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Sydney Stone seems like your average 12-year-old. She loves to text her friends, crochet, watch superhero movies and write stories. But unlike most kids her age, Sydney is battling a complicated di...
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Everyone loves a parade, but none more than the residents of Discovery Bay who came out last weekend to celebrate the season at the annual Holiday Lake Parade.
“We had a great turnout; it was so mu...
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In a year when need is greater than in years gone by, the people of East County have risen to the occasion once again.
“It’s unbelievable how much people around here have given,” said Marla Krieg o...
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“According to the agenda, I have an hour to speak,” Bruce Connelley joked as he prepared to deliver his parting comments before stepping down from his seat on the Oakley City Council.
After five ye...
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The annual Brentwood Regional Community Chest Christmas Basket (BRCC) program took over Brentwood Elementary last weekend, providing more than 550 local families with food and toys for Christmas.
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Sharp as ever, Antioch resident Flora Lavy celebrated her 100th birthday recently at the Quail Lodge Retirement Community, surrounded by staff, friends and four generations of family from all aroun...
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Water enthusiasts displayed their partiality to pageantry last weekend during one of the town’s biggest holiday events – the Discovery Bay Lighted Boat Parade.
The annual waterside party drew a var...
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East Contra Costa County residents joined in the quest to promote healthy living at the 34th annual Holiday Run and Walk for Health held at Contra Loma Regional Park in Antioch. To view video highl...
Dec 11, 2010 | 0 | 8 |
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Visitors enjoyed an afternoon touring local homes decked out in old-world finery and festive holiday décor last weekend during the Liberty Union High School District’s Education Foundation Holiday ...
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You can’t last nearly a half-century in any endeavor without being able to get along with others. Ernie Rodrigues has proven he has that knack in Brentwood, in Livermore and even in the woods near ...
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Lenny Byer never met a cause he didn’t like or an effort he could resist, and this week a grateful and appreciative community gathered to pay final respects to the man who spent a lifetime supporti...
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An early-season storm and chilly temperatures did little to dampen spirits during last weekend’s Discovery Bay Parade of Lights festivities. Sponsored by the Discovery Bay Chamber of Commerce, the ...
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When residents from The Commons at Dallas Ranch arrived at Duarte Nursery in Stanislaus County, they were treated to an incredible sight: aisles upon aisles of poinsettias in dazzling colors and va...
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Avery Lasnier isn’t letting Santa vanish from view. Seen here with mom Laura, the 10-month-old was overjoyed to meet Old Saint Nick, who posed with the Lasnier family at the Oakley Tree Lighting Ce...
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We all have those hard-to-buy-for people on our gift list, and as the big day approaches, deciding what to give them seems to get only harder. As in years past, The Press this week presents some la...
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The Brentwood Community United Methodist Church choir will perform the Christmas musical “Go Tell It!” on Sunday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m.
The production is a narrated mixture of classic and contemporary...
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In its effort to raise funds for participation in the July, 2011 San Francisco Avon Walk For Breast Cancer, the Walkers For Knockers team will hit the pavement at the Streets of Brentwood on Saturd...
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The newly expanded (to 60-plus members) Summerset Singers Chorus will present a program of holiday music at the Brentwood Senior Center on Dec. 17 at 7 p.m.
The concert will consist of traditional...
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To view video highlights from this year's Brentwood Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony, click here .
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To check out highlights from the Oakley Christmas Tree Lighting and the Streets of Brentwood Chanukah Celebration, click here .