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Woman Given 3 Years for Animal Cruelty
A Prince William County judge has sentenced a woman convicted of cruelty to more than two dozen dogs to three years and three months in jail and ordered that she not have any contact with animals for 10 years.
Sandra I. Cortes of Annandale was convicted last year of 27 counts of animal cruelty, after she neglected and abused animals she kept at a Manassas house that billed itself as an animal rescue operation.
Cortes was sentenced Dec. 29 by Judge Peter W. Steketee in Prince William County General District Court. She was also ordered to pay more than $13,000 in restitution to the county and one of the dog owners.
Cortes's attorney, Chris Feldmann, filed an appeal to Circuit Court on Tuesday.
Town Hall Meeting Set for Tomorrow
A Manassas and western Prince William County town hall meeting hosted by Del. Robert G. Marshall (R), state Sen. Charles J. Colgan (D) and state Sen. George L. Barker (D) will begin at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Manassas City Hall Council Chambers, 9027 Center St.
Residents interested in speaking at the meeting may sign up at the event. For information, call 703-361-5416.
Seton Hall Awards Students Degrees
Shanna Takacs of Gainesville recently received a master of arts degree in counseling and an educational specialist degree in mental health counseling from the College of Education and Human Services at Seton Hall University.
In addition, Gertrude Anne Wojciehowski of Woodbridge recently received a bachelor of arts in social work from the College of Arts and Sciences at Seton Hall.
-- Compiled by JONATHAN MUMMOLO and SARAH LANE
