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Spotted on the Centreville calendar: A Safe Place: How to Prevent the Next School Shooting by local author Luis D. Aponte

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Greetings Centreville! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a rebuilt Centreville library could also bring 180 new homes
  • I-66 crash near Centreville flips car and snarls eastbound commute
  • Why Centreville High's traffic is now on the county's danger list

Also on today's calendar: A Safe Place: How to Prevent the Next School Shooting by local author Luis D. Aponte and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 96 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as hot, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
  • Sunday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Planned transfer of Centreville library site to housing authority set for public hearing (ffxnow.com) — Centreville residents are being asked to weigh in Sept. 29 on transferring the Centreville Regional Library site to the county housing authority, a key step toward rebuilding the library and adding about 180 affordable apartments. The decades-in-the-making plan envisions a modernized facility, new community space, and a more walkable, transit-friendly Centreville core as part of a broader growth framework.
   

• Two hurt in I-66 crash after driver drifted out of lane near Centreville: VSP (dcnewsnow.com) — A pre-dawn crash on I-66 near Exit 53 by Centreville sent two drivers to the hospital and shut down all eastbound lanes for miles Thursday morning. State police say a Hyundai drifted into an SUV, overturned, and may have been driven by a fatigued driver, who now faces a reckless driving charge.
   

• West Springfield community equips school crosswalk with new safety tools (ffxnow.com) — Fairfax County's decision to cut funding for high school crossing guards has already led to safety scares and a temporary reinstatement of guards at several campuses, including Centreville High School. As West Springfield parents deploy orange safety flags and press officials for permanent fixes, county staff have flagged Centreville as one of the schools with especially complicated and risky traffic conditions.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Chantilly

  • Supervisor Storck seeks funding for two more 24-hour ballot drop boxes (ffxnow.com)
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Manassas

  • Woodbridge Company Among 30 Fastest Growing In US, 11 PWC Companies Make Latest Ranking (patch.com)

Ok Centreville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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