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Former longtime Legion baseball manager honored at all-star game
Prior to the July 4 District 17 American Legion all-star baseball game at Waters Field in Vienna, former and longtime Springfield Post 176 manager Al Vaxmonsky was on hand and honored for leading the District 17 team for 32 years. His teams won more than 600 games and 10 district-tournament...
Police intervene after Vienna youths act badly . . . twice
A resident living in the 300 block of Park Street, N.E., told Vienna police on June 30 at 11:32 p.m. that juvenile boys had pounded on the residence’s door, then fled the area in a vehicle. The juveniles allegedly returned to her home a short time later and pounded...
Drivers injured, one cited in Vienna car crash
A motorist was traveling eastbound on Maple Avenue, W., on June 24 at 3:15 p.m. when the vehicle was struck by another traveling northbound on Pleasant Street, S.W., and entering Maple Avenue, Vienna police said. Rescue personnel transported both drivers to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Police...
Victim goes to hospital after being rear-ended in Vienna
Two motorists were traveling westbound in the 200 block of Maple Avenue, E., on July 2 at 2:25 p.m. when one vehicle ran into the rear of the other, Vienna police said. Rescue personnel transported the struck vehicle’s driver to an area hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening injury.
Scouts from Troop 652 spend week together at reservation
Thirty Scouts from Troop 652, sponsored by St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in McLean, recently completed a week in the woods at the Rodney Scout Reservation in Maryland. While at camp, seven scouts from the troop advanced in rank. The troop earned a total of 86 merit badges and competed in the camp’s Iron Scout Competition, which included running, canoeing, rock-climbing and archery. Four Scouts auditioned to participate in the Closing Campfire and were selected to perform.
Colorado Teen Dies in Electrified Lake in Virginia over 4th of July Weekend
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - A Colorado teenager was killed after he jumped into what may have been an electrified lake in Virginia and drowned. 18 year-old Jesse Hamric was at a 4th of July gathering with family and friends at Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia at a private home with a dock. Two of hamric’s friends attempted to jump into the lake when they saw Harmic in distress but were stopped by an electric shock.
French Bulldog reunited with owner after stolen from Southeast DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A French Bulldog that was stolen last Saturday was reunited with his owner, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced. MPD’s Violent Crimes Suppression Division recovered the 2-year-old French Bulldog, “Yurman,” a week after he was stolen while on a walk with his owner. On Saturday at about 8 a.m., MPD […]
As Per Recent Reports! Two Killed in Washington D.C. Crash Amid Police Chase
DC, Washington – This past Tuesday afternoon, on Southern Avenue, there was a terrible accident that left two people dead. The cause of the crash is still being investigated. During a high-speed chase between the US Park Police and the Anne Arundel County Police, a silver BMW automobile, which...
UW Men Win Grand Challenge Cup Semifinal; Final Next
HENLEY-ON-THAMES, U.K. – Washington's national champion men's varsity eight crew will race for the Grand Challenge Cup Sunday at Henley Royal Regatta after beating a crew from Princeton Training Center & Craftsbury Racing Project Saturday. The Husky crew, featuring the same lineup that won the program's 20th IRA national...
5 displaced, firefighter hospitalized after Prince George's Co. home blaze, officials say
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A fire engulfed a home in Prince George's County Sunday afternoon, leaving five people displaced and a firefighter hospitalized, according to the Prince George's County Fire Department. Fire crews responded to the 5000 block of Leroy Gorham Drive in Fairmount Heights, Maryland for...
Fantasticks Custom Gelato Shop Now Open in Downtown Silver Spring
Fantasticks, which offers custom gelato bars and fruit popsicles, is now open in Downtown Silver Spring ahead of schedule. According to MoCo360, owner Kishan Bikki said that the business was finishing up the store decorations at the former Starbucks location at 915 Ellsworth Drive and would open the weekend of July 13.
East All-Stars win big in resumption of District 17 July 4 game
After a decade’s absence, the all-District 17 American Legion all-star baseball game resumed on its traditional July 4 summertime date this season, and the result was a one-sided finish at Waters Field in Vienna. The competition included players from all eight district teams (four teams per side), with the...
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2024: Xcelerate Solutions’ Daniel S. Olmes
When Daniel S. Olmes joined Xcelerate in June 2021, the business was facing the difficulty of coming out of COVID. “We were at a historic low in terms of revenue and had a major deal under protest,” Olmes said. “Over the next year and half, we nearly doubled the size of the business, and on December 22, 2022, we sold to private equity group McNally Capital out of Chicago. This was a significant achievement in terms of revenue growth as well as preparing the business for sale, going through the public auction process, and transitioning the business to new ownership.”
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