by John Reid The Prince William County Career Expo will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center at 10960 George Mason Circle in Manassas from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Onsite interviews will be conducted for some entry-level positions with potential contingent offers and pre-screening interviews for some mid-to […]
by Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury A federal judge gave a greenlight Monday to a novel legal argument challenging Virginia’s longstanding felon disenfranchisement policy based on limits imposed on the state when the Civil War ended. The lawsuit is focused on the 1870 Virginia Readmission Act, a federal law that allowed the former Confederate state to […]
The scams people can fall victim to are becoming more sophisticated, and artificial intelligence, or AI, is exacerbating the problem. To address this issue, the Prince William Area Agency on Aging and AARP are cohosting the 2024 Scam Jam for those who are 50 and older. The event is on Friday, April 5, at the […]
by Charlie Paulin and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury The 2024 General Assembly session came to a close Saturday on time, with the Democratic majority in both chambers sending the legislature’s budget and final bills to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who now has a month to decide what actions to take on them and whether he […]
by John Reid On Friday, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin took action on 84 bills, signing 64 bills into law, while vetoing eight others and amending 12 bills. The full list of signed bills is available here. “Today, I am pleased to sign more than 60 bills into law with bipartisan support, a clear demonstration of what […]
by John Reid Over the past year, the family and friends of Mustafa Aljazairi, the 34-year-old man who was arrested in April 2023 after an accident in Dumfries which claimed the lives of his girlfriend Dorothy Fontain and her daughter Empress, have continued to fight for his release. During his incarceration, Mustafa has been subjected […]
The Clerk of the Circuit Court, Jacqueline Smith, Esq. is calling for student artwork from students in Prince William County and the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. The Clerk is celebrating Law Day with her 4th Annual Artwork Contest. The contest is open to all local students in grades 1st – 12th enrolled for […]
The 14thAnnual Northern Virginia Housing Expo will be held on Saturday, March 23. The Expo is free and open to the public and will run between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Charles J. Colgan High School, 13833 Dumfries Road, Manassas. Visitors to the Housing Expo will have the opportunity to attend workshops that will provide […]
by John Reid Over the past few weeks, the PW Perspective has followed the Mustafa Aljazairi case, the young man who has been incarcerated since April 2023 on charges of manslaughter and one count of malicious wounding in a Dumfries accident which claimed the lives of his girlfriend Dorothy Fontain and her daughter Empress. The […]
On Friday, February 9th, a vibrant local community of over 100 spirited Seton students, teachers, and staff came together to spread joy and appreciation at the Night to Shine event hosted in the Parish Activities Center at All Saints Catholic Church. This enchanting evening, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation as part of the ‘2024 […]
