By Brian Trompeter
The McLean area branch of AAUW (American Association of University Women) recognized the winners of its 2024 STEM Essay Contest during the branch’s potluck dinner March 19 at the McLean Community Center.
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By Brian Trompeter
Vienna’s leaders are none too happy with the Fairfax County Police Department’s (FCPD) plan to stop staffing nine crossing-guard positions at the town’s schools and have Vienna police take over those duties instead.
By Brian Trompeter
Citing waiting periods of weeks, months and occasionally more than one year for popular Fairfax County Public Library items, Supervisor Walter Alcorn (D-Hunter Mill) asked his Board of Supervisors colleagues on March 19 to consider a one-time expenditure of $500,000 to bolster the library system’s book-collection budget.
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) uses, and plans to implement more, innovative technology to fight crime, improve performance and bolster officer safety. But one of those tools is raising a police association’s concerns.
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Planning Commission on March 20 unanimously recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve a rezoning proposal to construct a residential building at 1477 Chain Bridge Road in McLean.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County residents and businesses looking to install electric-vehicle (EV) charging equipment will be able to take advantage of county fee waivers through October 2025, following the Board of Supervisors’ March 19 extension of a pilot initiative.
By Brian Trompeter
Despite some qualms about the number of parking spaces and electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations, Fairfax County supervisors on March 19 unanimously approved the conversion of a Tysons office building into a residential structure.
By Brian Trompeter
Non-profit SevaTruck Foundation since the pandemic has been making meals at Lewinsville Senior Center in McLean and distributing them to people in need.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County officials on March 12 launched a new portal, Fairfax CORE (Connecting Opportunities & Resources for Entrepreneurs), which provides information and support to business owners of all ages.
By Brian Trompeter
2023 produced pluses and minuses on the crime front in Fairfax County, with murders, traffic deaths and burglaries down and assaults and larcenies up, according to a year-end report issued March 12 by county police.