Community Corner

Awesome Weather, Weekly Crime and the Number of the Day

Plus, Goodle's birthday and Ken Cuccinelli's positions on contraception

It’s Wednesday, Sept. 4. Here are five things you need to know. Tell us what we need to know on the Patch message board!

1. The weather today will be sunny with a high of 82 degrees.

2. You Said It: “I believe that as a civilized and moral people, we are obligated to protect those who are most vulnerable and helpless--developing humans included.” A readers responding to gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli’s positions on contraception.

Find out what's happening in Fairfax Stationwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

3. ICYMI: Here’s Fairfax Station’s weekly crime report.

4. Number of the Day: Seven. Today’s number comes from a middle school principal on the difference for first-time students. "It's a huge transition from a very small class with one teacher to a very large class with seven teachers," said South County Middle School Principal Marsha Manning.

Find out what's happening in Fairfax Stationwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

5. Today…in History: On Sept. 4, 1998, 15 years ago, Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Don’t take our word for it, search for “Google Founding Date” on Google.

Have a great day! 


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Fairfax Station