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ROP students excel in East County
by Samie Hartley
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
When the Contra Costa County Office of Education recently honored standout students who participate in the Regional Occupation Program (ROP), East County schools were well represented. Of the 40 se...
East County Cop Log: May 16
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
A sampling of recent law enforcement activity reported by East County police departments. BRENTWOOD April 23, 11:38 a.m. A subject caught stealing clothing valued at $230 from a business on Lone...
Pooches unleash spirit of play at Delta Dog Camp
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Dogs are more than pets; they’re members of the family. But when humans leave for work or vacation, our four-legged friends traditionally don’t get an invite. For dog owners who hesitate to leave t...
Regal Eagle
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Deer Valley High School junior Max Geislinger, 17, recently attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America program. For his Eagle Scout project, Max designed and bu...
Pet sitter becomes animals’ new best friend
by Kyle Szymanski
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Shelley Mueller admits animals sometimes get in the way of her social life. But as the owner of Paws-itively Pets, a thriving pet sitting company, she wouldn’t have it any other way. “My love of an...
Antioch kindergarten enrollment
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch Unified School District is currently accepting kindergarten and transitional kindergarten enrollment. Senate Bill 1381 amended the California Education Code (Sections 46300, 48000 and 4...
Fallas holds grand opening
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Fallas Store celebrates its grand opening Saturday, May 18 complete with entertainment, ribbon cutting by city officials, and prizes. The “First place to shop, first place to save” offers everyday ...
Delta plan opponents foresee ecological damage
by Ruth Roberts
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Opponents of the newly released final Bay and Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and its accompanying Environmental Impact Report (EIR) fear that the project might end up mired in the muck – literally....
Talk About Town: May 9
by Ruth Roberts
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
Next time you see former Brentwood Planning Commissioner Michelle Jogopulos around town, you might notice she’s got a new ride. She’ll soon be tooling around in a brand new pink Chevy Cruze , wh...
Antioch school kids Get Fit
May 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
Alejandro likes to run. He runs during recess and he runs fast. In fact, he has logged more than 26 miles – his own marathon – since September. A fourth-grader at Marsh Elementary in Antioch, Aleja...
Talk About Town: May 2
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
Spotted outside The Press building this week: a white, Volkswagen convertible with a larger-than-life stuffed toy dog riding shotgun. Rumor has it that a certain larger-than-life Brentwood m...
Oakley to host U.S. citizenship drive
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization (CCISCO), You, Me, We=Oakley! and the International Institute of the Bay Area (IIBA) host the second annual Community Citizenship Drive...
Antioch cancer survivor lives for Relay
by Samie Hartley
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
“You have cancer.” Three little words were all it took to make Monica Olson feel like the loneliest person in the world. At 22, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, but today, she’s a 20-year can...
East County Cop Log: May 2
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
BRENTWOOD April 11, 1:08 p.m. The rear license plate was stolen from a vehicle left overnight at a business on Brentwood Boulevard. April 11, 2:33 p.m. An unidentified person who forced entry i...
Bridgehead Café serves up tasty tradition
by Charlotte Cusack
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Murray and Heather Sexton are sitting at the round table in the back of Bridgehead Café in Antioch, in the exact spot where they first met in 1998. “I wasn’t interested in dating. I thought Murray ...
County names top public school teachers
Apr 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
More than 7,900 teachers are currently educating approximately 169,000 students in Contra Costa County’s public schools. To recognize their efforts and bring well-deserved honor to the teaching pro...
Conversation over coffee
Apr 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
District 11 Assemblymember Jim Frazier hosts A Cup of Joe With Jim on Saturday, April 27 from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. at Dad’s Café, 3421 Deer Valley Road in Antioch. Frazier invites his constituents to sto...
Motorists urged to ‘Move Over’
Apr 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Caltrans workers and the California Highway Patrol will be out in force on highways throughout the state over the next week, installing “Move Over” signs intended to help save lives and increase sa...
Teacher nominations underway
Apr 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch Schools Education Foundation has opened nominations for its annual Mary Allan Fellows awards. The awards are named for the Antioch grade-school teacher who was named California’s Teache...
Volunteers gear up for cleanup
by Kyle Szymanski
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch Mayor Wade Harper knows city residents realize the importance of community service. Now he wants them to prove it. Harper and an army of volunteers will swarm various points in the city Sat...