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Local girl to compete for Miss Teen
Mar 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Elizabeth Maya of Brentwood was recently selected to participate in the 2013 Miss Teen Oakland/San Jose pageant competition, to be held Saturday April 6. Elizabeth will be competing for a share of ...
Lauded at Loma Vista
Mar 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to the following Loma Vista Elementary Students of the Month for February: Transitional kindergarten: Maecilee Scott and Noah Unger. Kindergarten: Braeden Armstrong, Elyse Bald...
Former Brentwood mayor remembered
by Samie Hartley
Mar 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Catherine Palmer, Brentwood’s first elected female mayor, passed away on Feb. 27. She was 80. Palmer cemented her legacy in Brentwood history first as a passionate educator in the Brentwood Union S...
Exhibit explores city’s farming history
by Kyle Szymanski
Mar 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
An exhibit on display in the Brentwood Community Center is shining a light on local farmers as they try to survive amid suburban sprawl. Brentwood photographer Doreen Forlow teamed with biographer ...
Gateway to governance
Mar 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
More than 40 Heritage and Liberty high students participated in this year’s Youth in Government program, sponsored by the City of Brentwood and the Brentwood Lions Club. Students spent the day sha...
Odyssey of the Mind
Mar 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Heritage High School in Brentwood hosts the Odyssey of the Mind state finals on Saturday, March 23. East County is well represented in the competition that features student representatives from mo...
Brentwood Cop Log: Feb. 11 to Feb. 14
Mar 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Feb. 11, 12:34 a.m. A subject who was bothering and annoying customers at a business on Walnut Boulevard was advised by police to leave, but returned after police left and was placed under citizen...
Tea time for foster kids
Mar 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Golden Hills Community Church, 2401 Shady Willow Lane in Brentwood, hosts a family tea party fundraiser to benefit Royal Family Kids’ camps on Saturday, April 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets ($15) inclu...
Sculpture on display
Mar 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood sculptor Cindy Williamson will be showing her 2013 sculpture “Checking for Signs” April 4 through May 25 at the George Krevsky Gallery in San Francisco. This will be Williamson’s third ye...
Sports league goes to bat for schools
Mar 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The Delta Baseball & Softball League recently donated more than $2,750 to Contra Costa County schools. The donation is an expression of the organization’s Delta Goes to Bat for Schools initiative. ...
Artist of the month
Mar 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Discover Art League has named Brentwood resident Sandra Berkson as Artist of the Month for March. A four-year member of the Discover Art League, Sandra is an impressive practitioner of abstrac...
Brentwood offers art camp and classes
Mar 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Registration is open for Spring Break Art Camp for children 6-12. The camp runs March 26 through 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. Students will explore drawing, painting, collage and sculpture in a wide variety...
Adams returns to BUSD helm
by Ruth Roberts
Mar 07, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Retired Brentwood Union School District (BUSD) superintendent Doug Adams stepped back into his former role last week, following the firing of his successor Merrill Grant. Adams, who served as the...
Solar business a Tamayo affair
by Kyle Szymanski
Mar 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Homeowners looking to reduce their utility bills might start by looking on the roof. Local residents who install solar panels can save as much as $200,000 on electric bills over the life of the sy...
Hannah Nicole under new ownership
Mar 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Hannah Nicole Vineyards and Winery in Brentwood has announced that its 18,000-square-foot winery, tasting room and event venue is under new ownership. Daily operations will continue under current m...
Brentwood Cop Log: Feb. 4 to Feb. 10
Mar 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Feb. 4, 12:32 p.m. A driver who slapped another driver over a parking spot on Lone Tree Way was arrested and released on a Promise To Appear. Feb. 4, 11:29 p.m. On Adams Lane, a subject stopped ...
Press editor says goodbye
Mar 05, 2013 | 3 3 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
Co-Founder and Managing Editor Rick Lemyre has retired from the Brentwood Press and Publishing Corporation. Lemyre, 56, officially left the Press last Friday, bringing to a close his nearly 15 year...
Heritage will rock you
Mar 04, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Boom, boom, clap … boom, boom, clap … we will, we will, rock you … clap. The familiar beat and sound of the legendary Queen song ring throughout the Heritage High campus in Brentwood as students ...
Trusty Guide
Mar 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Press’ East County Guide 2013 has hit the newsstands – and offices and stores – throughout the area. The guide lists everything from child care to churches, orchards to optometrists, plus sugg...
‘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...