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Wednesday, February 28, 2001 |
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Speed catcher Photo by Amy Rosseti Staff Photographer
Galbraith, a sergeant with the Virginia State Police, issues a ticket for a speeder who was detected through the use of VASCAR technology. Ticketing from above: Troopers use planes to catch speeders ByNancy Carroll StaffPhotographer Drivers beware. Flying half a mile above Virginia interstates is a Cessna-182 and it’s clocking 20-30 speeders a day. Virginia has four of these small aircraft. On board, a visual average speed computer and recorder (VASCAR) which, since its introduction last July, has led to 842 speeding citations. VASCAR, which was approved by the General Assembly last year, supplements radar used by troopers on the ground. State police use Aerial Speed Enforcement once or twice a month for one-day periods, usually on weekends or heavy traffic days, said Lucy Caldwell, Virginia State Police spokeswoman. [more] |
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Razing Photoby Bennie Scarton Jr. StaffPhotographer
Manassas’ landmarks, the Oakenshaw barn off Fairview Avenue, was torn down Tuesday to make room for an 18-unit housing development. |
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Superintendent search drags on By Tiffany Schwab Staff Writer The search for a new Manassas schools chief continues with no end in sight. The Manassas School Board opted not to go with any of its initial crop of superintendent finalists, said school board Chairman Thomas Bradford. Last month, the board interviewed an unreleased number of candidates and was on target for naming a new superintendent on Feb. 13. The date came and went with no announcement. Bradford said board members thought they would be able to breeze right through the process, naming a superintendent in the amount of time the consultants suggested. “It didn’t work that way,” he said. [more] |
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Bethel Lutheran Church looked at to be saved By Chris Newman Staff Writer “Should it be saved?” is no longer the question, but rather can the 103-year-old Bethel Lutheran Church be saved? A $9,600 study approved by City Council 5-2 Monday will better clarify the condition of the structure that its owner says cannot be saved. The study contract was awarded to the Alexandria-based John Milner Associates Inc. preservation firm. “Is it worth saving? Is it savable, and at what cost?” said Councilman Steven Randolph. He said council will wait until it is better informed by the study before it makes a decision on whether to uphold the city Architectural Review Board’s June 2000 denial of the owner’s appeal for a demolition permit, he said.[more] |
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Five percent raise proposed for county employees By Caryn Goebel Staff Writer PRINCE WILLIAM Prince William County’s 2,900 employees will see an across-the-board pay raise of 5 percent in July should the Board of County Supervisors adopt the proposed fiscal 2002 budget. County Executive Craig Gerhart presented his proposed budget Tuesday, one he heralded as the first fully balanced five-year plan going into the six-week-long budget adoption process. Following an earlier directive from the county supervisors, Gerhart focused much of his fiscal plan on employee compensation, making Prince William County more competitive in terms of recruiting – and keeping – its work force.[more] |
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Seton girls advance to Final 8 The maturation of Seton’s Jessica Spicer took another step forward Tuesday night in the first round of the Virginia Independent Schools tournament. After turning the ball over just three times in the first three quarters, No. 5 seed Seton coughed it up three times in the first few minutes of the final period as No. 12 Carlisle attempted to come back from a 57-37 deficit. [more] Coach rebuilds Manassas Park wrestling tradition When Richard FitzSimmons was hired as the new Manassas Park wrestling coach last summer the first thing he noticed was the apparent decline in the Cougars’ wrestling tradition. Manassas Park owns five team state titles – three of which were consecutive championships from 1984 through 1986. The Cougars earned a reputation as being a contender every year. Last season Manassas Park finished fourth in the state tournament. [more] Will D.C. host 2012 Olympics? The Gar-Field girls basketball team has a name for its full-court pressure defense. The Indians call it Helter Skelter and they use it after virtually every basket. When it’s causing the havoc that their baseline and halfcourt traps are designed to create, the Indians are one of the area’s most dangerous teams.[more] |
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