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• A Black medic wounded on D-Day honored for treating dozens of troops under enemy fire

  11-10-2023 21:36 via wtop.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — An African American combat medic who was wounded while landing on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion in northern France but went on to tend to dozens of troops was posthumously honored Wednesday in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. His family and supporters continue to push for an even higher recognition they believe his heroism is owed.
  Family and members of his former unit gathered next to Waverly B. Woodson Jr.’s gravesite to present his widow wit
  
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• Arlington police offering $20k for identity of person sending harassing emails to female ACFD personnel

  11-10-2023 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  File photo
  Arlington police are investigating a series of harassing emails sent to a group of female Arlington County Fire Department employees this summer.
  To move the inquiry along, the police department has offered a $20,000 reward to the first person within ACFD who provides information that leads to the identification and arrest of the anonymous sender, per a copy of the reward notice shared with ARLnow.
  The reward notice is labeled as “confidential” and not for dissemination ou
  
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• Long Bridge Aquatic Center pool hours limited due to lifeguard shortage

  11-10-2023 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Long Bridge Aquatic Center’s 25-yard lanes, which can be turned into a 50-meter pool (staff photo)
  Starting tomorrow, Long Bridge Aquatic Center will limit its pool hours due to a lifeguard shortage.
  On Monday, Arlington County announced that, beginning Thursday, the 50-meter competition pool would operate on a “revised schedule” on Thursdays and Fridays due to a “national lifeguard shortage.”
  “We are aiming to minimize the impact as much as possible by closin
  
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• Padaek now open at Arlington Ridge Shopping Center

  11-10-2023 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Lao and Thai restaurant Padaek is finally open for business in the Arlington Ridge Shopping Center.
  The day after we last reported on the restaurant’s progress in late August, Padaek started fulfilling to-go orders, according to a restaurant spokeswoman. The restaurant added its dine-in service on Sept. 12, she told ARLnow today.
  The restaurant, located at 2931 S. Glebe Road, also recently opened its bar and plans to announce its grand opening “soon,” she added.
  This is the se
  
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• Arts Focus: Put the “I” Into C_VIC on view at George Mason University

  11-10-2023 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This column is sponsored by Arlington Arts/Arlington Cultural Affairs, a division of Arlington Economic Development.
  The temporary public artwork Put the “I” into C_vic was reactivated for this past weekend’s Arlington Art Walk, as highlighted on WTTG Fox 5. The work will remain on display at various locations around George Mason University’s Arlington campus throughout the fall, marking a new journey for the artwork.
  With the “I” purposely missing, part
  
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• Dorsey: We ‘unequivocally… condemn all of the violence that has been targeted at non-combatants’

  11-10-2023 17:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County Board Chair Christian Dorsey speaks at a work session on Oct. 10 (via Arlington County/YouTube)
  Arlington’s first public statement on the Israel-Hamas war came during a County Board work session Tuesday afternoon.
  Arlington County Board Chair Christian Dorsey spoke about the latest Middle East violence — which has left more than a 1,000 dead on both sides of the Gaza border after starting with a surprise Hamas attack on Israeli civilians — at the start of
  
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• Va. Attorney General tells voting group to stop distributing flyers containing misleading information

  11-10-2023 16:46 via wtop.com
  
  Virginia’s Attorney General is telling a nonprofit group to stop handing out flyers with what he described as false information about voting.
  A cease-and-desist letter has been sent to the D.C.-based “Look Ahead America.”
  Mailers received by Prince William residents disseminated false information about not voting in upcoming elections. (Courtesy InsideNova.com via Facebook)
  “Democracy is so important for me and misinformation in our elections will simply not be tolerated
  
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• Large water main break closes busy road near Shirlington

  11-10-2023 16:15 via arlnow.com
  
  Water main repairs underway on Shirlington Road
  Repairs are underway along Shirlington Road after a large water main break early this morning.
  A 12-inch main broke overnight in front of the Weenie Beenie restaurant, near the border of the Shirlington and Green Valley neighborhoods.
  Arlington’s Dept. of Environmental Services says repairs are expected to take until 5 p.m. today and “some 150 customers could be affected” by the break.
  Shirlington Road is closed in both directions
  
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• Morning Poll: What’s your lottery jackpot threshold?

  11-10-2023 15:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Powerball lottery ticket (file photo)
  The drawing for the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history is set to take place tonight.
  The Powerball jackpot has reached $1.73 billion, or a lump sum of around $750 million. That’s second only to the $2.04 billion jackpot won by a single ticket-buyer in Southern California last fall.
  “The upcoming drawing on Wednesday will be the 36th drawing in the jackpot run, and the first time in Powerball history that back-to-back jackpot cycles ha
  
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• A Black medic wounded on D-Day will be honored for treating dozens of troops under enemy fire

  11-10-2023 15:21 via wtop.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An African American combat medic who was wounded while landing on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion in northern France but went on to tend to dozens of troops will be posthumously honored Wednesday in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. His family and supporters continue to push for an even higher recognition they believe his heroism is owed.
  Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was a 21-year-old Army medic assigned to the only African American combat unit to land in No
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Oct 10, 2023

  11-10-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.News recap
  The following articles were published earlier today — Oct 10, 2023.10:00 am: Military funeral honors and flyover for Arlington Marine killed in Australia |Comments
  10:45 am: Early morning armed carjacking pushes Arlington past 2022 total |Comments
  11:45 am: County changes course on HOV and bus-only lane on Langston Blvd through Rosslyn |Com
  
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