11th Congressional District Race Still Undecided

Coming off of a busy Halloween weekend, Vienna dove right into Election Tuesday. Vienna Patch was  where residents who voted said regardless of which candidate won, they just wanted someone who 

After the polls closed, Vienna Patch tallied the , as well as for . Residents in Vienna voted for Democratic incumbent Rep. Gerry Connolly over his Republican challenger Keith Fimian. In the 8th district, Vienna voters supported Patrick Murray over incumbent Jim Moran. Moran ultimately won the statewide election.

Vienna voters  supported ballot , concerning tax exemption for seniors;on tax exemptions for wounded service personnel; , on the "rainy day" fund; and on 

The statewide results, however, were a bit more sticky. Connolly and Fimian were . On Wednesday, after counting the votes from two broken machines in Lorton, the results weren't any more conclusive. A winner won't be named until the election board meets on Nov. 22. 

Connolly's campaign has issued a statement saying they . Meanwhile, Fimian not conceeded,  for a win of their own. If the results remain within one percentage point, Fimian could request a recount.

News

Police linked the area's serial burglar to more burglaries, this time in the Great Falls area. The burglary brought the total number of incidents linked to the burglar to 109. We updated our map .

Police haven't found the burglar yet, but Vienna Police did reportedly taken by the serial burglar in a string of incidents Oct 13 on Nicholas Drive. A nearby residence found the purse in their yard on Oct. 31, and Police are holding it for forensic evidence.

In the midst of election frenzy, the Holtorf Pumpkin Carvers brought their setting a record with 236 carved pumpkins.

November is Vegan Month, and this editor is rolling up her sleeves to try a hand at vegan cooking. This week, we posted a recipe for .

On Nov. 6, 150 residents gathered at The Community Center for the town's annual . In addition to the usual litter and Halloween candy wrappers, volunteers also found some unusual items, like discarded sports equipment and clothing.

, there was a in Centreville, a Herndon woman's run-in with the police after ; and a history textbook error that .

Arts

Nine years after it first opened in Vienna, Jammin' Java announced this week it will . The label, GoTeam! Records, has signed the band Deep River. They'll have two CD release parties Nov. 12 and Nov. 13.

In , Keith Loria spoke with Chris Smither, a blues guitarist who  has made music for more than 50 years. He played Nov. 5 at The Barns at Wolftrap

Business

In this week's , Keith Loria spoke with the owners of Maple Ave Market, a grocery store who focuses on locally produced meat and produce.

In this week's Meet The Chef, we learned more about the engineer-turned-chef behind ., he demonstrates how to cook one of his signature dishes: steamed mussels.

Sports

Our marathoner Alex Chalphin mile by mile, and what it feels like to be done with training (for now).

Several sports seasons also came to an end this week:

• Warhawks volleyball to the Langley Saxons in the opening round of the 2010 Liberty District Volleyball Tournament.

• Marshall and Madison ended their seasons with a much anticipated rivalry game: . The Warhawks won over Marshall 42-21.

• Madison's girls and boys cross country teams finished 10th and 12th respectively . One Madison runner, Anna Stone, finished 14th overall and will go to the state championships next Saturday in The Plains, Virginia.