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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...
Guns targeted in Brentwood burglaries
by Rick Lemyre
Feb 14, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Police are investigating a series of burglaries in recent weeks that included the homes of a number of law enforcement officers. Brentwood Police Department Capt. Tom Hansen said the thieves appear...
Frosh wrestler takes expectations to the mat
by Kyle Szymanski
Feb 14, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
When Liberty freshman Nicole Diaz first stepped onto a wrestling mat at age 11, she was gripped by fear. Four years later, she’s ready to pin down success. Diaz will take the mat at the California ...
LUHSD names Graduates of Distinction
Feb 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Three Liberty Union High School District (LUHSD) graduates have been selected by the LUHSD Graduates of Distinction Committee to receive recognition for leading lives that remain true to the core v...
Getting orientated
Feb 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood Councilmember Gene Clare, right, attended the recent League of California Cities New Mayors and Council Members Academy in Sacramento. The academy provided training in local government f...
Stuart Fund concert makes memorable music
Feb 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Three Liberty High School horn players, Stuart Music Fund recipients, displayed their talents recently at the Brentwood Community Center. Private teacher Mic Gillette played with Sam Sanchez on tru...
Warriors game supports Brentwood charities
Feb 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Golden State Warriors hit the hardwood against the Washington Wizards on March 23 – Brentwood Community Night. Tickets are $35, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to support Brentwoo...
Teachers’ art on display
Feb 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Discover Art League presents a teachers’ art exhibit and demonstration from March 16 to April 16 at CR Framing, 700 Harvest Park Drive in Brentwood. The exhibit will be open Mondays through Fri...
Brentwood resident turns 102
Feb 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Pauline Soldavini was fêted on the occasion of her 102nd birthday at Westmont of Brentwood on Friday, Feb. 1. In attendance at the event were Pauline’s family, the residents and staff of Westmont, ...
Fairview traffic report
Feb 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
PG&E has begun work to replace about four miles of gas transmission line in Brentwood, a project that will impact traffic in the city until fall. Through February, the work will be focused on Fairv...
Brentwood Cop Log: Jan. 9 to Jan. 13
Feb 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Jan. 9, 1:26 a.m. A vehicle passenger contacted on Peachwillow Drive was found to be on probation and under the influence of a central nervous system stimulant. He was arrested and taken to the Ma...
King of Q
Feb 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The big prize might have eluded the 49ers Sunday, but Chuck Collendrez, left, of Bowling Over Pigs succeeded in landing the big one: the Brentwood PAL BBQ King Cook-off crown. Brentwood residents ...
Big year planned for Brentwood Relay
by Samie Hartley
Feb 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The 2013 Brentwood Relay For Life is set for June 1-2, and organizers are planning for their best year yet. This year’s Relay will be Brentwood’s ninth community fundraiser for the American Cancer ...
Community celebrates all-abilities playground
by Ruth Roberts and Kyle Szymanski
Feb 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
It was a swashbuckling, buccaneer, all-hands-on-deck afternoon last week as Brentwood officials and local dignitaries celebrated the opening of the city’s first all-abilities playground. Located ne...