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Younger DV soccer players lead the pack
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 30, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
With 11 seniors on this year’s team, Nick Howliston knew his Deer Valley High varsity boys soccer team could be a contender for the Bay Valley Athletic League title. The coach just didn’t think his...
Lions reign supreme at Lou Bronzan Invitational
by Michael Dixon
Dec 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
More than 50 schools from Northern California participated in the tournament, held at Liberty.
Happiest place in Antioch dazzles district
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 23, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
All that’s missing from the Antioch house of Gary and Kristen Vistalli is a monorail and a ticket booth. The Vistallis, including 15-year-old son Tyler, have turned their house into a Disney haven,...
Antioch: eBART design ‘unacceptable’
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
A proposed eBART station near Hillcrest Avenue on Highway 4 could be rejected by Antioch officials unless planners agree to include a public bathroom, an escalator and a station agent in the projec...
Remembering Michael
Dec 23, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The Michael Quintana, Jr. Memorial Fund recently held its 15th annual Christmas Party for CAP-Antioch, ALIVE-Antioch, and Inroads at the Paradise Skate Entertainment Center in Antioch at the fairgr...
Madoshi finds his place at Antioch
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
There’s a noticeable change when Namuji Madoshi crosses the threshold into Antioch High’s Don Richardson Gym. The soft-spoken senior varsity basketball player grows into his 6-foot-5-inch frame. On...
Sufficient efficiency
Dec 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Navid Talai with Enlight installs an energy-efficient streetlight at 917 W. Fourth St. in Antioch as part of the city’s lighting retrofit project. The Fourth Street light was the last to go in, fo...
Hail to the chief
Dec 20, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Tani Cantil-Sakauye, the newest chief justice of the California Supreme Court, spoke to Deer Valley High School law academy students and the school’s senior government students earlier this month r...
Six Antioch cops laid off
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 16, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
Six Antioch police officers received layoff notices on Wednesday, and more city employees could join them in the near future. City Manager Jim Jakel said Thursday that Police Chief Jim Hyde met wit...
Blasting past the century mark
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Sharp as ever, Antioch resident Flora Lavy celebrated her 100th birthday recently at the Quail Lodge Retirement Community, surrounded by staff, friends and four generations of family from all aroun...
Antioch, Byron school budgets OK for now
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Two local school districts that came under fire from the county regarding their budgets have received an OK for this fiscal year, but more cuts could be on the horizon. Members of the Antioch and B...
Video: Holiday Fun Run
Dec 14, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
East Contra Costa County residents joined in the quest to promote healthy living at the 34th annual Holiday Run and Walk for Health held at Contra Loma Regional Park in Antioch. To view video highl...
Violent month for Antioch’s thinning blue line
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
A recent rash of violent crime has hammered the short-staffed Antioch Police Department, and things may get worse before they get better. Last week, Eddie Lee Carr, 27, and Laqinda Q. Modique, 28 w...
Visit to poinsettia nursery wows Antioch seniors
Dec 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
When residents from The Commons at Dallas Ranch arrived at Duarte Nursery in Stanislaus County, they were treated to an incredible sight: aisles upon aisles of poinsettias in dazzling colors and va...
Antioch teen wreathes vets in honor
by Ruth Roberts
Dec 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
On Dec. 11 at 9 a.m., volunteers across the nation will place more than 100,000 holiday wreaths on the graves of veterans in honor of their service. But for Antioch resident Alex Broom, 14, who wil...
New Antioch council makes first budget cuts
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 02, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch’s City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to cut $700,000 from its budget, a move that would put the city in the black for next fiscal year. But more tough decisions will be made in two w...
Soroptimist seeks Ruby nominations
Dec 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Soroptimist International of Antioch, part of Soroptimist International of the Americas, joins Soroptimists in more than 120 countries and territories worldwide offering programs that improve the l...
Harper, Agopian take their seats
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
After a nearly month-long wait, Antioch’s two new city councilmen were finally able to take their seats on Tuesday night. Wade Harper, a Tracy police lieutenant and former Antioch Unified School Di...
Hanukkah celebration
Dec 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Join Congregation B’nai Torah of the East Bay for its annual Hanukkah Party and Holiday Boutique on Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation B’nai Torah, 301 E. 13th St. in Antioch. The celebrat...
Antioch Cop Log: November
Dec 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Updated: 12-02-10