarded a $2,000 ING Unsung Heroes grant.
October 21, 2009
A happening Halloween in Montclair
Join your neighbors and friends at Dolphin Beach for the Friday Fright Night movie, “Ghostbusters” (PG) at 7:30 p.m.
Celebrate fall at festival
The eighth Annual Fall Festival, sponsored by the Town of Dumfries and the Dumfries-Triangle Rescue Squad, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
October 18, 2009
Council faces pay cuts
The Dumfries Town Council has decided on its new tax rate and how much it will borrow through a short-term loan — both of which are lower than previously thought necessary.
October 17, 2009
Sowing the seed of a family dream
A business family in Dumfries plans to make banquet hall a reality by 2015.
October 14, 2009
Community events for Oct. 15
Community events in Dumfries/Montclair/Triangle
Frostbite Regatta coming Saturday
The Quantico Yacht Club will end the 2009 sailing season with a Potomac River race from Quantico on Saturday.
Neighborhood news: MPOA Halloween doings
Join your neighbors and friends at Dolphin Beach for the Friday Fright Night movie "Ghostbusters" (PG).
Neighborhood news: Fall yard sale
Project Mend-A-House is holding a fall yard sale, rain or shine, on Oct. 24 from 8 a.m. to noon
Stranger asks girls to take ride
Police are looking for a suspicious man who reportedly asked two girls to get inside of his SUV in the Ashland community near Montclair.
October 07, 2009
Community events
Friday and Saturday: Haunted Museum Lock-Ins and its Haunted Heights Ghost Walks are held Friday and Saturday nights.
Neighborhood news: Don’t miss last farmers market
This Saturday is the last time this year that the Farmers Market will return to Dumfries from 8 a.m. to1 p.m.
Crews from nine Quantico yachts race in annual Leukemia Cup Charity regatta
Crews representing nine Quantico Yacht Club boats competed in the 16th Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta, a race that benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
October 04, 2009
Will Dumfries council take pay cut?
Dumfries Town Council’s pay — how much should be cut, if any — is expected to be brought up Tuesday following a public hearing on a proposed tax hike.
October 03, 2009
Man jumps in front of pickup on U.S. 1
A man who witnesses said was involved in an argument with his girlfriend jumped in front of a pickup truck on U.S. 1 on Saturday about 5:30 p.m. in front of the Dumfries-Triangle Volunteer Fire Station.
October 02, 2009
Police: S.C. resident used pay phone to make bomb threat
Police said the man, Bryan Paul Durrance, 35, of Saint Helena, S.C., used a pay phone to notify police of a bomb that he said was inside a hotel in the 16900 block of Old Stage Road in Dumfries.
October 01, 2009
Pair reunites in Triangle 65 years after a Marine gave a little girl a doll
A Marine is walking down a dusty road in Guam shortly after its liberation in 1944.
September 30, 2009
Neighborhood news: Club prepares for sale
The semi-annual Montclair FCE Community Yard Sale will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Henderson Elementary School on Waterway Drive. The rain date is Oct. 4.
Covington receives Prince William human rights award
Prince William County School Board member Betty D. Covington (Dumfries) recently received a 2009 Human Rights Award from the Prince William County Human Rights Commission.
Neighborhood news: Go for a ghost walk
Friday and Saturday nights in October, starting Oct. 9, the Weems-Botts Museum will hold Haunted Museum Lock-Ins and Haunted Heights Ghost Walks.
