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June 13, 2018
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Town threatens to close Cheswick Motel Residents left in limbo
By Leland Schwartz Times Staff Writer
The Cheswick Motel, a landmark on Broadview Avenue for more than 50 years, may be shut down if it does not fix myriad problems, including more than a dozen units the town considers unfit for human habitation. About a dozen families and other single residents staying at the Cheswick were told they have to leave the motel by June 22 after an inspection by the Town of Warrenton and the fire department found the degree and number of violations “constitute a dangerous, unsafe and unsanitary structure.”
Gary Booker, a 69-year-old writer, house restorer and University of Virginia alum who has lived at the Cheswick for about three years, said the motel has hired an attorney to seek an extension for residents. “The time frame for people to find a new place to live is just not realistic,” Booker said. “It’s not going to hurt anyone if it stays open another month or two,” Booker said, pointing out the motel has endured “hurricane-force winds … and nothing has happened.” Booker, who has written three novels and has helped with repairs at the Cheswick, concedes the
building is run down, but says “it’s not unsafe.” He said Monday he believes the effort to get an extension will be successful, but that no one will be able to save the building. “It will probably have to come down,” he said. Booker said he is looking for a situation where he might be Gary Booker able to do repair and restoration work in exchange for a portion of his rent. “I live off Social Security and it’s not enough,” he said.
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Third time’s a charm for Corey Stewart By Jonathan Hunley and Anita Sherman Times Staff Writers
It was close, but the third time was the charm for Corey Stewart. After unsuccessfully seeking the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor in 2013, and the party nod for governor last year, Stewart has won a statewide primary. He collected the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate with 44.78 percent of the vote Tuesday night, according JUNE to unofficial results. With 97.51 perote cent of the vote re12 ported, Stewart bested Culpeper Del. Nick Freitas, R-30th, who took 43.15 percent of the vote and E.W. Jackson, a minister from Chesapeake, who had 12.07 percent. Now Stewart, the chairman of the Prince William Board of Supervisors since 2006, will take on U.S. Sen Tim Kaine, a Democrat, in November. At his election night party at the Electric Palm in Woodbridge, Stewart promised to unite the coalition that elected President Trump in 2016. “We will win working men and women across the state. We will restore our values. We will restore our economy. We will restore our border and we will restore America,” Stewart said to cheers from the crowd, which numbered more than 100.
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See STEWART, page 4 INSIDE Business.............................................23 Classified............................................43 Communities......................................38 Faith...................................................42
PHOTO BY DOUG STROUD Corey Stewart and his wife Maria celebrate in Woodbridge Tuesday night after Stewart’s win in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Stewart, the chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, will challenge incumbent Sen. Tim Kaine (D) in November.
An historic win for Vangie Williams in the 1st District — page 4 LFCC..................................................35 Libraries.............................................40 Lifestyle..............................................31 Looking Back......................................27 Opinion...............................................14
Obituaries...........................................16 Public Safety.........................................6 Puzzles...............................................22 Real Estate..........................................37 Sports.................................................17