🌱 Patch AM: Woodbridge Elementary opens Monday with free supplies and brand‑new learning spaces

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In today's newsletter:

• Woodbridge Elementary opens Monday with free supplies and brand‑new learning spaces
• Which Woodbridge schools now host free food pantries for families?
• Man accused of posing as cop at Woodbridge police station

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

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 86 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 58.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New School, New Traditions, One Community (princewilliamliving.com) — Woodbridge families will see a brand-new Woodbridge Elementary School open August 24, welcoming about 570 students with innovative learning spaces and a strong community focus. The school is even providing all students' supplies, easing back‑to‑school costs while staff launch new traditions like a house system and Phoenix mascot.
   

• News Links: ICE Detainer Filed in Great Falls Killing; Data Center Taxes and Rural Land Under Review (potomaclocal.com) — Prince William County's school-based food pantry program is expanding to 21 schools, including Woodbridge Elementary, Lake Ridge, Potomac, Rippon and other nearby campuses, for the 2026–27 year. The effort, which already served thousands in its pilot, aims to quietly provide groceries to local students and families while broader county debates continue over data centers and rural land use.
   

• Virginia man charged with impersonating a police officer at a police station (wtop.com) — Police say a Manassas man was arrested after allegedly claiming to be an officer while trying to enter the secure lot at Prince William police's central station on Davis Ford Road in Woodbridge. He was later charged with trespassing and impersonating an officer, the second such reported case in Woodbridge this summer.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodbridge

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K →
  Occoquan Regional Park, 9751 Ox Rd, Lorton
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Sunday August 23
• Blessing of the Backpacks →
  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 15695 Blackburn Rd, Woodbridge
  10:00 am
Monday August 24
• 24-Hour Comic Day Practice
  Potomac Community Library Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
  5:00 pm
• Books Alive
  Potomac Community Library Potomac Library -
  6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Community Conversations: Promoting Sexual Health & Wellness
  Potomac Community Library Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
  11:00 am
• School Board Regular Business Meeting
  Manassas 9027 Center St, , VA 20110, USA
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Spanish Conversation
  Potomac Community Library Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
  1:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Senior Portrait Session
  Osbourn High School Manassas, VA 20108
  8:20 am
Saturday August 29
• Ccom Summer Fest →
  Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 9919
  12:00 pm
• Make Your Own Dinosaur Trading Cards
  Potomac Community Library Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
  2:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Delicious Deals at IKEA Woodbridge Swedish Restaurant →
  2901 Potomac Mills Cir, Woodbridge
  7:00 pm
• Woodbridge Community Choir Celebrates 60 Years! New Members Welcome Open Rehearsal →
  15008 Cloverdale Rd, Dale City
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Our baby boy Khalifa aka Khalifa man has been micro chipped and neutered!!!
  I went to Middleburg Humane Foundation for his microchip and then later that week I scheduled his appointment for him to get fixed. Big thank you and… (Nextdoor Spriggs Run Estate)
• So update this guy that's staying here also let me know that some people did stay here and they did leave this poor guy behind.
  He still goes up to where he was staying thinking his family is there but they left him. The cat is really sweet and obviously social. There's a… (Nextdoor Spriggs Run Estate)

• BJ's Wholesale Club posted a job opening for Meat Clerk Part TIme in Woodbridge. Apply here.
• Target posted a job opening for On-Demand: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Style (T0759) in Woodbridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodbridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lorton

• In time for school year, food bank's new bus starts serving hot meals to Fairfax children (ffxnow.com)
• Home Inspectors Reveal 4 Safety Measures That Matter For Any Property (goodhousekeeping.com)

Dale City

• Meet Saniaa Purdie: New Reporter Covering Prince William & Stafford Schools (potomaclocal.com)

Dumfries

• Police Blotter: Death Investigation, Sexual Assault Reported (potomaclocal.com)

Ok Woodbridge! 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: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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