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Centre View: Shopping with the Sheriff

Program benefits school-age children temporarily living at the Katherine K. Hanley shelter in Fairfax.

The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office continued an annual tradition of collaborating with Target Department Store to provide back-to-school shopping opportunities for children in homeless families.

Centre View: Roundups

Centre View Roundups.

Brief: Candidates Face Off on ‘Inside Scoop’

Forum will broadcast live on Aug. 31.

For the first time, the non-partisan Meet and Greet Candidates Forum for certified candidates, both for the State Senate and the House of Delegates, will be broadcast live on a special extended edition of Inside Scoop on Aug. 31, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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Centre View: Wegmans Grocery Store Proposed

Residents are pleased, but worry about traffic troubles.

The Wegmans grocery store in Fair Oaks has proved to be a hit with local residents. And now plans are afoot to bring a Wegmans to Chantilly, too.

Centre View Area Roundups

Week of Aug. 12

Week of Aug. 12.

Centre View: 18,000 Pounds Of Food Collected

The Minnieland Academy — with two schools in Centreville — has concluded its six-month “Kids Feeding Kids” food drive.

Centre View: Study: Customer Satisfaction at NOVEC

The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative ranks second highest in customer satisfaction among midsize electric utilities in the United States South region and second highest among the 140 largest electric utilities in the nation according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2015 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study released last month.

Chantilly: Dickenson Earns Rank of Eagle Scout

Troop 30 of Centreville honored John Dickenson who earned the rank of Eagle Scout in a ceremony on Aug. 2.

Dickenson Earns Rank of Eagle Scout

Troop 30 of Centreville honored John Dickenson who earned the rank of Eagle Scout in a ceremony on Aug. 2.

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Obituary: Charles Thomas Cleary

Charles Thomas Cleary (a.k.a. “brothercharles”) of Oak Hill and Chantilly died on July 31, 2015, at the Capital Caring Halquist Memorial Intake Center hospice in Arlington, surrounded by loving friends and family.

Centreville: 18,000 Pounds Of Food Collected

The Minnieland Academy — with two schools in Centreville — has concluded its six-month “Kids Feeding Kids” food drive. The company delivered more than 18,000 pounds of food and replenished the shelves at area shelters and food banks.

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Westfield Football Eyeing State Championship

Four-time region runners-up return strong defense.

For years, Westfield football has been recognized as one of the strongest teams in the state of Virginia, reaching the region championship game in each of the last four years, losing thrice to 2014 6A state runner-up Centreville, who also competes in Conference 5.

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Clifton, Fairfax Station and Springfield Communities Join Public Safety Agencies for National Night Out

A well-known tunnel-bridge on Colchester Road connects an area of Fairfax Station with the rest of the county, both geographically and mythically. Its link to historic reports of a vandal in a bunny costume has gotten it plenty of attention, including actual acts of vandalism on and around the structure.

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Fairfax County Seeks Partner to Develop Training Center Property

Deadline for offers on the surplus land is Sept. 1.

Potential buyers have until September to make their offers to purchase the roughly 80 acres of property along Braddock Road where the Northern Virginia Training Center currently sits.

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Now Showing: Sensory-Friendly Films

Dancing, shouting, singing welcome at special screenings for children, families affected by autism.

July is the hottest month for Hollywood’s cavalcade of blockbuster films, as studios compete for audience dollars and crash into each other to be the first to release their tent pole films, such as “Avengers,” “Jurassic World,” “Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation,” and “Fantastic Four.”