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He was 7 years old and couldn’t stay still. Lou Sorrentino just wasn’t comfortable sitting in the bleachers. As far as he was concerned, the fun was on the field and that’s where he wanted to be next to his father on the sidelines, where he could really watch the Woodrow Wilson varsity football team…
Cities seek federal dollars in sniper investigation
They secured the schools, stepped up patrols on the streets and waited, hoping that the sniper shootings terrorizing the region would not come here. The law enforcement response to the sniper shootings in September and October was nothing less than “monumental,” says Manassas Police Chief John Skinner. “It was clearly the largest regionally coordinated local,…
Obituaries for Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001
James S. Compton James Sidney JC Compton, 55, of Manassas, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, at Prince William Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Egbert and Eura Hale (ne Richey) Compton; one daughter Tracy L. Compton; and one brother Arthur Eugene Compton. He is survived by two daughters, Jennifer Lynn Compton of…
Potomac News Online | Honeymoon just beginning for Johnson
For all the things that Stonewall Jackson High School first-year football coach Loren Johnson had to prepare for going into Monday’s initial practice, he knew one thing that took precedence over everything else: his wedding. Johnson was married Aug. 2 in Connecticut, leaving him little time for a honeymoon and even less time to make…
Vento sprints toward new role
DALE CITY –When he was a sophomore at Gar-Field High School, Collin Vento made a decision to try lacrosse. The decision, like his game, was a fast one. “My friend, Tony Litvinas, was on the team and asked if I’d like to try it,” Vento said before the Indians’ practice on Tuesday afternoon. “It didn’t…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Regional Chamber plans multiple events
A chance for members of the Prince William Regional Chamber of Commerce to meet and quiz the two candidates for chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors is among events planned by the organization during the month of October. The breakfast forum Legislative Leaders Breakfast: “Meet the Candidates for Chairman of the Prince…