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Encouraging signs for real estate
by Ruth Roberts
Jan 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
After suffering through the greatest loss since the Great Depression, the housing market appears to be on the rise . In the past three to six months, residential listings are up, building permits ...
Falcons beat Liberty in league opener
by Michael Dixon
Jan 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom didn’t put on an offensive or shooting display in its recent Bay Valley Athletic League opener at Liberty. But its defense and inside presence were dominant all night, paving the way for a ...
Corvette Club largess
Jan 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Discovery Bay Corvette Club is at it again: giving away money to those in need. This year the club provided $3,000 to help others, including beneficiaries such as Operation Creekside, Hospice o...
Deadline looms for Delta Plan Project
by Ruth Roberts
Jan 03, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
As the threat of a peripheral canal looms, and the deadline for public comment on the Delta Plan Final Draft approaches, Discovery Bay resident Jan McCleery wants residents to know there is still t...
Wise and wacky wish lists for 2013
by Ruth Roberts
Jan 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
We’ve all made the comment (or at least thought it) “If I were king” or “if I were queen” and added how we’d fix the world’s woes. As we say goodbye to 2012 and usher in a new year, we at The Press...
New CSD directors take the helm
by Ruth Roberts
Dec 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The changing of the guard occurred last week as the Discovery Bay Community Services District (CSD) Board welcomed – and in some cases re-welcomed – it’s three newly elected board members for the T...
2012: Banner year for bloopers
by Ger Erickson
Dec 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Who can resist the charm of the police log refrain “The driver was determined to be intoxicated” or the worst carnival attraction ever: “There will be a concussion stand at the event”?
A teachable moment
Dec 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Lizbeth Gonzalez, a member of the Liberty High School Teaching and Learning Academy, responds to an interview question from academy member Richard Kennealy during Monday’s Mock Interview and Job Fa...
Connecticut school shooting stuns locals
by Ruth Roberts
Dec 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Marina Ferreira was at school when she first heard the news. The Liberty High School senior was sitting in her econ class when her teacher announced there had been a shooting at a Connecticut eleme...
Members sought for Discovery Bay Community Center Committee
by Ruth Roberts
Dec 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The Discovery Bay Community Services District (CSD) Board invites the public to participate in the ongoing work of creating, building and sustaining the town’s new community center. “I’m likening i...
Notable in November
Dec 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to Liberty High School’s Students of the Month for November: Janaye Belton, Angelica Calderon, Joseph Caraballo, Austin Clark, Jacquelyn Dayton, Paige Dudek, John Flizhugh, Andrew G...
Meteors slash the sky
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Meteor watchers were treated to an impressive display of the annual Geminid shower the nights of Dec. 13 and 14, when crystalline and moonless skies aided and abetted the viewing. The Geminids, whi...
Watercolor masterpiece
Dec 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
It was a dark and stormy night, but nothing could dampen the spirits of the participants – including Snoopy atop his locomotive – at the annual Willow Lake Boat Parade. More than 14 boats and coun...
Season shines bright
Dec 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
’Tis the season for holiday lights, and East County boasts an abundance of magnificent displays. If you know of an especially festive example – such as Nick Howe’s home, located at 4754 Sterling Hi...
Making spirits bright
Dec 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Discovery Bay Lions Club member Jim Mattison and Chamber President Rita Caruso, center, presented Kaleidoscope representative Jan Paige with a check for $400 during the chamber’s annual holiday mix...
The ABCs of last-minute gift giving
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
It happens to everyone eventually: You’ve written out the list of all the people you’d like to give gifts to this year, but when it comes to exactly what you’ll give them, the list has more than a ...
Brentwood names new fire reps
by Rick Lemyre
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood City Council Tuesday named three residents to represent Brentwood on the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District board, and picked a fourth to serve as an interim alternate. The co...
Christmas service recognizes the blues
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
On Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church hosts a Quiet Christmas Service devoted to those who have experienced loss or are feeling anxious or sad during this holiday season. All ar...
Sailing into holidays
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Discovery Bay Yacht Club hosted its annual Lighted Boat Parade last weekend, when dozens of brilliantly colored vessels plied the community’s bays. Frank Morgan’s houseboat The Rosemarie, above...
Where to plug in to the holiday spirit
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Take a break from all that holiday shopping and enjoy some festive events in your neighborhood. The following is a sampling of local holiday events: DEC. 14 Christmas Concert Antioch SDA Chur...