Antioch
Hundreds of teachers, parents and students in East County participated in the Stand Up For Schools demonstration last Thursday.<br>
<i>Photo by Arturo Michel</i> East County sends SOS to Sacramento
Some held rallies in the morning. Others waited until the afternoon. But the message was still the same: S.O.S. – Save Our Schools.
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Big rate hike for big trash users
Some Antioch households will be paying an extra 26 or 27 percent to get their trash picked up, under a contract extension with Allied Waste Services ( AWS ) approved on a 4-1 vote of the City Coun...
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Clarence Isadore, above, and Mary Vinciguerra, below, were chosen to represent Region 6, which includes Alameda and Contra Costa counties at the state competition of the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA). Eight other East County education leaders were honored locally by the ACSA. Administrative honors more than academic
At a time when local school districts face some of the toughest financial challenges in decades, a little good news came to East County educators recently with the announcement of the Association ...
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<i>Photo courtesy of Katie Cook</i> Founding females
At the recent Antioch Woman’s Club 108 Founder’s Day Luncheon at the Driftwood Yacht Club, several of the club’s past presidents were honored: Elizabeth Rimbault (2001-02), Bari Costello (2005-06 ...
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Gateway offers sneak peek
The new Gateway Centers for Learning project invites the public to a kick-off event for its new Antioch Community Center facility at Prewett Family Park, 4703 Lone Tree Way, on Saturday, March 13 ...
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Lynn House puts student art on display
The Arts & Cultural Foundation of Antioch will host the fifth annual Art4Schools Exhibit at Antioch’s Lynn House Gallery from March 3 to April 22. The exhibit showcases Antioch Unified School ...
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Antioch Cop Log: March
March 1, 5:56 p.m. On the 500 block of West 19th Street, a 5-year-old female reported to her parents that she was almost kidnapped in front of her family home. The girl stated that she was pl...
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Antioch’s Abid Ahmad won his match last week against Freedom’s Nicholas Arroyo.<br><i>Photo by Dave Roberts</i>
Experience pays off for Panthers’ tennis program
In sports, experience usually pays off. That was certainly the case last week when Antioch’s boys tennis team, which lost only one star player to graduation last year, visited Freedom, where many ...
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<i>Photo by Luns Louie</i> No Idol dream
Antioch teen Dana Payne belts out a rendition of “What Is This?” at a recent East County Idol audition held at the Somersville Towne Centre. Finals for Idol event, sponsored by the Antioch Music ...
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Schedule changes at El Campanil
• Eddie Carroll as Jack Benny – “Laughter in Bloom” – has been canceled due to a serious injury to the artist. The event will be rescheduled at a later date. • Ballet Folklorico Costa de Oro with...
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