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Hi there, Manassas! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Manassas family practice shifts to independent ownership while keeping your doctors
  • Manassas family mourns two deaths after Bull Run townhouse fire
  • Manassas counseling center earns praise for life-changing, veteran-focused mental health care

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Cabaret and 8 more events.

Find out what's happening in Manassasfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Annette M.!

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A touch of afternoon rain, with a high of 51 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Friday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 59, low: 25.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 46 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Prince William Family Medicine Location Return To Independent Ownership (patch.com) — Manassas residents who use Prince William Family Medicine will see their local practice return to independent, physician-led ownership while keeping the same doctors, locations, and MyChart access. The change, backed by a Northern Virginia bank, aims to give the Manassas office more flexibility to tailor care, maintain insurance relationships, and respond to community needs without major disruption for patients.
   

2. 2 Dead After House Fire In Manassas, Fundraiser For Family Says (patch.com) — A devastating townhouse fire on Flager Circle in Manassas has now claimed the lives of two women, identified in a fundraiser as a mother and grandmother from the Arthur family. Fire and police officials say the blaze began in the garage, left the home moderately damaged, and does not currently appear suspicious, while neighbors are rallying support through GoFundMe for the surviving family members.
   

3. Counseling And Forensic Services A 'Strong And Reliable' Community Resource: Best Of 2025 (patch.com) — Manassas residents are celebrating Counseling and Forensic Services, Inc. as a standout local resource in Patch’s Best of 2025 series, praising its trauma-informed counseling and justice-related programs. The organization offers anger management, domestic violence intervention, and substance abuse treatment, and has expanded no-cost services for veterans through a dedicated grant, reducing barriers to critical mental health care.
   

4. Abduction and Sex Trafficking Arrest in Woodbridge (potomaclocal.com) — Manassas residents should know that police recently investigated a burglary at Summertree Condos on Margate Court, where jewelry was reported stolen sometime between December 9 and 14. The same police update also details an arrest of a Manassas man in a Gainesville restaurant burglary, along with separate burglary and robbery cases in Bristow, Dumfries, and a sex-trafficking arrest in Woodbridge.
   

5. Manassas Native Serves with U.S. Navy Amphibious Command (princewilliamliving.com) — A Manassas-raised sailor is now serving with the U.S. Navy’s Assault Craft Unit Four in Virginia Beach, drawing on lessons learned growing up here. Petty Officer First Class Vera Bordoh-Ansah, a Stonewall Jackson High School graduate, maintains critical electronics systems while pursuing a health sciences degree. Her story highlights local pathways into military service and higher education.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday December 18
  • Baby Story Time
    Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
    10:30 am
  • PWC Tech Help
    Central Library - Group Study Room B
    2:00 pm
  • 3D Printing Workshop
    Manassas Park City Library , 100 Park Central Plz Suite 100 , Manassas Park
    5:30 pm
  • Writing Hour
    Independent Hill Library -
    6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Saw this in the sky tonight .
    At 1st I thought it was a weird meteor shower. (Nextdoor Purcell)
  • Looking to further your child soccer abilities, while having some fun?
    Im a travel / technical soccer coach for the Manassas Soccer Club in Manassas Park but also studied speed, agility, quickness. We train all year… (Nextdoor Paradise)
  • Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Dairy Frozen Clerk in Manassas. Apply here.
  • ABM Industries posted a job opening for Janitorial Cleaner in Manassas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manassas here.

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