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When I was a child, the weekend after Thanksgiving was when we started thinking about shopping for Christmas and Chanukah. Now with the summer barely over and the weather beginning to change, the h...
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Congratulations to Roman Furehling of Brentwood, who recently won a Kindle Fire for being a Brentwood Press voluntary subscriber.
Visit www.thepress.net/love to become a voluntary subscriber for ...
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The Rotary Club of Brentwood and the Liberty Interact club recently finished the third of their six United States Map projects at R. Paul Krey Elementary School. It’s the club’s goal to paint a 25x...
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Hospice of the East Bay invites the public to participate in its 26th annual Tree of Lights ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. in Brentwood City Park, 710 Second St. A reception will follow the ...
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Brent Smith isn’t a gladiator, but he sure looks like one.
The Brentwood resident and father of three was recently named Mr. San Francisco by the National Physique Committee. He earned a trophy fo...
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Kobey Bateni, left, and Rubiel Cadena chow down at the Oakley Harvest Festival’s pie-eating contest while Buster, the Black Bear Diner mascot, oversees the proceedings. The popular Oakley event inc...
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Arielle (Asia Perez) and Flounder (Cierra Walden) admire Prince Eric’s ship from a distance in the Edna Hill Middle School production – featuring more than 120 students – of Disney’s “The Little Me...
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If you’re looking for a place to take your costumed witches, vampires and zombies, it’s frightening how many choices there are right here in East County. The season is in full “double, double, toil...
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Willy’s Bagels & Blends connects the spirit of Brentwood’s two high schools to the community each year through a fun-filled week of store decorating.
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10789 invites high school students to enter the annual Voice of Democracy competition.
Since 1947, the Voice of Democracy has been the VFW’s premier scholarship pr...
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Jennifer Victor from Travis Credit Union will speak about common scams used to target senior citizens, and steps that can be taken to protect seniors and their finances, at a workshop held Wednesda...
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The Byron-Delta Lions are looking for the community’s help to feed the hungry this holiday season.
As part of Make a Difference Day – Saturday, Oct. 27 – students will help collect food for familie...
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Jane Buyny has been fostering cats for the rescue group HARP (Homeless Animals’ Response Program) for more than eight years, but every time the volunteer opens her home to a new adoptee, the feelin...
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It’s been nearly 20 years of fits and starts, debates, discussions and ongoing challenges, but it looks as though the Town of Discovery Bay’s tenacious search for a community center site has finall...
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The Brentwood Parks and Recreation Department hosts Scarecrows in the Park on Friday, Oct. 19. Scarecrows designed by East County residents will be on display in City Park through Oct. 26, and awar...
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To go or not to go – that was the question. My husband’s 35th high school reunion was closing in fast and I didn’t know if I could endure another awkward night of meeting strangers and pretending t...
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Chris Wakefield and Dwayne Mullins took their Hometown Weekly Newspaper to the recent Tough Mudder race in Patterson – 12.4 miles punctuated by 25 diabolical obstacles, one of which packed a 10,000...
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With the opening of the Big Break Visitor Center at the Delta, locals have a new way to get up close and personal to the body of water that hugs the inland coastline.
The Big Break Visitor Center, ...
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Antioch resident and aspiring recording artist Jessica Caylyn performed the National Anthem at the Oakland A’s playoff game versus the Detroit Tigers last Thursday. The songstress, who recently ret...
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If one person’s discard is another’s treasure, the Brentwood Elementary School Fall Bazaar and Garage Sale promises treasures galore. The sale is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 20 from 8 a.m. to 1 p....