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Superlative scribes
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to the Independence High School writers recently honored for their contributions to the IHS Annual Essay and the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center contests. The events shared the...
Support assembled
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Oakley resident Jona Dominguez assembles a care package to be mailed to active military personnel at the recent RED Day event held at Brentwood’s Veterans Park. Organized by the East County office ...
Public art on display
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
The second installment of the Brentwood Community Center’s Public Art Walls exhibit is now on display through June 21. The Community Center, 35 Oak St., is open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. ...
Job well done
May 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood Police Department honored the department’s volunteers during a beach-themed appreciation dinner held last month. This year’s honored volunteers included Linda Ambriz, Joel Bryant, Sh...
Dressed to impress
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
The handmade blue and white polka-dot dress and white sun hat of Brentwood’s Kendal Manza, right, took the top prize at the recent Contra Costa County 4-H Fashion Revue in Lafayette. The 4-H Fashi...
Bristow musicians excel at Six Flags festival
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
The 160-member Bristow Wind Ensemble performed at the recent Music in the Parks Festival at Six Flags, receiving a superior rating and earning second place in their division. The band was one of on...
Brentwood hires new superintendent
by Ruth Roberts
May 09, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood Union School District (BUSD) board of trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Dana Eaton Wednesday night as the district’s new chief – turning a fresh page in an emotionally charged ...
Fire district launches Facebook page
by Kyle Szymanski
May 09, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District (ECCFPD) is sounding the alarm on the community’s need for a communication channel between it and the residents it serves. The district launched a Fac...
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 | 3 3 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...
Brentwood’s first middle school turns 60
by Samie Hartley
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
The Edna Hill Middle School 60th anniversary celebration is just a week away, and students and faculty past and present are invited to take a trip down memory lane and revel in Bobcat pride. The ev...
East County Cop Log: May 9
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
A sampling of recent law enforcement activity reported by East County police departments: BRENTWOOD April 17, 8:52 a.m. A subject contacted at a school on Ghiggeri Drive was found in possession ...
ECCHS alive and well
May 09, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
The East Contra Costa Historical Society (ECCHS), through its Breakers group, provides the community many fascinating opportunities for service. The Breakers meet a couple times a week to work on m...
Acclaimed at Adams
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to the following students for being named to the Adams Middle School’s Honor Roll and Honor Society for the second academic quarter: HONOR ROLL (3.30-3.69 GPA) Sixth Grade: Te...
Shopping made easy at Bearly Worn
by Samie Hartley
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Siobhan Blume discovered shortly after becoming a mom that buying baby clothes can be a hassle. Sure, the outfits are preciously tiny and adorable, but maneuvering a stroller around a department st...
Near escape
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
A towering eucalyptus tree was no match for the recent furious East County winds. Brentwood’s Linda and Paul Ciaramitaro woke up Thursday, May 2 to find parts of their tree strewn in several direc...
Fusion 3 highlights unique salon experience
by Kyle Szymanski
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
When the owners of Brentwood’s Fusion 3 Salon opened the shop, they wanted to give the industry a new look. Three years later, the salon has given some of the industry’s worst practices a drastic c...
Orleans does Gulf Coast with gusto
by Charlotte Cusack
May 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Orleans was in the works long before it opened shortly before Christmas last year in historic downtown Brentwood. Owner Kim Nelson envisioned the restaurant, which touts “A Taste of Louisiana,” in ...
Brentwood named Playful City
May 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood recently joined 217 cities and towns in the United States that earned the designation Playful City USA from the national nonprofit organization KaBOOM! The award recognizes communities fo...
Summer lunch for kids
May 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood Union School District is participating in the USDA Summer Food Service Program, in which lunch will be provided to all children and teens 2 to 18 without charge from June 10 through J...