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By Brian Trompeter

The Vienna Police Department is taking a proactive approach to combat the uptick in thefts of Hyundai and Kia vehicles across the United States, department officials said March 10.

A year ago right about this time, home-sellers across Fairfax County were hustling to get their properties on the market in anticipation – correctly, as it turned out – that things soon would be turning sour as interest rates rose and affordability issues priced out some would-be buyers.

So it’s perhaps no surprise that the 831 properties that came onto the Fairfax market this February represented a decline of 41 percent from the 1,410 homes coming to listing a year ago.

AAUW McLean Branch recognizes STEM essay contest winners: The McLean Area Branch of AAUW (American Association of University Women) on March 14 announced the winners of its 2023 STEM Essay Contest during the group’s potluck dinner at the McLean Community Center.

The contest was open to seventh- and eighth-grade students (both girls and boys) at nine local public and private schools. The group asked students to discover and publicize women, including those of color, who had made a difference in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, but received little or no recognition for their contributions while they were alive.

By Brian Trompeter

15 CANDIDATES QUALIFY FOR 5 SEATS IN UPCOMING McLEAN COMMUNITY CENTER GOVERNING BOARD ELECTION: Five adult and 10 teen residents of Dranesville District 1A have been certified to run for seats on the McLean Community Center (MCC) Governing Board, center officials announced March 13.

By Brian Trompeter

Vienna Town Manager Mercury Payton’s proposed $50.1 million fiscal 2024 budget calls for a slightly lower real-estate-tax rate and a healthy boost for employee wages.

By Brian Trompeter

An e-mail to parents of students at Cooper Middle School in McLean about a college-preparatory program has drawn flak from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, who said the school illegally was discriminating against some pupils.

By Brian Trompeter

Freshly elected Fairfax County supervisors who take office next January might be earning significantly more pay for the long hours they’ll put in.

By Brian Trompeter

Add Fairfax County supervisors to the growing fan club of George C. Marshall High School senior Ilia Malinin, aka the “Quad God.”

By Brian Trompeter

Plenty has changed since Jonathan Wood, president of the Fair Oaks Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company Association, began volunteering with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department a half-century ago.