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Fairfax County to Host COVID-19 Remembrance Ceremony The Northern Virginia Regional Commission will hold a virtual ceremony next Wednesday (June 9) at the Fairfax County Government Center to honor the more than 2,350 people in the region who have died from COVID-19. Local officials will discuss the pandemic’s impact, and the event will conclude with a “last alarm” bell service courtesy of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. [Fairfax County Government]
Reston’s First Homocide Remains a Mystery 49 years after her death, the family of Gwen Ames is still hoping for answers, as Fairfax County police have yet to identify a suspect in the first murder recorded in Reston. A 17-year-old student at Herndon High School, Ames was killed on June 4, 1972 while walking home from a dance at Lake Anne Plaza. [Patch]
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Scholarship dollars to students and institutional support to those colleges and universities that are willing to keep student debt to a minimum for students from low-income households would go a long way in improving graduation rates.
Salt management strategy toolkit available from Virginia DEQ
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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and more than 60 stakeholders in Northern Virginia are still thinking about winter – and reducing the environmental impacts of salt.
During winter weather, the use of salt keeps Virginia’s roads, parking lots and sidewalks safer, businesses and vital services open, and the economy running smoothly. However, unintended impacts can result in harm to aquatic life, corroded infrastructure and property, and increased salt levels in drinking water. Each year, environmental and property damage can cost thousands of dollars per treated lane mile.
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