Zebra Mussels at Millbrook Quarry

/**/ 70 years of marital bliss By Bennie Scarton Jr. Staff Writer MANASSAS PARK – Lillian and Charles E. Lucas Sr. have reached a milestone very few couples ever expect to see. The Manassas couple will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary Sunday. They say their secret for the long and enduring marriage is no big…

Potomac Cannons Baseball Cannons host Hot Stove banquet Changes abound in first year with Reds BY LACY LUSK FAIRFAX — From the front door of the Commonwealth B room at the Fair Lakes Hyatt to the speakers’ lectern, Potomac Cannons fans could see signs of change Sunday night with Prince William County’s Carolina League baseball…

/**/ Haymarket suffers from improvements By Patrick Wilson Staff Writer HAYMARKET – Town government leaders and business officials knew the construction to revamp Washington Street in Haymarket’s downtown would be hectic. But they didn’t know it would be as troublesome as it’s been. The Haymarket Town Council scheduled a meeting for Monday night with Virginia…

Coming home to America BY CHRIS NEWMAN Today, many immigrants to America celebrate their diversity and differences. When Harold Gero came over from Hungary in 1923, he, like his contemporaries at Ellis Island, wanted to blend in. “What has Hungary done for me? I was glad to leave it. It wasn’t my decision, but as…

Putting safety first — Experts get an early start testing fireworks By Nancy Carroll Staff Writer Cindy L. Davis/Staff Photographer Spotsylvania County Fire Marshall Philip Sullivan unloads fireworks while others burn in the background. Fireworks with names like Space Party and The Hatfields & McCoys underwent a safety test Wednesday at the Public Safety Academy…

/**/ Wednesday, October 25, 2000  Top News Expand, enliven museums, study says By Keith McMillan Media General News Service     MANASSAS The Manassas Museum System could receive a facelift and significant expansion if city officials back the findings of a September development study.     The plan, prepared by the PRD Group of Fairfax, suggests the museum’s main…