Steven Fine of Pullin Electric, a 2008 graduate of Northern vIrginia Community College, recently spoke to a business class at the Manassas Campus. The students who were interested to hear his real-world advice about the topics they are studying in their “Introduction to Business” course.

Boeing [NYSE: BA] plans to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a world-class innovator, developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms under an agreement signed by the companies, according to a news release. Aurora, headquartered at Manassas Airport, specializes in autonomous systems technologies to enable advanced robotic aircraft for future aerospace applications and vehicles.

Prince William County Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit will host a Trunk or Treat event on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 4 to 7 p.m. for the community in the main parking lot near Sears.

On Wednesday, Oct. 11, Gainesville District Supervisor Pete Candland will be holding a tele-town hall at 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday Oct. 18, residents of the Manassas/Sudley area are invited to attend a town hall at the Bull Run Library. The meeting will be held in Community Room A at 6:30 p.m.

The National Park Service (NPS) is actively working to remove paint that was poured and sprayed on the General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson monument at Manassas National Battlefield Park. The vandalism happened overnight and was discovered at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 4.

Manassas City Police Department's crime log for Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017.

Missing and damaged stones on the exterior of the bridge will be replaced and repaired using techniques employed when the structure was completed in the 1880s. For one to two weeks in late November and/or early December, the bridge will close while crews replace the surface people walk across. The parking area near the bridge will remain open throughout the project.

At 2:57 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, City of Manassas Fire and Rescue units responded to a two alarm fire in the 9000 block of McRae Court. Upon arrival, units saw fire showing from a middle unit to the rear of the house. In total, fire damaged three town homes. Fourteen adults and five children were displaced.