THE STRIKE OF MIDNIGHT called in the New Year in downtown Falls Church Sunday night, and scores of the original 1,500 attendance at the annual Watch Night event were not deterred by the hour or the light rainfall to join those on the stage in the countdown to 2007. Among those on the stage leading the count were Falls Church Mayor Robin Gardner, Vice Mayor Lindy Hockenberry, Councilman David Snyder, the Tinner Hill Foundation’s Ed Henderson and the News-Press’ Nicholas Benton. More photos from Watch Night on the adjacent page. (News-Press photos)
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