Week in Review: July 4-10

Here's a round-up of the top stories that Vienna Patch covered this past week.

• The country celebrated Independence Day on Monday and it was no different here in Vienna. We took a at July 4th celebrations in our town.
• The mother of one of the sex abuse victims at wrote a that was read aloud at a recent . A report by the Church Session's Special Committee details missteps by current and former staff, during and after tenure of youth director Eric De Vries, who
• Police are investigating a string of thefts from local churches. Two purses were taken from the and a wallet was taken from both the and the , said Vienna Police Officer Bill Murray. All were taken sometime between 8 a.m. and noon last Sunday, he said.
• A shut down part of westbound Interstate 66 on Tuesday, making for a hellish afternoon commute. The cause of the fire is . 
• will open on Maple Avenue in late October. 
• Raymond F. Morrogh, the commonwealth's attorney for Fairfax County, said he intends to file charges against accused “” Brad Edmonds. In May, Morrogh (D), had said there