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Month In Review

Sunday, November 4, 2012

October's Top Stories: Hurricane, Homecoming and Macy's Arrest

See which stories Oakton Patch readers clicked on the most in the month of October

Each month Oakton Patch will list the stories readers found the most fascinating, as measured by page views.  Once you're done reviewing the list, let us know if you're surprised by this month's top stories. Which story had you talking to coworkers at the water cooler the next day? 10. Oakton Restaurant Inspections: September 2012: The Waples Mill Elementary cafeteria was inspected, during which one critical violation was found and corrected. 9. House Hunt: Six New Oakton Listings: Each week, Oakton Patch runs the latest listings in Oakton. The Oct. 25 edition received the most page views. 8. Police Search for Missing High School Student: The Bryan Glenn case captivated Patch readers in Fairfax City and the surrounding neighborhoods. Glenn…

Monday, October 1, 2012

September's Top Stories: Shots Fired, Stun Gun and Inspections Top List

See which stories Oakton Patch readers clicked on the most in the month of September

Each month Oakton Patch will list the stories readers found the most fascinating, as measured by page views.  Once you're done reviewing the list, let us know if you're surprised by this month's top stories. Which story had you talking to coworkers at the water cooler the next day? 10. Fuel Odor Prompts Bus Driver to Call for Assistance: Principal Linda Thetford sent an email through the Keep In Touch system Sept. 12 informing the Waples Mill Elementary School community a bus driver detected a strong fuel smell and called school staff for assistance in getting students off the bus. 9. Skimming Device Found on Hospital ATM Machine: Fairfax County Police are looking for the people who placed a skimmer on an ATM machine at the Inova Fairfax …

Sunday, September 2, 2012

August's Top Stories: Police News Dominates Top 10

See which stories Oakton Patch readers clicked on the most in the month of August

Each month Oakton Patch will list the stories readers found the most fascinating, as measured by page views.  Once you're done reviewing the list, let us know if you're surprised by this month's top stories. Which story had you talking to coworkers at the water cooler the next day? 10. House Hunt: Three Open Houses for New Listings: One of this month's installments of the always popular House Hunt feature cracked into the top 10. Tell us in the comments what had you so intrigued about this particular edition. 9. Oakton Man Arrested for Embezzling More Than $200K: Paul Kulgavin, 33, of Fox Vale Glen Court in Oakton, is accused of not repaying money acquired from his company after requesting advanced funding for two seminars that never ran. …

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

July's Top Stories: Murder-Suicide, Derecho Coverage Top List

See which stories Oakton Patch readers clicked on the most in the month of July

Each month Oakton Patch will list the stories readers found the most fascinating, as measured by page views.  Once you're done reviewing the list, let us know if you're surprised by this month's top stories. Which story had you talking to coworkers at the water cooler the next day? Note: Because the murder-suicide and derecho coverage dominated the top 10, we've grouped followup stories into one large count and created a top five list. Now let's get to July's top stories: 5. NAACP, Local Advocates File Discrimination Complaint Against FCPS: The Coalition of the Silence, a group former school board member Tina Hone founded to seek equity for all students within Fairfax County Public Schools, and the Fairfax branch of the NAACP filed the …

Saturday, June 30, 2012

June's Top 10: Fires, Graduations ... and a Staircase?

See which stories Oakton Patch readers clicked on the most in the month of June

Each month Oakton Patch will list the stories readers found the most fascinating, as measured by page views.  Once you're done reviewing the list, let us know if you're surprised by this month's top 10. Which story had you talking to coworkers at the water cooler the next day? Now let's get to June's top 10: 10. Fair Oaks Police Log: June 14-20: Each week, Oakton Patch publishes a list of police incidents and arrests. For some reason, readers found the police news from June 14 through June 20 to be far more fascinating than previous weeks. Perhaps it is because this log was the first in weeks to include residents on the arrest log? We can't be sure, so tell us in the comments. 9. Garbage Truck, SUV Collide in Miller Heights: A garbage …

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