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As Antioch’s crime rate continues to rise, city residents fought back with solutions during a crime prevention forum last week at Antioch High School.
About 125 people were in attendance Feb. 28 as...
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I remember watching the Oscars as a kid many years ago, seeing celebrity after celebrity parade to the microphone to say things like “There’s no way to describe the honor … ” and “I do not have the...
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Oakley Police Department Volunteer Sue Longo was recognized for her contributions to the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and the community in being awarded the Sheriff’s All Volunteers Ex...
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Ironhouse Sanitary District (ISD), which serves Oakley and Bethel Island, recently launched a pollution prevention program to educate customers about what happens to their waste when it goes down t...
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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...
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This week the City of Oakley launched Nextdoor, the first social network for neighborhoods to foster neighbor-to-neighbor communication.
Oakley residents can log on to www.nextdoor.com and join f...
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A sold-out Discovery Bay Lions Crab Feed left 425 revelers full and already anticipating next year. “We served over 1,700 pounds of crab with all the pasta and salad they could eat,” said Lion Jim ...
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Independence High students, from left, Anastazia Tedford and Katherine Buffum; La Paloma students Brittany Acosta and Karen Rodriquez; and Liberty students David Knittel and Aaron Lenci recently co...
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Antioch, Brentwood and Oakley Relay For Life organizers were recently honored for their efforts in 2012 by the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life Nationwide Power of Hope Award.
The award is ...
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March Madness is upon us, and there are plenty of ways to support Relay For Life teams taking on the fight against cancer. Here are a few ways you can help local teams with their fundraising effort...
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Heritage High School junior Cherylynn Lima is a Photoshop wiz, but she doesn’t use the program to process photographs – she uses it to draw.
The photo-processing program isn’t the obvious choice fo...
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Diamonds are forever, and so is being an Edna Hill Bobcat. Plans for Edna Hill Middle School’s 60th anniversary celebration are moving full speed ahead, and the community is invited to help with th...
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The Oakley faith community is invited to learn more about the You, Me, We Oakley! (YMWO) program during a special introductory meeting Thursday, March 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Oakley City Hall, 323...
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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.
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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...
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In January, six Byron Delta Lions – Kathy Doty, Lisa Taylor, Ginny Perez, Joyce Musielak, Paulette Doyle and Alberta Stanley – joined a Lions In Sight mission to Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Worki...
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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...
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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...
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We all desire to age in place – in our own homes, on our own terms. Often the first sign of trouble is when we’re asked to give up our car keys, making it difficult or impossible to get to the doct...
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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 ...