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🌱 Patch AM: Manassas Cable Tech Charged With Felony Over Incident In Client's Home: Police

And on the Manassas Patch calendar - 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K

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What's up Manassas! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Manassas cable tech faces serious felony charge after client visit
  • New control tower funding boosts Manassas airport's commercial flight plans
  • Ready for a dark, thought-provoking night out in Manassas?

Also on today's calendar: 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Manassas Cable Tech Charged With Felony Over Incident In Client's Home: Police (patch.com) — Manassas readers are learning that a local cable technician has been charged with abduction with intent to defile after an alleged incident in a client's Gainesville home in April. Police say the 65-year-old Manassas man blocked a 63-year-old woman from leaving a room and tried to touch her inappropriately before leaving; he is now held without bond pending a November preliminary hearing.
   

2. Washington Manassas Airport Gets $1.1 Million Grant For New Control Tower (patch.com) — Residents in Manassas can expect big changes at Washington Manassas Airport, which has secured nearly $1.1 million from Virginia's Aviation Board to build a new control tower. The funding comes as the airport prepares for commercial passenger service expected to begin in late 2027, part of a broader statewide investment in airport infrastructure.
   

3. ARTfactory's Actors Theatre presents Sartre's 'No Exit' (insidenova.com) — Manassas theatergoers can catch Sartre's existential drama "No Exit" at the ARTfactory's artWORKS Theatre from Sept. 11–20. The four-actor production explores judgment, identity, and how people become each other's tormentors, offering a thought-provoking night out close to home for anyone interested in classic, challenging theater.
   

4. Two reported injured in shooting at Manassas First Friday event (insidenova.com) — Police are investigating a reported shooting during Manassas' First Friday block party near the train station on West Street, where two people were reportedly wounded and one airlifted from Osbourn High School. Residents are urged to avoid downtown Manassas and follow police directions while officers secure the area and gather more information about the late-evening incident.
   

5. Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine announces book tour (hennemusic.com) — Dave Mustaine is bringing his new memoir tour to Manassas on Sept. 10, with a book event at Barnes & Noble from 11 a.m. to noon. Local metal fans can hear him discuss his cancer battle, music career, and faith, and get a closer look at the stories behind Megadeth's later work.
   

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Ok Manassas! 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: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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