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Antioch High ballot measure returns
by Kyle Szymanski
Aug 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch voters will again be asked to fund improvements to Antioch High School when they go to the polls in November. The $56 million ballot measure, unanimously approved by the school board July 2...
Neighbors rally for Night Out
Aug 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
When a series of crimes galvanized her neighborhood in the Bear Ridge community of Antioch about 10 years ago, Shelley Daley could have moved out. Instead, she fought back. What began as a 30-perso...
2013 County Fair dates set
Aug 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Contra Costa County Fair Board of Directors has set the date of next year’s event –May 30 to June 2 – and committed to holding the fair on the first full weekend following Memorial Day for the ...
Night Out event comes to Antioch
Aug 05, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Thirty neighborhood watch groups from Antioch will join thousands of others across the nation in the 29th annual National Night Out on Aug. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. According to the National Association ...
Country artist to sing for state title
Aug 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch resident Jessica Caylyn recently won the Texaco Country Showdown’s local competition at the Lassen County Fair. Caylyn will compete for the state title held on Aug. 11 at Knotts Berry Farm....
Dinner to honor top Antioch teachers
Aug 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch Schools Education Foundation hosts its fourth annual Mary Allan Fellows Awards Dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 18 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Golf & Event Center, 4800 Golf Course Roa...
Coffee With the Cops stimulates crime awareness
by Kyle Szymanski
Aug 02, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch Police Department is struggling to combat crime in a city with limited resources, Police Chief Allan Cantando told a standing-room-only crowd of about 100 during a Coffee With the Cops ...
Time travelers mine the riches
by Ger Erickson
Aug 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
The mine reveals a past marked by more than veins of coal and fossils of ancient sea creatures imbedded in the tunnel walls. It’s a past echoing with the voices of people.
Sister City group visits Antioch
Aug 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
A group of delegates from Chichibu, Japan are currently visiting Antioch as part of the Sister Cities program. Started by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, the international nonprofit organiz...
Oakley man stabbed
Jul 31, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A 20-year-old Oakley man is recovering from multiple stab wounds following an altercation with his 17-year-old friend, possibly over an online game. According to Contra Costa Sheriff’s spokesman Ji...
Oreo Kitty Sale
Jul 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Homeless Animals Response Program (HARP) is conducting a sale on black and white kittens – an Oreo Kitty Sale. Beginning Aug. 4, HARP is lowering the adoption fee from $100 to $40 in order to sweet...
That’s Italian
Jul 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Sons of Italy President Romano Marchetti, right, accepts the Musical Award trophy from July 4 Parade Co-chairman Walter Ruehlig. The Sons of Italy sponsored several classic cars for the annual Anti...
Water, parks and cops on local agendas
by Press Staff Reports
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Starting this week, The Press will present From the Dais, a wrap-up of the most recent meetings of local government bodies in Brentwood, Oakley, Antioch and Discovery Bay. The column will allow us...
Nonprofit to restore historic Antioch house
by Kyle Szymanski
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch City Council Tuesday cleared the way for a nonprofit organization to take ownership of the Roswell Butler Hard House, built in 1869 by Antioch’s first mayor, and turn it into a public h...
Pizza: the art of having fun
by Rick Lemyre
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s not uncommon for a special evening to include flowers and dinner, but Frank Giovanni takes the classic pairing a step further by providing the flowers for dinner. “I wanted to show you some...
An American welcome
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
A contingent from Chichibu, Japan visited the Antioch City Council Tuesday as part of the Antioch-Chichibu Sister City Organization. The program allows citizens of each city to experience the life ...
Thrift store takes aim on helping veterans
by Kyle Szymanski
Jul 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Josie and Jeff Monaghan, founders of East County Military Families and Friends, have a new weapon in their arsenal. After starting the organization in 2005 to help veterans and their families, they...
Resident crime-fighters needed
by Kyle Szymanski
Jul 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Volunteer Hans Ho has helped Antioch residents for nine years, and now he’s asking them to return the favor. Ho’s term as the city’s crime prevention coordinator has been up for a year, but h...
Free child ID event at Dallas Ranch
by Kyle Szymanski
Jul 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, as many as 800,000 children nationwide are reported missing every year – more than 2,000 children every day. Child ID is an imp...
Election filing period opens
Jul 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
Nearly all cities in East County are holding elections Nov. 6 for seats on their town councils and school boards. The application period runs through Aug. 10 except for Antioch city offices, for ...