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Check it out — Montgomery Co.'s most-read library books 01/02/2023 02:15pm • As the new year is prompting many to rethink their habits and goals for 2023, we hear about eating healthier, exercising more and saving money — but what about reading more books? If you're an adult looking for a place to start your 2023 fiction reading journey, let's take a look back at 2022. Quantico developing new referral program for off-base housing 12/30/2022 08:25pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Marine Corps Base Quantico is revamping its housing referral program to simplify the house-hunting process for military personnel. Fairfax County Public Schools didn't notify TJ's National Merit 'Commended Students;' school system says working to remedy situation 12/22/2022 04:25pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The Fairfax County public school system is acknowledging a problem after a Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology parent 7 Best Vanguard Funds for Retirement 12/21/2022 07:00pm • These top Vanguard funds will help set you up for retirement.Retirees tend to have very different investment needs compared to younger investors. For one thing, their objective is to sustain a safe, perpetual withdrawal rate from their portfolio without depleting it prematurely. Retirees' risk toler 9 Biggest Financial Fraud Cases in Recent History 12/20/2022 07:00pm • These major financial fraud cases rocked the corporate world.As if the past year wasn't tough enough for investors, 2022 has been a cataclysmic year in global corporate finance, with the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange firm FTX and the legal troubles of its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, making hea Easy, pull-together appetizer ideas for holiday entertaining 12/20/2022 08:53am • Now's that time of the year when it feels like someone has pressed the time-lapse button and everything is moving at triple speed. Many of us are feeling the pinch: not having enough hours in the day yet also wanting to slow down and spend time with people we love (or at least like a lot). And then Prince William County plans pedestrian bridge near Battlefield High School; Supervisor Candland reflects on service 12/17/2022 12:05am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Battlefield High School students will one day be able to walk over U.S. 15 rather than traversing the dangerous highway. At its meetin Noah Centineo moves away from rom-coms with 'The Recruit' 12/16/2022 01:31pm • There's a moment in the new Netflix series “ The Recruit,” starring Noah Centineo, when his character, Owen, finds himself in the middle of a shootout. As he ducks from a hail of bullets, Owen recognizes one of the people working for the other side as a woman he met in a bar. He momentarily forg What's next for Stratford University students? 12/15/2022 10:50am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. If you visit one of its buildings or try reaching anyone from Stratford University by email or phone, it’s hard to tell that just month 'When Harry Met Sally,' 'Iron Man' added to film registry 12/14/2022 12:29pm • They’ll have what she’s having. The 1989 rom-com “When Harry Met Sally” is one of 25 films chosen this year to enter the National Film Registry, a list that ranges from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” to an 1898 silent documentary, long thought lost, about the Mardi Gras parade in New Or Effort to recall Prince William County board chair approaches signature threshold 12/14/2022 01:23am • Karen Sheehan of the Coalition to Protect Prince William County shows a stack of signature pages for the recall of Board of County Supervisors Chair Ann Wheeler during a press conference Tuesday. (Inside Nova/Nolan Stout) The organizers of a petition to recall Prince William County Board of Supe Jelly doughnuts: How to make the ultimate Hanukkah pastry 12/12/2022 11:18am • Jelly doughnuts, also known as sufganiyot, have become a classic Hanukkah treat, one of a number of foods fried in oil that are popular on the holiday ( latkes, or potato pancakes, are another). They’re doughnuts without a central hole, fried and stuffed with jelly or jam. In Israel, jelly doughnu Prince William County Supervisor Candland announces resignation 12/11/2022 07:17am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Supervisor Pete Candland speaks outside the Prince William supervisors meeting on April 13, 2021. (Nolan Stout | File photo) Prince Ashburn native prepares to compete in Miss America pageant 12/10/2022 09:43pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Victoria Chuah has been a performer since she started dancing ballet at 18 months old, and next week she will be on one of America’ 7 Best Fidelity Mutual Funds to Buy and Hold 12/08/2022 07:00pm • Fidelity funds are a go-to choice for set-it-and-forget-it investors.For DIY investors, mutual funds can be an excellent way to create a diversified, low-cost portfolio of stocks and bonds. When it comes to mutual fund offerings, few asset management firms can rival the breadth or quality of Fidelit