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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...
Brentwood Youth Commission openings
Feb 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The City of Brentwood seeks youth 11-18 and adult advisors to serve two-year terms, beginning July 1, as commissioners or advisors on the Brentwood Youth Commission. Founded in 1999, the commission...
Eagle earned
Feb 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Heritage High sophomore Britton Swisher recently gained the status of Eagle Scout. The 15-year-old conducted a sign-up drive to register people for Be the Match, a bone marrow match organization. S...
Student speaker tackle jobs issue
Feb 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Heritage High sophomore Carla Cernat won first place in the recent Byron Delta Lions Club’s 76th annual Student Speakers Contest held at Excelsior Middle School. More than 40 students, friends and ...
Watercolors and metal sculpture on display
Feb 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Gallery On Second, 741 Second St. in downtown Brentwood, presents an exhibit of watercolors and metal sculpture featuring artists Joel Summerhill and Sam Gill from Wednesday, Feb. 20 through Sa...
Candyman takes stage
Feb 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Discovery Bay residents Nick Teixeira and Shelby Rinehart play the lead characters Willy Wonka and Charlie Bucket, respectively, in the Liberty High School Playmakers upcoming presentation of “Will...
Merchant Marines in mind for senior
Feb 16, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Discovery Bay resident Eric Leines, son of Jeanie and Richard Leines, signed his letter of intent last week to attend the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. for the fall aca...
Brentwood Cop Log: Jan. 18 to Jan 20
Feb 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Jan. 18, 10:50 a.m. An unidentified person sent a fake check to a resident of Highland Way in order to purchase an item posted on Craigslist. Jan. 18, 1:31 p.m. An unidentified person kicked in t...
Local javaholics don’t mind the Grind
by Charlotte Cusack
Feb 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Coffee connoisseur and tireless entrepreneur Sam Seibaa runs What a Grind in Brentwood out of what used to be the fro-yo shop Yogurt Jungle. Not to be confused with the defunct It’s a Grind coffeeh...