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BRACE FOR METRO DELAYS
Blue and Yellow Line riders should brace for long delays this weekend as crews begin a major maintenance project that will force the closure of three stations over the Labor Day break. The Pentagon City, Crystal City and Reagan National Airport stations are shut down until 5 a.m. Tuesday, when normal service is set to resume. Free shuttle buses will allow riders to travel between the Braddock Road and Pentagon stations. Other buses will take passengers from the Pentagon and Braddock Road directly to the airport, as well as to the Pentagon City and Crystal City stations. An express shuttle from the Pentagon Station will take riders directly to the end of the Blue Line at Franconia-Springfield. On Labor Day, Metrorail will operate on a normal Sunday schedule, meaning that trains will run from 7 a.m. to midnight. Parking at all Metro-operated lots will be free, and reduced fares will be in effect all day.
(WASHINGTON POST)
STADIUM EMPLOYEE STABBED
Police are searching for a suspect in a stabbing at Nationals Park.The victim and suspect both worked in concessions at the stadium. The suspect apparently stabbed the victim in the kitchen area of the Presidents Club, a VIP section, at about 8 p.m., about an hour after the Washington Nationals and Florida Marlins game began, police said. The victim was stabbed in the chest and taken to an area hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening. The suspect is described as man in his mid-40s, standing 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. He was wearing a blue shirt and black pants and walks with a slight limp. The stabbing didn't appear to have disturbed the game. Police set up at every exit at the stadium but the suspect was not found in the stadium. They know who he is and are searching for him. The Marlins won the game 9-6
(NBCWASHINGTON.COM)
MORE RETIREMENT SAVINGS OPTIONS
The government is trying to make it easier for Americans to save for retirement, President Obama said Saturday, as he noted the toll the recession has taken on extra income and savings accounts. One initiative will allow people to have their federal tax refunds sent as savings bonds. Others are meant to require workers to take action to stay out of an employer-run savings program rather than having to take action to join it. "We know that automatic enrollment has made a big difference in participation rates by making it simpler for workers to save," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. "That's why we're going to expand it to more people."
(USA TODAY)
FLU SHOTS AT TARGET STORES
Target(R) announces that flu vaccinations are now available at all six Target Clinic locations in Maryland. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends nearly everyone protect themselves against this potentially serious illness. No appointment is necessary for the vaccinations, which are available daily at Target Clinic locations during Clinic hours, including weekday evenings and weekends, through the end of flu season. Vaccines offered will include flu vaccinations (ages 18 months and up) starting at only $24. In addition, a pneumonia vaccination will also be available (ages 11 and up) for $35. Visit target.com/flushot for specific Clinic location and times as they may vary by store. Target Clinics accept many different insurance plans so the vaccinations are often covered at no out-of pocket charges to guests.
(PR NEWSWIRE)
COLLEGE PRESIDENT REMOVED
Montgomery College's board of trustees late Thursday voted to not renew the contract of college President Brian K. Johnson and placed him on immediate administrative leave with pay. The action followed a vote of "no confidence" last week by a majority of the school's full-time faculty. Johnson, 52, did not attend Thursday night's meeting and did not return a phone call seeking comment. "I can tell you that we, as a board, have decided to make a change in the leadership of the college," Michael C. Lin, chairman of the board of trustees, said in a statement after the hours-long meeting. "The board voted not to renew Dr. Johnson's contract. We also voted to place Dr. Johnson on administrative leave, with pay, effective immediately so that the board can consider further action." The trustees agreed to appoint Hercules Pinkney, who retired June 30 as vice president and provost of Montgomery College's Germantown campus, as interim president. He was to begin working this morning. Pinkney helped spearhead a plan to turn the campus into a bioscience hub.
(GAZETTE.NET)
REDSKINS GIVE GRANDMA A PASS
The Washington Redskins notified a Fairfax County woman Friday that the team plans to ask a court to vacate a $66,364 court judgment against her after she defaulted on a multiyear contract for season club tickets. A real-estate agent, Pat Hill, 72, had signed a $5,300-a-year, 10-year contract through 2017 for two seats at FedEx Field, but was unable to make payments in 2008 after the housing market crashed. The Redskins sued Hill in October for the duration of the contract and won a default judgment this year. She was one of 125 people and firms who had been sued by the Redskins in the past five years after they defaulted on multiyear contracts to purchase premium seats. Redskins General Counsel David Donovan wrote to Hill in an e-mail Friday afternoon: "I have directed our outside counsel to notify the courts that your obligation to the Redskins has been satisfied and to vacate the judgment against you. That means you no longer owe the Redskins anything, and you are released from all of your contractual obligations."
(WASHINGTON POST)
