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Cheers Dale City! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How expanding Flock cameras could track drivers in Dale City
  • Why a Dale City Catholic school ditched student Chromebooks

Also on today's calendar: Fridays at 5 FREE Concert Series and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 80, low: 70.
  • Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Here's Where 8 New Flock Cameras Will Go Live In Prince William In September: Report (patch.com) — License plate-reading Flock cameras are already operating in Dale City and other Prince William communities, and eight more will go live in Dumfries next month, expanding the regional surveillance network. Civil liberties groups are challenging how these systems collect and store drivers' movements, while local officials promise regular reporting so residents can track how the technology is used.
   

• From Chromebooks to chalkboards: Catholic schools rethink tech (angelusnews.com) — Holy Family School in Dale City has dropped its 1:1 Chromebook program, returning to shared computers and more traditional, face-to-face teaching because staff say students learn and retain more without constant screens. The story also highlights similar moves at Catholic schools in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Connecticut, amid growing research and even Vatican concern about heavy classroom tech use.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 20
  • Manassas Farmer's Market
    Prince William Public Library System Bull Run Library -
    8:00 am
  • Underclassman Picture Day
    Osbourn High School Manassas, VA 20108
    8:20 am
  • Mommy and Me Creative Movement
    Prince William Public Library System Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
    10:30 am
  • Discover a Story
    Prince William Public Library System Nokesville Library -
    10:30 am
  • Family Story Time
    Prince William Public Library System Dumfries Library -
    10:30 am
  • Mobile Market: Fresh Food
    Prince William Public Library System Central Library - Central Library Community Room
    1:00 pm
  • Tech Clinic: Computer and Device Help
    Prince William Public Library System Potomac Library -
    2:00 pm
  • Adventure Time for Adults
    Prince William Public Library System Haymarket Gainesville Library -
    6:00 pm
  • Writing Hour
    Prince William Public Library System Independent Hill Library -
    6:30 pm
  • Third Thursday Thrillers
    Prince William Public Library System Virtual Room - Virtual Room
    7:00 pm
  • The Mousetrap →
    Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg
    7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Dumfries

  • Ebony Lofton Returns to Dumfries Ballot, Presses for Accountability After Rose Revenue Surge (potomaclocal.com)
  • Pedestrian crashes in D.C. area see 5 killed within days of each other (washingtontimes.com)
  • They put her face on the sign — Montclair restaurant immortalizes beloved server who died on the job (potomaclocal.com)

Woodbridge

  • High school football coaches list their favorite books about coaching (insidenova.com)

Fairfax Station

  • Shopping Center, School Evacuated After SUV Crashes Into Gas Line In Fairfax County (patch.com)

Ok Dale City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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