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‘Grand Night’
Mar 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Director Steve Kinsella, left, rehearses with Leah Warren, Arielle Werner, Alivia Logan and Michael Verzosa in preparation for “A Grand Night for Singing: a Tribute to Richard Rodgers and Oscar Ham...
Speaking of jobs
Mar 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Independence High students, from left, Anastazia Tedford and Katherine Buffum; La Paloma students Brittany Acosta and Karen Rodriquez; and Liberty students David Knittel and Aaron Lenci recently co...
Power of Hope relayed
Mar 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch, Brentwood and Oakley Relay For Life organizers were recently honored for their efforts in 2012 by the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life Nationwide Power of Hope Award. The award is ...
Relay Roundup
Mar 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
March Madness is upon us, and there are plenty of ways to support Relay For Life teams taking on the fight against cancer. Here are a few ways you can help local teams with their fundraising effort...
BUSD school board fires superintendent
by Ruth Roberts
Feb 28, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood Union School District Board (BUSD) fired beleaguered superintendent Merrill Grant Wednesday night during a closed session meeting.
Heritage art student takes top prize
by Samie Hartley
Feb 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Heritage High School junior Cherylynn Lima is a Photoshop wiz, but she doesn’t use the program to process photographs – she uses it to draw. The photo-processing program isn’t the obvious choice fo...
High-tech robotic device inspects PG&E gas pipeline
by Kyle Szymanski
Feb 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
When Pacific Gas & Electric Company needed to inspect a gas pipeline in Brentwood recently, it decided to switch from a smart pig to a cutting-edge robot to complete the job. The 9-foot, 250-pound ...
Searching for pieces of Edna Hill history
Feb 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Diamonds are forever, and so is being an Edna Hill Bobcat. Plans for Edna Hill Middle School’s 60th anniversary celebration are moving full speed ahead, and the community is invited to help with th...
Spider girl
Feb 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Karey Martins, 4, proves you’re never too young to start honing your Spidey superpowers. The cutie was recently caught enjoying an afternoon with her grandfather at Veterans Park in Brentwood.
Brentwood Cop Log: Jan. 28 to Feb. 2
Feb 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Jan. 28, 12:43 a.m. A subject observed in a construction area on Marjoram Drive was found to be driving on a suspended license. He was cited and released on a Notice To Appear. The vehicle was tow...
History docents wanted
Feb 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The East Contra Costa Historical Society (ECCHS) Museum opens its doors for the 2013 season in April, and docents are needed to host public tours for weekend visitors and lead small groups of third...
Bestselling author comes to Heritage
Feb 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Cheryl Strayed, author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail,” the New York Times bestseller “Beautiful Things” and the novel “Torch,” will vis...
County library turns 100
Feb 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Far East County will host a 100th Anniversary Celebration – Wayback Wednesday – honoring the Contra Costa County Library on Wednesday, March 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Brentwood Community Center, 3...
E-waste fundraiser
Feb 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
East County residents can help raise money for education by recycling their e-waste for free. The Liberty Union High School District Education Foundation, in conjunction with Blue Star Electronics,...
Young scientists show their stuff
Feb 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to Marsh Creek Elementary’s third-, fourth- and fifth-grade science fair winners, who advance to the upcoming Brentwood Union School District Fair held Tuesday, Feb. 26 from 6:30 to...
Brentwood Cop Log: Jan. 19 to Jan. 27
Feb 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Jan. 19, 5:36 p.m. A subject walking down the middle of Central Boulevard who flagged down an officer to ask for directions was found to be on parole and have an active parole-violation warrant for...
Forever sweethearts
Feb 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Married for 61 years and still very much in love, Max and Dena Nye recently celebrated their 62nd Valentine’s Day together. Max never formally proposed to the gorgeous Dena, so on Valentine’s Day ...
Relay Roundup
Feb 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Those who support Relay For Life when the American Cancer Society’s annual fundraising event comes to town – but want to make a difference throughout the year – should keep an eye peeled for Relay ...
Delta meeting marshals support
by Ruth Roberts
Feb 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
More than 300 residents, local officials and community activists converged on the gymnasium at Discovery Bay Elementary School last week for a town hall meeting in support of the Delta. Contra Cost...
Poetry out loud
Feb 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Independence High 10th-grader Amata Abatch won third place in the recent CCC Poetry Out Loud competition held at Las Lomas High School. She competed against eight students from high schools in Cont...