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Since Capital Hospice began offering services to people with terminal illnesses in Loudoun County more than 35 years ago, it has focused on delivering end-of-life care and comfort to patients in their homes.
That will change next month, when the nonprofit company, now called Capital Caring, fully opens the Adler Center for Caring on the Van Metre Campus in southeastern Loudoun.
Washington Post, June 29, 2014
Loudoun County School Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III is retiring after 47½ years with Loudoun County public schools. He has been superintendent since 1991.
Hatrick recently met with The Washington Post to talk about his career. In this second of a two-part Q&A, he discusses his views on public education.
Washington Post, June 23, 2014
School Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III is retiring after 47½ years with the Loudoun County public schools. He has been superintendent since 1991.
He recently met with The Washington Post to talk about his career and his views on public education.
Washington Post, June 16, 2014
People with low incomes who lack health insurance can get medical services at a new free clinic in Chantilly. The Adams Compassionate Healthcare Network, a nonprofit arm of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, formally opened the clinic June 8 with an inaugural ceremony at the ADAMS Sully Center.
June 16, 2014
Middle school students at Loudoun Country Day School recently got a close look at creatures that lived 19 million years ago. Through their research, some of them even made their own bids for immortality.
Washington Post, June 11, 2014
Loudoun might have to dip into the county’s general fund to help pay for the extension of Metrorail’s Silver Line into the county, and that possibility raised the eyebrows of at least one supervisor at a Board of Supervisors meeting.
Washington Post, June 9, 2014
The first chapter in the story of Riverside Presbyterian Church in Sterling has quietly closed, with the sale of five acres of prime real estate in Cascades to a developer.
Washington Post, June 9, 2014
An Ashburn fitness center offers a fitness and conditioning program for children that focuses on preventing injuries, promoting good nutrition and being fun, as well as improving athletic performance.
Washington Post, June 4, 2014
On the evening of June 11, Community Table of Loudoun will serve a free sit-down dinner at Crossroads United Methodist Church in Ashburn for anyone who would like to attend.
Washington Post, June 2, 2014
J. Morris Flowers has reopened as a floral design studio in a historic house in downtown Leesburg.
Washington Post, June 2, 2014