Environment Health & Safety Local Government Real Estate Nature and the Outdoors
What to do with fallen leaves: Consider local environment and community needs
FROM Stafford County News 11/13/24 / Environment / Health & Safety / Local Government / Real Estate / Nature and the Outdoors /
Determining where leaves can be left alone and where cleanup is necessary can help you strike a reasonable compromise between yard maintenance and land stewardship. Although the advice comes from a Stafford County news release, it is applicable here too,
FEMA to involve government, private sector and nonprofits in a national disaster readiness drill
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FROM Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 04/06/18 / Environment / Federal Government / Health & Safety / Local Government / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat / State Government /
FEMA says it will conduct the 2018 National Level Exercise for the whole community, inviting government agencies, private sector and non-profit organizations, and individuals to participate in the biennial exercise April 30 – May 11.
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Major international player in the nuclear energy market moves from North Carolina to Virginia
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FROM the Governor's Office 04/04/18 / Breaking News / Business / Environment / Money & Taxes / State Government /
Governor Ralph Northam announced April 4 that Framatome, a designer and supplier of nuclear steam supply system and nuclear equipment, services, and fuel for high levels of safety and performance, will relocate its North American corporate headquarters from Charlotte, NC, to the City of Lynchburg.
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Volunteers needed to help build a “bee hotel” April 14 & April 21 at county landfill
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FROM Prince William County Government 04/02/18 / Agriculture / Environment / Local Government /
It'll take two days in April to plant a pollinator garden, get a bee hotel built, and install honeybee hives on nearly half an acre at the Prince William County Landfill Complex. Volunteers are needed to help with the work on April 14 and April 21 from 8 a.m. to noon on both days.
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Controlled burn April 3-13 at Manassas National Battlefield Park
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FROM Delegate Tim Hugo's Office 03/31/18 / Breaking News / Environment / Federal Government / Manassas / Military /
Manassas National Battlefield Park (MNBP) will conduct a scheduled burn between April 3-13. According to the MNBP Superintendent, the planned fire will be adjacent to the eastern edge of the Brawner Farm area and will cover up to 45 acres of open fields and scrub.
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VDOT crews working to finish clearing roads and treat for icy conditions
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FROM Virginia Department of Transportation Reports 03/22/18 / Environment / Health & Safety / State Government / Transportation /
As snow tapers off across northern Virginia and temperatures hover at or below freezing, the Virginia Department of Transportation asks drivers to be aware of potential icy conditions overnight and through Thursday.
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Manassas Park City Schools closed Thursday, March 22
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FROM Manassas Park City Reports 03/22/18 / Education / Environment / Local Government /
Manassas Park City Schools are closed Thursday, March 22nd. Preschool, extended care, and MP3 will also be closed on Thursday. The Community Center is currently scheduled to open on time.
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VDOT’s noontime update: Roads slick and hazardous; more snow on the way; stay off roads if possible
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FROM Virginia Department of Transportation 03/21/18 / Breaking News / Environment / State Government / Transportation /
Roads remain slick and hazardous as snow bands move through northern Virginia today, Wednesday, March 21. Virginia Department of Transportation asks drivers to continue to avoid driving for safety during the height of today’s winter storm, according to VDOT's noon update received in the Observer office at 12:23 p.m.
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How good is your well water? Va. Extension offers testing for $55; get test kit March 26
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FROM Prince William County Government 03/19/18 / Breaking News / Environment / Health & Safety / Local Government /
Testing well water might not be something that well owners and users do regularly, but they should, according to the Virginia Cooperative Extension, or VCE. So VCE is offering Prince William residents who have wells a $55 opportunity to find out what is in their well water as part of the Prince William Drinking Water Clinic. Get kit March 26; turn in water sample March 28; get results and additional information on May 9.
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Saving a life is as easy as wearing a seatbelt: Motorists reminded wearing seatbelts is mandatory
The Prince William County Police reminds motorists to ear your seatbelt every time because seatbelts save lives! That is the underlying message of this year’s “Click It or Ticket” seatbelt enforcement campaign, which runs through Dec. 1, 2024.
