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Once again this year, as in 2016, Falls Church’s small but potent digital technology innovator, Viget, will be in the middle of orchestrating a clever interactive stunt on national TV during the Kentucky Derby involving millions of viewers. SEE STORY, PAGE 5
Deadline Arrives, But Report Delayed On Who Has Bid for West F.C. Project Compliance Check Sets Back Public Notification a Day
BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON
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This July, 30 players are being recruited for a U.S. Blind Hockey Association national team and Falls Church resident Kevin Brown is one of them. SEE STORY, PAGES 15
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On Friday, Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee released a report based on their cursory investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. SEE PAGE 14
M������ G���� S����� T��� C�����, T����� R��� The climb towards an 11th straight state title continued this week for George Mason High School’s girls soccer team as it tied Clarke County before delivering an 8-0 thumping to Rappahannock. SEE SPORTS, PAGE 16
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ON WALL STREET in New York City Monday to meet with representatives of three bond rating agencies about the City of Falls Church’s plans to �loat bonds for its new high school, City Hall and library projects were (left to right) Chief Financial Of�icer Kiran Bawa, Mayor David Tarter and City Manager Wyatt Shields. (P����: C������� C��� �� F���� C�����)
The first big, breathtaking moment in the City of Falls Church’s effort to push forward into the 21st century with a new high school and other vital infrastructure improvements came on Tuesday, when the deadline hit at 5 p.m. for the submission by private developers of their initial plans and concepts for the 10 acres at the City-owned West Falls Church property on the northwest corner of W. Broad and Haycock Road. According to News-Press sources, as of that deadline, approximately a half dozen proposals were submitted. But the City is unwilling to either confirm that or give any details about the submissions, pending the completion of an initial compliance review by the City’s procurement office. In a communique from the City’s Public Information Officer Susan Finarelli, any information concerning the submissions was not due to be available until around noon today (Thursday, May 3). The original plan was to provide the initial information to the public by noon Wednesday. But Finarelli said, “Our purchasing manager is going through each proposal to make sure there are no issues.” But, she added, “Issues have been found, and that/ those company/companies have until noon tomorrow to give the City the correction(s).” Until then, she said, “I can’t release the number of proposals received nor the company names.” One participant who made a submission spoke with the NewsPress yesterday, Ed Novak of
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