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AARP tips on how to avoid online shopping scams this holiday season
FROM AARP Virginia 11/25/24 / Health & Safety / Money & Taxes /
AARP Virginia says, "The holiday deals have already begun, but not all those great deals you see online are legit. The start of the online holiday shopping season means that online scams intensify with it.Here are the two simple steps you can take to stay a step ahead of the online Grinch this holiday shopping season."
Prince William School Board meeting schedule for April
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03/30/16 / Education / Money & Taxes /
April public meetings of the Prince William County School Board will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6 and April 20 in the School Board Meeting Room, 14715 Bristow Road, Manassas.
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Supervisors to get School Board budget and meet privately with School Board April 5
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03/30/16 / Education / Money & Taxes / Real Estate /
Prince William County School Board and Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) will meet in closed session on Tuesday, April 5 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss proposed future school sites.
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Merck to invest $168 million to grow its Elkton, VA manufacturing operation
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FROM the Governor's Office 03/29/16 / Business / Money & Taxes / State Government /
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced March 28 that Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, a global health care leader, will invest $168 million to expand its manufacturing operation near the Town of Elkton in Rockingham County.
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Taxes improperly being withheld on combat-injured veterans’ severance pay
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03/17/16 / Breaking News / Federal Government / Military / Money & Taxes /
Congressmen seek to halt taxes from being improperly being withheld on combat-injured veterans' severance pay and to make back payments to those whose veterans' severance pay was taxed.
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Committee of 100 to examine how Prince William County should site future schools
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03/15/16 / Education / Local Government / Money & Taxes /
The Committee of 100 will host a discussion March 17 at 7:45 p.m. at the Wyndam Garden Hotel, 10800 Van Dor Lane, in Manassas on how Prince William County should choose locations for future schools.
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USDA specialty crop block grants available for Virginia agricultural interests
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03/12/16 / Agriculture / Federal Government / Money & Taxes / State Government /
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) will accept applications from groups until April 14, 2016 for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crop Block Grant funding up to $60,000 per project
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TODAY’S COLUMN - Delegate Anderson reports “Good News” on state budget
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By Delegate Richard Anderson (R-51), Prince William County 03/12/16 / Money & Taxes / State Government /
We just adjourned the 2016 legislative session of the Virginia General Assembly with approval of a bipartisan two-year Virginia state budget. The good news: The budget is balanced, cautious, sensible, and doesn't increase taxes or fees
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Manassas and Manassas Park to get state grants for summer cyber camps
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03/09/16 / Education / Manassas / Money & Taxes /
Grants announced by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) March 9 will support cybercamp programs for Manassas and Manassas Park high school students as well as students in 36 other localities this summer.
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Manassas Council names Steve Burke as new Manassas City Manager
Steve Burke, an Assistant City Manager and Director of Public Works for the City of Manassas, has been named City Manager by Manassas City Council effective February. 3, 2025. Interim City Manager Douglas Keen will return to his post as Police Chief and an Assistant City Manager.
