The Eden Plain schoolhouse has been resting quietly at the East Contra Costa Historical Society (ECCHS) Museum for four years, but recently the schoolhouse has begun to reveal how much history it t...
Dominic Knight got a little one-on-one time recently with the jolly old elf himself at Smith Family Farm in Brentwood. Dominic participated in the Special Kids Foundation’s Visit with Santa – an an...
Dan and Jackie Hamel’s elaborately decorated home was recently featured in the Liberty Union High School District Educational Foundation’s annual Holiday Home Tour. The fundraiser brought in nearly...
Harvest Park Bowl in Brentwood is holding its 12th annual Crab Feed on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The event is Harvest Park’s major fundraising event for its Youth Bowling Program. Through the years,...
Clown extraordinaire Miss Sparkles Delight will be on hand to make you giggle, chuckle and guffaw during a special presentation at the Brentwood City Center on Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 4 to 4:45 p.m...
Editor: Just wanted to say something in regard to all the construction on Vasco Road. I am aware that this construction is supposed to help with all the accidents and make traveling Vasco Road sa...
Editor: Contra Costa East Guide Dog Raisers has enjoyed a good relationship with the public in our 15 years in East County. Our mission is to raise Guide Dog puppies that are totally socialized a...
Dec. 7, 9:30 a.m. A three-vehicle collision occurred on Balfour Road at Foothill Drive. Dec. 7, 10:54 a.m. A subject contacted at a school on American Avenue was found in possession of a knife....
Smiling servers welcome diners to Pho Le restaurant to enjoy traditional, home-style Vietnamese cuisine. Since opening in April, the restaurant has enjoyed a growing customer base and positive feed...
Part of getting older includes writing the necessary evil called a will. My husband and I did ours several years ago. Not the most popular of subjects, planning ahead is something we must all do so...
After Liberty High’s boys basketball team fell in the title round of the home-court Stonebarger Tournament, head coach Jon Heinz was forced to make some defensive adjustments.
If the Lions compete ...
Freedom cross country runner Lisa Tilcock makes strides during the BVAL Championship earlier this year. The girls cross country teams from Freedom and Heritage were honored recently with scholastic...
Players interested in suiting up for Brentwood PONY baseball are encouraged to register now. Registration for the spring 2012 season is open on the organization’s website, brentwoodpony.org.
Two wa...
When Brentwood’s newest Citizen of the Year got the call from the Chamber of Commerce informing her of the honor, she had no idea how to react. Karen Rarey could only manage, “Oh my God!”
“I’m just...
Clown extraordinaire Miss Sparkles Delight will be on hand to make you giggle, chuckle and guffaw during a special presentation at the Brentwood City Center on Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 4 to 4:45 p.m...
The Brentwood Library will be conducting a free winter reading program for students K-12 from Jan. 9 to March 16.
Participation is easy. Students pick up a reading log in the Brentwood Library star...
The first in a series of public meetings aimed at informing residents of the need for a new tax for fire service drew a small but inquisitive crowd in Discovery Bay on Monday.
About 30 district res...
For years she ran the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce like the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, bringing to the job her consummate leadership skills, pervading sense of humor and abiding passion for the...
Gale Camilli isn’t one to ask for help.
One of the co-founders of the 20-year-old East County Youth Football League (ECYFL), Camilli usually arrives at the stadium by 6 a.m. to help set up, and off...