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Karen Rarey, seen here with husband Paul, was recently honored as Brentwood Citizen of the Year.<br><i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i>
Karen Rarey, seen here with husband Paul, was recently honored as Brentwood Citizen of the Year.
Photo by Richard Wisdom
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Brentwood honors its elite
by Ruth Roberts
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The Brentwood Chamber of Commerce rolled out the red carpet last weekend to celebrate the city’s 2011 Citizen of the Year and Business of the Year. The annual event, held this year at Trilogy at Th...

Kathy Griffin of Brentwood is the winner of the Fitness Contest sponsored on Facebook by The Press and Delta Valley Athletic Club.
Fitness contest winner
Brentwood’s Kathy Griffin is the lucky winner of a free three-month membership to the Delta Valley Athletic Club in The Press Fitness contest. And since Kathy is getting ready for her daughter Aubr...
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A man is placed on a gurney after being buried for three hours when a trench he was working in collapsed. <i>Photo by Rick Lemyre</i>
Man rescued from trench in Brentwood
Rescue workers in Brentwood freed a man who was buried up to his chest when a trench he was working in collapsed Wednesday afternoon. The victim, a 50-year-old from Oakland whose name was not imme...
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Memorial for airman killed in car crash
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