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The Neighborhood Files
Speak Out: Is the Occoquan Reservoir a Good Fishing Spot?
Would you recommend the Occoquan Reservoir as a fishing spot? A Yahoo! Answers user named Mitchell wants to know. The first and only responder argued that fishing in the Occoquan Res...
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Government
County Strategic Plan Meetings Open to Public
From Occoquan District Supervisor Mike May: As you may know, Prince William County is currently in the process of developing its four year Strategic Plan. Once adopted, this will g...
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Business
Speak Out: Restaurants or Parking Spaces?
Wednesday, Potomac Mills mall announced that two new standalone restaurants would be coming to the outlet mall. A third restaurant has yet to be officially announced by mall manageme...
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Business
Media General Sells News & Messenger, Inside NoVA, Other Newspapers
Local news sources InsideNoVa.com and the News & Messenger will be in new hands by June 25, the Associated Press and Bloomberg.com report. Media General is selling nearly all of ...
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Schools
Lattin Resigns From School Board to Spend Time With Family
Following Grant Lattin's announcement that he was resigning from the school board, Lattin spoke with Lake Ridge - Occoquan Patch about his reasons for resignation. School board membe...
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Business
Taste of Lake Ridge Satisfies and Delights
Last night's Taste of Lake Ridge brought together a sampling of local fare for both new and returning customers to enjoy. Over 12 vendors were in attendance with plenty of food to su...
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Local Connections
Report: Prince William Homeless Count Down in 2012
A new report from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) said homelessness in Prince William County decreased 17 percent from last year. The report, Homeless in Me...
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Local Connections
Hundreds Without Power in Westridge
Dominion Virginia Power customers in the Westridge neighborhood of Lake Ridge have been without power since Tuesday morning. The outage map on Dominion's website shows nearly 400 cus...
