An automobile accident occurred this morning, Oct. 27, on Mathis Avenue in front of Parkside Middle School in Manassas, according to a report from Prince William County Schools. A medivac helicopter landed on the football field at Parkside in order to transport the victim to the hospital. There was no connection to the school, the PWCS report stated.

Home security, senior home care, telephones for the hearing impaired, real estate, and transition services available to seniors in Prince William County will be among the topics covered in a free three-hour seminar on Saturday, Nov. 14 presented by Long & Foster Real Estate's Carol DeZorzi from 1 to 4 p.m. at Home Instead Senior Care, 9817 Godwin Drive, Manassas.

A community meeting will be held on Thursday, Nov. 5, 7 to 8 p.m. at Evergreen Fire Station, 3510 James Madison Hwy, Haymarket, VA 20169 on the proposed St. Katharine Drexel Church and School to be located on a 28 acre site at US Route 15 and Waterfall Road. (Prince William County Special Use Permit# PLN2015-00168)

The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) will be forced to suspend some, if not all, of its commuter rail service in Virginia and Washington D.C. after December 31, 2015 if Congress does not act to extend the deadline for implementing Positive Train Control (PTC), according to a news release.

Androgenic Alopecia, most commonly known as Male Pattern Hair loss effects as many as 50% of men. However this genetic disorder also affects 15% of women, before menopause and increases in prevalence in the post-menopausal female. While the bald male has gained acceptance and even been regarded as alluring in recent decades, the condition can be detrimental to the psychological well-being of many men and women struggling with it.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) report that Virginia has been awarded nearly $1 million in federal planning grants to strengthen and improve community behavioral health clinics for mental and substance use disorder treatment.

A patient, described as disorderly in a police report, was arrested and charged with assault and battery on an LEO, at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center early Oct. 17, 2015, according to Prince William County VA Police. No injuries were reported.

Virginia Cooperative Extension’s four-part health education series, Living Well with Diabetes, begins on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. Classes are held at the McCoart Administrative Center, 1 County Complex Court, Prince William 22192. A light meal is served from 6 to 6:30 p.m. as part of the class.