Tuesday, October 30, 2012
McLean Patch has compiled a list of outages submitted by McLean residents.
As of 7 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Dominion outage map indicates more than 4,000 McLean customers are without power after Sandy blew through town. The outages are not concentrated in a specific area and are not as widespread as some other communities in Northern Virginia. Visit the interactive outage map on Dominion's website. McLean residents have been extremely helpful in reporting outages. Here is a list of what we know about so far: You can report your power outage to Dominion by calling 866-366-4357. Dominion is not estimating restoration times yet because crews are only working as weather conditions allow. On Twitter, Dominion asked drivers to use safety. "Treat intersections without lights as 4-way stops & pls move over and give …
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
The school's expansion project includes new classrooms and improvements to the cafeteria, among other projects.
The $6 million long-awaited expansion of Spring Hill Elementary School on Lewinsville Road has progressed through the summer. The project includes adding 12 new classrooms, enlarging the cafeteria with a new stage, enlarging the drop-off area, and a new roof, according to John Torre, the spokesperson for Fairfax County Public Schools. The expanded drop-off area should help ease traffic jams that now clog Lewinsville Road in the morning and the afternoon. The expansion is scheduled for completion September 2013, Torre said. This project also includes a controversial new stoplight and crosswalk at the school across from the Spring Hill Recreation Center. That light is scheduled to be installed in about a month, Torre said. Spring Hill …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Most school supplies and some clothing items and footwear will be exempt from Virginia's sales tax this weekend.
Virginia's annual back-to-school sales tax holiday is this weekend. During the event, which begins Friday and runs through Sunday, most school supplies with a price tag of $20 or less and clothing items and footwear priced at $100 or less will be exempt from Virginia’s 5 percent state and local sales tax. An all-inclusive list of school supplies, a list of exempt clothing and footwear items, holiday guidelines for shoppers and retailers, and answers to frequently asked questions are available on the department’s Sales Tax Holiday Information Center. As long as each item purchased qualifies for the exemption, there is no limit on the number of items you can buy. During this sales tax holiday, retailers may also choose to save taxpayers …
Monday, July 30, 2012
McLean family involved in two-car crash
A 51-year-old McLean resident was killed Sunday after the car in which he was riding with his family was involved in an accident with a pickup truck in East Hampton, NY, Newsday and the Associated Press have reported. The victim was identified by Newsday and the Associated Press as Douglas Foster Schneiderman. Newsday reported, "... Schneiderman's wife, Elisabeth, 51, and daughter, Rachael, 16, were airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries, police said." The driver of the pickup was also taken to Stony Brook, Newsday reported. More details to come.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Seen Around McLean
The signs on the door of the store space next to Bistro Vivant in the Langley Shopping Center say PR Partners is moving in. _______________________ Some neighbors have asked about the construction equipment that recently arrived behind the former McDonald's restaurant on Elm Street. It's part of the construction of undergrounding the power lines that now crisscross the intersection of Old Dominion Drive and Chain Bridge Road in the center of downtown. All the construction that you see downtown from the former Chicken Out to Old Dominion is all connected to the "undergrounding" project. ________________________________ The beginning of the overhead station structure appears to be emerging atop the McLean station along Dolley Madison …
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Crime in McLean
Crime incidents reported by Fairfax County police in McLean ZIP codes 22101 and 22102 for the period ending July 13, 2012. Major Incidents ROBBERY, 1900 block of Chain Bridge Road, 7/6/12, 10 a.m. An employee reported three suspects entered the store, implied they had weapons, and ordered the employee to the back of the store. They stole three pairs of shoes and fled. BURGLARY, 7300 block of Dartford Drive, 7/8/12, 6:40 p.m. The resident reported someone entered the home and stole several items, including cash and weapons. Forced entry was made through a sliding door. UNLAWFUL ENTRY/DESTRUCTION, 1300 block of Potomac School Road, 7/11/12, 6:50 a.m. An employee reported someone entered the building and vandalized several areas. Forced …
Friday, July 20, 2012
Things to know about this observance and where to celebrate.
Many of McLean's Muslim neighbors begin their most important religious observance today: Ramadan. Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting, a holiday that encompasses the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It falls on a different day each year based on cycles of the lunar calendar. Muslims traditionally observe the holiday by fasting from dawn to sunset, without food or water, a symbol for ridding oneself of thoughts, actions and emotions that go against the religion's principles. Families gather before and after the daylight hours to share meals together. For more on Ramadan, read this story from The Huffington Post. Celebrating locally? Here are two gatherings we found in the area in the course of the next month:
Thursday, July 19, 2012
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Good Morning Neighbors, Capital One Misled Millions. McLean company to pay $210 million in refunds and fines in major settlement with two U.S. agencies. McLean Librarian Promoted. Popular librarian departs to head regional library. McLean BizBuzz. Capital One plans layoffs. Intelligence contracts for three McLean companies. Keep up with McLean news this summer no matter where you are. Subscribe to the McLean Patch free newsletter. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Former Supervisor Named to GMU Board of Visitors. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has appointed former Dranesville Supervisor Stuart Mendelsohn to the George Mason University Board of Visitors. Mendelsohn, of Great Falls, is executive partner of the Tysons Corner office of Holland & Knight LLP, a law firm. Kimberly O. Dennis, of McLean, president and CEO of The Searle Freedom Trust, was reappointed to the GMU board. Award for Pam Danner. Danner was honored with the “Friend in Deed” from the Friends of the McLean Community Center “for outstanding leadership and support of the McLean Community Center.” Danner, a McLean attorney, was elected to the McLean Community Center Governing Board in 1986, and served until 1992. Then she served on the …
Monday, July 9, 2012
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Good Morning Neighbors, Confronted With a Deer. Safety tips on what to do when confronted by a deer while driving. Major Road Closings This Week. Major Overnight Closings of I-66, Dulles Connector, Jones Branch Road. Saying Goodbye to Finn A resident writes about the death of his companion of 14 years. Keep up with McLean news this summer no matter where you are. Subscribe to the McLean Patch free newsletter. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
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8:19 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Well I must say that while Dominion Power isn't very good at communications, power was restored around 3:30 pm today. Only 3 days, not too bad for this juristiction. more ›