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Will Stewart’s spotlight cast a shadow on Prince William? By Jonathan Hunley and Jill Palermo
who helped organize the deadly protests in Charlottesville last summer, and Paul Nehlen, an admitted “pro-white” Wisconsin congressional canCorey didate who Stewart Stewart called his “personal hero” in early 2017. Stewart has since disavowed his associations with both Nehlen and Kessler, saying he didn’t fully understand their views when he made
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Corey Stewart’s win in the June 12 Republican primary for U.S. Senate brought national attention to Prince William County, where Stewart has served as chairman of the board of supervisors since 2006. But much of the news coverage cast Stewart in a critical light, noting his past associations with Unite the Right rally organizer Jason Kessler,
the remark about Nehlen, in January 2017, and stood alongside Kessler later that spring at a Charlottesville rally that preceded the August 2017 protest during which a counter-protester was killed. But whether the hot national spotlight on Stewart is casting a pall on Prince William County was up for debate this week among Stewart’s fellow members of the board of supervisors as well as leaders in the wider community. Local Democrats have long been
critical of Stewart and his extreme political rhetoric, particularly on immigration. Harry Wiggins, former chairman of the Prince William County Democratic Committee, called Stewart’s candidacy a “poke in the eye” for the county. Supervisor Frank Principi, D-Woodbridge, said he’s concerned about Stewart’s continued absence from his role as chairman of the board of supervisors. See STEWART, Page 4
Prince William, Dumfries win $244.3 million for local roads By Jill Palermo
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Big changes are coming to major thoroughfares in Prince William County as a result of more than $244.3 million in money for local road-construction projects awarded this week by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. Projects slated in the NVTA’s new sixyear plan, which covers 2018 through 2023, include $81 million toward three, new “grade-separated” intersections on Va. 234 – at University Boulevard, Brentsville Road and Clover Hill Road. The new overpasses will replace the existing traffic lights at high-volume intersections near where Va. 234 approaches Interstate 66. The money fully funds a $24.2 million overpass at Va. 234 and University Boulevard and a $54.9 million overpass at Va. 234 and Brentsville Road, while partially funding the Clover Hill interchange, according the NVTA list of projects. In addition, there is a down payment of $89 million toward the $145 million bypass See ROADS, Page 4
Montclair photographer Brian Smith captured this photo of a family of bald eagles in their treetop nest along the south bank of Quantico Creek, near where the waterway meets the Potomac River. Smith snapped the photo on April 11. Adult bald eagle pairs generally return to the same nest year after year and maintain a territory of between 1 and 6 miles for hunting prey, usually fish. The nests are typically 5 to 6 feet wide and 3 to 4 feet tall. The bald eagle became a U.S. National Emblem in 1782.
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