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School Board–Dranesville District: Pete Kurzenhauser

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School Board Candidate for Dranesville District

School Board–Dranesville District: Janie Strauss

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Janie Strauss is a candidate for the Dranesville School Board.

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Vienna: Ebersole's Big Night Helps Madison Beat South Lakes

Warhawks win sixth straight, improve to 4-0 in Conference 6.

The Madison football team defeated South Lakes 38-6 on Friday.


Springfield Home Sales: September, 2015

In September, 2015, 161 Springfield homes sold between $1,035,000-$174,900.

Springfield Home Sales: September, 2015

Reston Home Sales: September, 2015

In September, 2015, 83 Reston homes sold between $1,215,000-$130,000.

Reston Home Sales: September, 2015

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Halloween Events in Reston and Herndon

Halloween events around town.


Weekend in Reston and Herndon

You could dance all night (at the 50th Anniversary Screening of "My Fair Lady") or drink some fine wines (at the Reston International Wine Festival) or watch some amazing dog tricks. You could try to do it all in Reston and Herndon this weekend.

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Fairfax Station: First Decoding Dyslexia 5K Held at Burke Lake

Raising awareness, advocating for more services in schools

When Fairfax resident Calvin Rizek was in first grade, he remembers not being able to read along with the class, but “just flipping pages, like everyone else.”

Fairfax County: Sexual Violence Task Force Presents Recommendations

A Fairfax County task force established in March to review the state of sexual violence education and awareness presented a set of recommendations to the Board of Supervisors at their Sept. 29 meeting.


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Fairfax County: School Board To Discuss Delay for Presidential Primary

To alleviate congestion and chaos at 165 of the 196 Fairfax County schools and centers that double as polling places, the Fairfax County Board of Elections requested the School Board look at delaying school two hours on March 1, 2016 for the presidential primary.

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Fairfax County: Police Commission Calls for Auditor, Civilian Review Board

Unanimous recommendations head to supervisors in wake of John Geer shooting, transparency missteps.

After six months of meetings, the Ad Hoc commission created by Board of Supervisors chairman Sharon Bulova to review police practices has concluded its primary work. Chair of the commission’s Independent Oversight and Investigations subcommittee Jack Johnson presented that group’s final recommendations to the full commission on Oct. 8.

Editorial: Closer Look at School Spending

Report: Local schools spend less to educate more challenging students.

Since Fiscal Year 2009, Alexandria Public Schools has reduced per pupil spending by 13.3 percent, adjusted for inflation.


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Washington Film Fest Comes Back to Reston

Film festival brings movies from around the world.

The Washington West Film Festival intends to repeat its history of great cinema screenings at its 5th annual festival.

Reston Company Parabon’s Dr. Ellen Greytak to Speak at the International Symposium on Human Identification

Parabon NanoLabs’ (Parabon), Director of Bioinformatics, Dr. Ellen McRae Greytak, will deliver a talk titled “DNA Phenotyping: Predicting Ancestry and Physical Appearance from Forensic DNA” on Oct. 15 at 9 a.m. at the International Symposium on Human Identification (ISHI).

Commentary: Time to Catch Up on School Funding

According to the General Assembly’s own watch-dogs, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC), Virginia’s local school divisions shoulder the highest share of total K-12 spending in the Southeast region.


Preference Poll Results Announced

William G. Bouie, Lisa Sechrest-Ehrhardt, and Gerald Zavala re-elected.

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the request of Supervisor Catherine M. Hudgins, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed three Reston residents to the nine-member Reston Community Center Board of Governors: William G. Bouie, Lisa Sechrest-Ehrhardt and Gerald Zavala.

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Reston Brain Training Center Receives National Recognition

Maureen Loftus, executive director of LearningRx brain training centers of Reston and Vienna received the national 2015 Community Impact Award for being one of the top 10 LearningRx brain centers in the United States

Reston Police Highlights

Incidents from Oct. 3-8


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Chairman Candidates Offer Stark Differences

Anti-taxer Arthur Purves challenging incumbent Chairman Sharon Bulova.

Sharon Bulova is exactly where she wants to be. “I believe in local government. It’s where the rubber hits the road, and where you’re closest to your constituents,” said Bulova, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, the top elected official in Fairfax County.

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