Last weekend my oldest daughter, Adrienne, took my youngest son, Matt, to Belvedere Plantation, a beautiful 645-acre working farm in Fredericksburg, Virginia. They had a great time and came back with some wonderful pictures. I thought I'd share it all here! Belvedere Plantation offers so many dif
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10/20/2008
The Stafford County Department of Parks and Recreation held grand opening ceremonies on Saturday, October 18th to celebrate the newest addition to the county's park system. Patawomeck Park cost $4.8M to construct and has the most modern facilities. Lighted and irrigated soccer, football and sof
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10/19/2008
On Tuesday, October 14th the 140 members of the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion's Delta Company returned home to Quantico after a six month deployment in the al Anbar Province of Iraq. The 129 Marines and 11 Navy Corpsmen were greeted by family and friends waving flags and homemade s
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10/19/2008
On Tuesday, October 7th, Stafford County Administrator Anthony Romanello reported to the Board of Supervisors that the county faces a $5.6M budget shortfall for fiscal year 2009. Mr. Romanello submitted his recommendations to the Board that will close the gap without raising taxes on county resi
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10/10/2008
Virginia state officials have announced that they will be disbursing about $188 Million around the state to assist local jurisdictions in their efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. Stafford County is expected to receive between $5.5M and $7.6M from the State Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund t
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10/08/2008
In an attempt to increase home ownership among minorities and low to moderate income consumers, the Clinton Administration was instrumental in putting pressure on Fannie Mae to expand loan options to this demographic. The article in the New York Times from September 30, 1999 is crystal clear in
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10/07/2008
Many counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia have much to brag about. Whether it's a safe, beautiful place to raise your family, or a culturally diverse, exceptional school system, we all have much to boast about. Stafford County had been given a pat on the back by Forbes.com as being one of t
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10/06/2008
As a county resident, I am always trying to stay abreast of plans to make any significant changes that may have an impact on the integrity of the county. The best way I know to do that is to review the County's Comprehensive Plan. As of September 17, 2008, Stafford County has made available its
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09/23/2008
22405 - 89 Sold and Under Contract 22406 - 61 Sold and Under Contract 22554 - 216 Sold and Under Contract 22556 - 95 Sold and Under Contract Irene Morales Ward, Northern Virginia Real Estate
09/23/2008
A public forum has been scheduled for Thursday, September 25th at 7pm at the Riverside Dinner Theater on Riverside Parkway in Stafford to discuss the Southern Gateway projects. The Southern Gateway is located on US-17 between its interchange with I-95 and Berea Rd. For those of you familiar wit
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09/20/2008
