Wednesday Morning Notes

Check your smoke alarm — When you move your clocks forward by one hour on Sunday, the fire department wants you to also check to make sure that your smoke alarm is working with these tips and tricks. [Fairfax County Fire and Rescue]

Spring Flea Market — Missed the flea market? This recap shares locals’ reactions and experiences at the event last weekend. [Connection Newspapers]

Herndon, Fairfax companies join — “On the heels of a promising earnings report, ManTech International Corp. announced an agreement Friday to acquire Kforce Government Solutions Inc. for $115 million — expanding its federal civilian services portfolio… The acquisition adds more than 500 KGS employees, who are mostly based in Greater Washington and Austin, Texas, to ManTech’s 7,800-person team.” [Washington Business Journal]

Grow with Google — Attend free workshops and one-on-one coaching focused on digital skills, job searching and small business growth and marketing tools today at the Herndon Fortnightly Library. The all-day event is in partnership with Google. [Fairfax County]

Recent Stories

New vehicle lanes and a shared-use trail are officially open to travelers on Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) after almost five years of construction. The Virginia Department of Transportation announced last night…

Morning Notes

Buildings are under construction near the Wiehle-Reston Metro station (staff photo by Angela Woolsey) Man Gets Life in Prison for N. Va. Gang Killings — An MS-13 leader was sentenced…

Fairfax County is now bringing nature to residents’ doorsteps. Last week, the Fairfax County Park Authority launched a new, fully electric mobile nature center called the Wonder Wagon. The tricked-out…

Downtown Herndon is slated for redevelopment into a mixed-use community (staff photo by Fatimah Waseem) The Town of Herndon has granted Comstock a little more breathing room before the developer…

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