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Week in Review: Annandale Woman Strangled in Her Home, Boys Lacrosse Continues Winning Streak, Annandale Regional Study Options and More

A look back at some of our bigger stories of the week of May 16-May 22

The world was supposed to end on Saturday, May 21 (), but here it is Sunday, May 22 and we're all still here. Let's review some of the top stories on the site this week.

At the latest School Board work session, FCPS Superintendent Jack Dale outlined the details of how he plans to and more. However, school board members and advocacy groups felt that more work is still needed to be done, especially where parental notification and audio recordings are concerned.

The first of five scheduled community meetings to was held this week to divided opinions from parents and

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An Annandale woman was on Wednesday. Police are still investigating the incident and have released a description of the suspect, but not too many more details. Annandale High School and Falls Church High School made the for 2011 coming in at 1031 and 366, respectively.

The Atoms boys lacrosse team on Thursday in the Northern Region Tournament and will face Langley on Tuesday. Thanks to an Annandale Patch reader, you can . On the girls side, the Atoms on Tuesday.

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Also in sports, the Thomas Jefferson crew team participated in the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association Champions. You can if you missed it.

Patch sat down with and revealed further details about Alexandria's role in choosing the Mark Center site.

Most residents have been feeling the pain at the pump lately and according to a county spokesperson, despite paying 50 to 70 cents less than the average consumer.


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