DONATE COATS for SERVE at MONZA; GET $25 MONZA/CARMELLO’s GIFT CARD

Submitted by Asha Sedalia Bruot, ASHA Public Relations, LLC

Wednesday, January 7th, 2015, 4:02pm

DONATE COATS for SERVE at MONZA; GET $25 MONZA/CARMELLO’s GIFT CARD

Monza of Historic Manassas will be collecting gently used coats to donate to SERVE of Manassas, Va. in exchange for a $25 Monza or Carmello’s gift card and free hot chocolate and coffee on Fridays and Saturdays in January at Monza at 9405 Battle Street in Old Town Manassas, Va. For more information, go to www.eatmonza.com.

“Winter is here, and we’re all pulling out our warm coats, many of us have more than one, while the neediest of our community go without a proper coat for the coldest of days,” said Alice Pires, owner of Carmellos and Monza in Historic Manassas, Va. “Help us support SERVE by dropping off a coat, and warm up with a free hot cocoa and gift card,” said Pires.

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Submitted by Asha Sedalia Bruot, ASHA Public Relations, LLC

Tuesday, November 25th, 2014, 12:45pm

METROPOLITAN SCHOOL of the ARTS’ STUDENTS AWARDED for ALL-STAR CAST

Ben Cherington and Kylie Levy of Metropolitan School of the Arts (MSA) Performing Arts Academy of Lorton, Va. and Alexandria, Va. were recently recognized for All-Star Cast by the Virginia Theatre Association Conference for their performances in I Never Saw Another Butterfly. This was the first time Metropolitan School of the Arts had participated in the conference. Cherington, an 11th grader from Burke, Va., and Levy, a 10th grader from Fairfax, Va. are students at Metropolitan School of the Arts. For more information, go to www.metropolitanarts.org.

Metropolitan School of the Arts (MSA) also earned the 2014 Virginia Theatre Association Conference award for Best Costume Design and was recognized for Staging, as well as received an honorable mention for Best Play, I Never Saw Another Butterfly.

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Monday, October 27th, 2014, 11:21am

LEARNINGRx OFFERS MILITARY FAMILIES 11 % OFF of BRAIN TRAINING; DONATES $111/student to SEMPERMAX

For Veteran’s Day, LearningRx of DC Metro Area is offering 11 percent off of their brain training programs for military families Nov. 11 through Nov. 30, located at six, local centers, Chantilly, Va., Fairfax, Va., Leesburg, Va., Reston, Va., Vienna, Va. and North Potomac, Md. For each military child they train, LearningRx will also donate $111 to SemperMax, a program to enhance the morale and welfare of wounded veterans and their families. LearningRx programs have been helping traumatic-brain-injured military veterans, like U.S. Army Capt. Patrick Horan (Ret.) of McLean, Va., recover their speech and memory skills, and LearningRx is now extending brain training to military families that are looking to make learning easier or for those who struggle with learning disabilities, ADHD or autism. For more information, go to www.learningrx.com.

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Monday, October 20th, 2014, 1:34am

OXON HILL, Md. (WUSA9) -- The family of two adults and two children killed in a car crash in Oxon Hill is thankful for the generosity they have received since the tragedy.

Sisters Tameika Curtis and Typhani Wilkerson, and their young cousins 13-year-old Haddah Ba and one-year-old Hassan Boykin were four of the five killed in an October 10th crash, family said.

Nina Bell is the sister of Curtis and Wilkerson: "we used to have three-way calls because I'm in Texas, I'm going to miss those calls." While Bell is overwhelmed with grief, she is thankful for the kindness of strangers.

Bell set up an online fundraiser on GoFundMe.com to raise money for the family's funeral costs and donations have been pouring in: " We've gotten so much support from east coast to west coast, churches, relatives and friends."

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Sunday, October 12th, 2014, 9:43pm

OXON HILL, Md. (WUSA9) -- It's one of the worst traffic accidents this area has ever seen. Five people including two small children are dead after one car slammed into the back of another in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

The accident occurred at the intersection of Livingston Road and Livingston Terrace on Friday, with officers arriving at the scene at 9:42 p.m., police said.

The investigation shows that the driver of a Mercedes was going westbound on Livingston Road driving up to Livingston Terrace, when an Acura stopped at the light, authorities said.

It is not clear why the Mercedes did not stop before crashing into the back of the Acura.

Five people including two small children were in the Acura, it's back end was crushed. Everyone in that car died except the driver who is in guarded condition.

Police say weather and speed may have have been factors in the crash.

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Sunday, September 7th, 2014, 4:47pm

OXON HILL, Md. (WUSA9) -- Police said Sunday evening Kaylie Rivera Ortiz has been found.

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Prince George's County Police Department is looking for a 12-year-old missing girl from Oxon Hill, Md.

Police said 12-year-old Kaylie Rivera Ortiz, was last seen at Gracie's Restaurant located on Fleet Street in Oxon Hill, on Saturday night at 11 p.m.

Ortiz is being described as a Hispanic girl, 4 feet 10 inches tall, 150 pounds and with brown hair. She was possibly wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans.

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Monday, August 25th, 2014, 11:00am

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (WUSA9) -- Police in Prince George's County have arrested a suspect in a murder in Oxon Hill.

Police say they were called around 11:50 p.m. Saturday to the 5000 block of Glassmanor Drive for a report of a shooting. Police say when they arrived they found a man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police identified him as 36-year-old Kenneth Antoine Jones of Southeast Washington, D.C.

Monday, police arrested 36-year-old Antjuon Riddick of Oxon Hill. He is charged with first-degree murder.

According to police, the shooting may have occurred after an argument between Jones and Riddick. Police say they had an argument after Riddick showed up uninvited to a party that Jones attended on Glassmanor Drive.

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