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Patch's House & Home
Annual or Perennial?
Saturday, I was a small part of a massive cleanup effort along the Occoquan River. It’s an annual event spanning the last 24 years and many groups partner together to make it successful. ...
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Patch's House & Home
Historic Home to Be Auctioned
Press release: On Wednesday, April 18, at 3 p.m., the historic manor home of George Washington's first biographer will be sold at auction. The oldest home in Prince William County, B...
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Patch's House & Home
Yesterday or Tomorrow?
Saturdayy, I spent an hour and a half picking up litter at the commuter lot on Dale Boulevard and Gemini Way. I really only finished the front part of the lot, where the Winter Farmer’s M...
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Patch's House & Home
Clean up at Marumsco Plaza
Keep Prince Wiiliam Beautiful recently worked with volunteers from New Life Anointed Ministries International Church. to clean an area behind Marumsco Plaza, near the location of the chur...
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Opinion
Containing Kiddie Clutter
Comedian Phyllis Diller once said, "Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing." I frequently feel this kind of defeatist att...
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Business
Happy First Day of Spring
To celebrate the first day of spring, I took a brief afternoon break from my regularly scheduled duties to take some pictures of the beautiful blossoms at Lake Ridge Nursery and in Occoqu...
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Business
Occoquan Home Buyers to Receive Occoquan Art Discount
From Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta: At the recent meeting of Leadership Prince William, Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta announced the kick-off of the new “Art, Etc. from Occoquan” program...
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Volunteers in the News
Neabsco Action Alliance Founded to Improve Dale City
In the midst of developments to the Woodbridge area like the new Potomac Town Center, the renovation of Marumsco Plaza, and the redevelopment of North Woodbridge, some feel that the Dale ...