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• Fredericksburg Hospital Delivers 51 Babies In One Week, Including 4 Sets Of Twins (patch.com) — Families in Fredericksburg are welcoming a baby boom at Mary Washington Hospital, where 51 babies, including four sets of twins, arrived during one unusually busy week. Staff at the Women's and Children's Care Center, supported by a Level III NICU and regional pediatric partnerships, coordinated across multiple teams to provide specialized, high-quality care for local mothers and newborns.
• Stan Jones Appointed to Fredericksburg City School Board; Kay Absent from Swearing-In (potomaclocal.com) — Fredericksburg's School Board has appointed longtime educator Dr. Stan Jones to fill the vacant at-large seat through 2026, following a competitive application process with notable public support for him. Ward 4 member Malvina Kay remained outside during his swearing-in, underscoring existing tensions over his selection and past board spending. Jones now joins the board as it awaits results of a delayed audit into travel expenditures and prepares for a November election to fill the seat permanently.
• Police Blotter: Firearm Arrest, Officer Assaults Reported (potomaclocal.com) — Several Fredericksburg residents were arrested in recent regional incidents, including a DUI crash on Hartwood Road, drug and shoplifting charges tied to a Target larceny, and a motorcycle eluding deputies near South Gateway Drive. The blotter also details firearm, assault-on-officer, theft, and public intoxication cases in Prince William and Stafford counties that may affect local safety awareness.
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