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Coming up: 82nd Waterford Fair on the Herndon Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Herndon arrest leads to federal illegal reentry case and court hearing
  • Driver who shot man on Elden Street receives prison sentence
  • What a new $65M Marine Corps tech deal means for Herndon

Also on today's calendar: 82nd Waterford Fair and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 81, low: 58.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Herndon Man Indicted On Federal Illegal Reentry Charge (patch.com) — Herndon residents are learning more about a local man now facing a federal felony charge for illegal reentry after being arrested by Herndon police in May. Newly filed court records detail how fingerprints from his Herndon arrest linked him to prior removals from the U.S., and outline his upcoming plea and sentencing hearing in Alexandria, alongside pending Fairfax and Loudoun cases.
   

• NoVA Man Sentenced In 2025 Fatal Herndon Shooting (patch.com) — Herndon neighbors now have closure in the 2025 Elden Street shooting that left 39-year-old Jason Andrew Hann dead. A Northern Virginia man who admitted firing the fatal shot from inside his Tesla has been sentenced to an active term of five years and eight months in prison, near the top of state guidelines.
   

• Kongsberg Wins $404M Contract for Naval Strike Missile Systems (clearancejobs.com) — Herndon-based Affigent LLC has secured a $65 million Marine Corps contract to provide deployable IT hardware and licenses, with all work slated to be performed in Herndon through March 2027. This long-term federal project could support local tech jobs and strengthen the town's role in defense-related technology and secure communications infrastructure.
   

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  • Looking for a house cleaner in Herndon that can do standard home cleaning and dishes, laundry, organizing, etc… 1 - 2 times per week.
    Please feel free to message me and references are appreciated. Thank you! (Nextdoor Stuart Ridge)
  • HEI Hotels and Resorts posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Herndon. Apply here.
  • Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T1009) in Sterling. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Herndon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Reston

  • Lakeside Asia Cafe to close at Reston's South Lakes Village after 13 years (ffxnow.com)
  • B&A Acquires Intelligent Waves to Expand Mission Technology, Secure Communications, and Defense Capabilities (dfwcapital.com)
  • How Shopping Centers Are Turning Instagram Into a Placemaking Tool (icsc.com)

Great Falls

  • Family-Owned Virginia Greek Restaurant Our Mom Eugenia Expanding to Maryland (mocoshow.com)

Ashburn

  • Another 65 Pounds Of This Stimulant Seized At VA Airport (patch.com)
  • ICE Detainer Lodged For Sterling Man Suspected Of Involvement In LCPS High School Overdoses (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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