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Fairfax Dispatches: Centreville Teacher Arrested and a Cold Snap

A roundup of the news around the county.

Brr! Between the weather and all the crimes, it was a busy week in Fairfax County. The Patch network has you covered:

Social studies teacher Brian White, 32, of Haymarket, is now being held without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, on four counts of indecent liberties with a child by a person in a supervisory position.

The victim was a student at Centreville High School, about 16 years old in 2007 and 2008, the time the alleged incidents took place, police said.

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Guilty pleas from cat collectors

The two Annandale women who kept more than 160 cats in their Annandale home, Eleanor Kaufer and Paula Burns, pled guilty at their court date on Thursday, Dec. 9. to the unfit petition issued to them by the Fairfax County Animal Control. They were additionally charged with cruelty to animals and having unsanitary conditions and will return to court on Feb. 10, 2011 for those charges. Meanwhile, the animal shelter is still seeking donations for the cats.  



A cold snap hit the region this week calling to mind the severe weather that plagued the area last year. The falling temperatures make one mindful of various health and safety issues that could arise as a result. This week several Patch sites provided readers with hints on how to care for themselves, their food and their pets.

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Mount Vernonites attended the Council of Citizens' Associations Planning and Zoning Board meeting Monday night to hear about a Costco proposed in vacant retail space on Route 1 that was formerly occupied by the Mount Vernon Multiplex. Citizens had an opportunity to ask questions and make suggestions to the attorney and project manager after the presentation.
 


Patch interviewed Jim LeMunyon, Virginia's delegate for the 67th district, after a last weekend about his views on the push to give police more power to check on immigration statuses, Fairfax County Public Schools' upcoming boundary study and other topics.



West Potomac parents questioned principal Cliff Hardison and FCPS school board member Dan Storck about the county's push to eliminate honors classes where there is an AP or IB equivalent at a West Potomac PTSA meeting Monday night and then again at a town hall meeting Tuesday morning.

Professional Photographers Take Free Family Portraits for the Holidays 

On Dec. 4, Help Portrait called several professional photographers into Franconia United Methodist Church.  They set up backdrops and professional lighting and even had hair and makeup artists on hand for last minute primping. Thanks to the event, which was set up by Koinonia, a local charity in the greater Rose Hill area, more than 80 familes were able to sign up and take home professional family portraits.



Our country's founding father was known for keeping exotic animals on his farm at Mount Vernon. Keeping up with tradition, Aladdin the camel is residing at the Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens during this holiday season.

Dominion Power's EnergyShare program provided volunteer services and grant money to Reston Interfaith and other organizations across Northern Virginia on Thursday at Four Seasons townhomes in Herndon. More than 40 Dominion volunteers worked with Reston Interfaith to make weatherization improvements to 11 of the organization's transitional homes located in Herndon, as well as the Embry Rucker Community Shelter in Reston.


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