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The 2012 Contra Costa County Cares Million Dollar Holiday Food Fight – a friendly competition with Solano County – invites residents to help those less fortunate by donating generously to the Food ...
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It was a long week for Jen Harp. After four nights of frigid temperatures, washing up in public restrooms, sleeping alone in the back of her minivan and surviving on just $5 a day, the Shepherd’s G...
Nov 22, 2012 | 1 | 6 |
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When staff from the Antioch Animal Services Center recently impounded two horses, two goats, a pony and a pot belly pig that an Antioch resident had neglected, they quickly realized that caring for...
Nov 22, 2012 | 0 | 3 |
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The Salvation Army of Antioch is seeking volunteers for the bell-ringing season.
“The Salvation Army has always had a need for volunteers,” said Major Neil Saunders, Antioch Salvation Army Corps of...
Nov 21, 2012 | 0 | 8 |
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The Kiwanis Club of the Delta-Antioch, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, the East Bay Regional Park District and City of Antioch host the 36th annual Health Fair and Holiday...
Nov 20, 2012 | 0 | 6 |
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Ten people were displaced Monday after a fire damaged an apartment complex in Antioch.
Shortly before 7:30 p.m., crews responded to 3915 Delta Fair Boulevard to find one apartment unit fully engulf...
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Now through Dec. 31, Tri Delta Transit and 511 Contra Costa are sponsoring a special promotion, providing up to 350 free, 20-ride bus passes to commuters who pledge to use the bus as part of their ...
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A special-education principal in the Contra Costa County Office of Education’s Turner Elementary School in Antioch has been placed on administrative leave, according to on-site staff.
CCCOE Superin...
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From the Dais, a wrap-up of the most recent meetings of local government bodies in Antioch, Brentwood, Discovery Bay and Oakley, runs every other week in The Press.
Antioch
In his quarterly r...
Nov 15, 2012 | 0 | 7 |
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What started 14 years ago as a small ceremony of 50 or 75 attendees in Antioch to honor America’s veterans has steadily grown into a full-scale celebration. An estimated crowd of 1,600 lined Second...
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Off the Grid of San Francisco brings its gourmet food trucks to this weekend’s Fall Faire at the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds in Antioch. Off the Grid is a roaming mobile food extravaganza, deli...
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Kaiser Permanente’s Antioch Medical Center welcomed its first patient five years ago this month. As the first hospital built in East Contra Costa County in nearly 40 years, the medical center was m...
Nov 13, 2012 | 0 | 6 |
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A fiery crash closed westbound Highway 4 near G Street in Antioch for two hours Monday. No injuries were reported.
According to the California Highway Patrol, a black, four-door car rear-ended a tr...
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East County residents have a number of opportunities to participate in Veterans Day events close to home. Here are a few.
Antioch
Antioch’s Veterans Day parade starts at 1 p.m. at 2nd and E Stree...
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Ryan Richardson is busy planning a Thanksgiving celebration for more than 1,000 people, and with only two weeks left to plan, he’s not even breaking a sweat.
Richardson and his family, owners of Wi...
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Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE) Superintendent Joe Ovick said this week that he would “continue looking into” concerns from special-education teachers over what they describe as pun...
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Most Boy Scouts use a hammer and nails to build something for their Eagle Scout project.
But Antioch Eagle Scout candidate Brandon Soares used a camera and crew of Boy Scouts to build a historical ...
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Antioch Mayoral candidate Wade Harper said prior to Tuesday’s election that he was ready to roll up his sleeves to improve the city.
Now he’s going to get his chance.
Harper, who served as vice may...
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Oakley Union Elementary School District
Incumbents Karen Bergenholtz and Larry Polk will serve another four years on the Oakley Union Elementary School District Board of Trustees.
Bergenholtz ama...