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The once-bleak future of the Roswell Butler Hard House, a historic but deteriorated Antioch landmark, got a little brighter this week.
The local nonprofit Friends of the Roswell Butler Hard House h...
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He’s actually an Eagle Scout candidate, but to the people at the Brentwood Senior Center, he might as well be a media mogul.
Alex Yates, a member of Boy Scout Troop 159 in Brentwood, recently compl...
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Town officials are hoping a new online survey will reveal the public’s vision for a community center while bolstering support for the decades-old project.
The Discovery Bay Community Center Committ...
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The community welcomed home another warrior last week. Marine Lance Cpl. Derek Gaffett, a 2009 graduate of Liberty High, got a surprise when dozens of Warrior Watch and American Legion Riders desce...
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The Brentwood Police Department is hoping for some big doings in the city when National Night Out arrives on Aug. 2.
National Night Out was introduced by the National Association of Town Watch in 1...
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Former Assistant Fire Chief Manuel Tovar, left, kept a close eye on the recent activity at Fire Station 93’s new location on O’Hara Avenue in Oakley on Monday as Jack Silva, Dale Kascht and Albert ...
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When the new Fire Station 93 opens on O’Hara Avenue later this summer, the old station on Second Street won’t be vacant for long. The Oakley City Council has directed staff to enter a lease agreeme...
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It took a lot of wrangling and hoping, but this year, Rivertown once again played host to a patriotic Antioch tradition – the Fourth of July parade.
On Monday morning, about 4,000 people flocked to...
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While many church ministries reach out to assist families in need, the Family Worship Center in Brentwood has taken things another step.
“Our Adopt-a-Block ministry adopts neighborhoods that are st...
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I lost $12 the other day. I know: that’s not much money, but it really bothered me. I had given a $20 bill to my son for a couple of Wetzel’s Pretzels and he dutifully handed over all the change. I...
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The Antioch Police Department is excited to announce the next installment of the Neighborhood Cleanup Program.
The event will occur on Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. Volunteers should report to the Ci...
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One of the biggest festivals in the East Bay started humbly, as a doodle on a Brentwood Café napkin.
Members of the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce met at the restaurant in 1991 in an attempt to devi...
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Sometimes the best ideas are born of the simplest desires. To Delta Animals Safe Haven (DASH) President Rick Stirrat, the idea was simple: create a cooperative animal rescue and adoption center to ...
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It’s known as Old Glory, the Star Spangled Banner and the Stars and Stripes, and it’s one of the oldest national standards in the world. It’s instantly recognized by virtually anyone who sees it, b...
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He’s escorted more than 200 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines home from venues all over the world, but this time around, Oakley’s Fred “Spike” Schau was the package.
“Package” is the term the W...
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This year’s Brentwood CornFest might be the most corn-intensive yet, and the Press and KSFO 560AM are teaming up to make it that way.
“We all know how sweet and delicious corn is eaten right off th...
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The City of Oakley celebrates its 12th birthday at the annual Cityhood Celebration on Saturday, July 2 at 6 p.m. in the Freedom High School basin, 1050 Neroly Road. Admission is free.
At Tuesday’s ...
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The Brentwood Farmers’ Market will be back in its old location on First Street between Chestnut and Oak streets beginning Saturday, July 2 from 8 a.m. to noon.
Previously located on Maple Street be...
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The Fourth of July calls for a carefree party with good friends, fab food, fun and fireworks – a star-studded holiday celebration.
The entertaining experts from Wilton have plenty of ideas to add s...
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It’s official. Discovery Bay residents this week broke their own world record for collecting and connecting the most man-powered paddle-powered vessels in one location, proving yet again that the L...