🌱 Patch AM: How Woodbridge’s girls crushed Freedom-Woodbridge for their fifth straight win

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In today's newsletter:

• How Woodbridge’s girls crushed Freedom-Woodbridge for their fifth straight win
• Remember the Woodbridge Erol’s where you rented your first VHS?

Also on today's calendar: 41st Annual King Day Program and Celebration January 19th and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one elevator say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 48 and low of 26 degrees.
• Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 52, low: 37.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 53 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woodbridge girls win fifth straight; Jan. 9 basketball roundup (insidenova.com) — Woodbridge High’s girls basketball team dominated Freedom-Woodbridge 68–14, earning their fifth straight win behind standout performances from Zoey Coffer and Zoey Kellum. The roundup also highlights other Prince William and area boys and girls games, but Woodbridge’s unbeaten district start is the headline for local fans.
   

• The Erol's Video Club Locations Many Maryland and Northern VA Kids Grew Up With (mocoshow.com) — Longtime residents may remember renting VHS tapes or getting early internet access from Erol’s, which once had a store right in Woodbridge. A new nostalgia piece looks back at the Turkish-founded chain’s rise, its flat-rate dial‑up service, and the many Maryland and Northern Virginia locations locals grew up with.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodbridge

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Tuesday January 13

• Play and Learn
  Potomac Community Room Potomac Library -
  10:00 am
• Rapid HIV Testing and Prevention
  Potomac Community Room Potomac Library -
  1:00 pm
• School Board Regular Business Meeting
  School Board Regular Business Meeting , 9027 Center St , Manassas
  6:00 pm
• Books on Tap @ Ghost Fleet
  Potomac Community Library , 15200 Potomac Town Place, Unit 100 , Woodbridge
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• PWC Tech Help
  Potomac Library -
  10:30 am
• Play and Learn Science with PBS Kids
  Potomac Community Room Potomac Library -
  10:30 am
• Spanish Conversation
  Potomac Community Room Potomac Library -
  1:00 pm
• African American Book Club
  Potomac Community Room Potomac Library -
  6:30 pm

Monday January 19

• 41st Annual King Day Program and Celebration January 19th
  18410 Chapel St , Triangle
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 12

• Little Makers
  Central Library - Community Room
  10:30 am
• PWC Tech Help
  Potomac Library -
  10:30 am
• Mommy and Me Creative Movement
  Haymarket Gainesville Library - Haymarket Gainesville Community Room
  10:30 am
• Family Story Time
  Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MISSING CAT…BELLA
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• Johnston & Murphy posted a job opening for Full-Time Stock Associate in Woodbridge. Apply here.
• Firebirds Wood Fired Grill posted a job opening for Front of House Team Member in Woodbridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodbridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dale City

• Sarah Everhardt places fifth at U.S. Figure Skating Nationals (insidenova.com)

Dumfries

• Mayoral race takes shape in Dumfries with Wood, Fields announcements (potomaclocal.com)
• Dumfries receives $240,000 federal grant to make sidewalks safer and more accessible (potomaclocal.com)

Triangle

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-- The Patch AM Team

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