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It was just a one-hour telephone conference call with his constituents last week, but Congressman Jerry McNerney heard and felt the economic pain of several callers worried about not getting adequa...
Feb 10, 2010 | 0 | 6 |
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For centuries, labyrinths have been used as meditative, healing tools for people of all cultures and backgrounds. Symbolic of man’s search for spiritual awareness, the labyrinth’s pattern is compri...
Feb 04, 2010 | 2 | 12 |
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School superintendents throughout East County are tightening their fiscal belts as they brace for another year of sinking finances and impending cuts.
“The state of California is in a crisis, and a...
Feb 04, 2010 | 0 | 25 |
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It’s time to fire up the barbecue grill and put your secret recipes to the test at the annual Brentwood PAL Barbecue King Cook-off . Keeping with tradition, the cook-off will take place at Harves...
Jan 28, 2010 | 0 | 9 |
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It was a night of celebration, congratulation and camaraderie as Discovery Bay residents feted their own last weekend during the annual Chamber of Commerce State of the Town gala. The event, emceed...
Jan 28, 2010 | 2 | 17 |
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Following this week’s appointment by county supervisors of the final two members the new governing board of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the board will hold its first meeting on ...
Jan 27, 2010 | 0 | 12 |
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Local groups and organizations have been digging deep into their hearts and pockets to bolster the humanitarian effort in Haiti. Some have already collected and sent packages or contributed dollars...
Jan 26, 2010 | 0 | 14 |
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Pointing to a tepid economy and worries over sewer and water capacity, the Discovery Bay CSD withheld its blessing last week on a proposed 67 home subdivision in the west end of town.
William Schra...
Jan 26, 2010 | 0 | 9 |
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Because she has recently lost loved ones to cancer, 5-year-old Drew Morganstein – a kindergartener in Carol Elder’s class at Timber Point Elementary – is very aware of the disease.
She told her mom...
Jan 23, 2010 | 2 | 36 |
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A National Weather Service tornado warning for far East County expired at 2:07 p.m. Saturday with no immediate r...
Jan 21, 2010 | 1 | 18 |
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According to a recently released report from the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, vehicle crime in Discovery Bay is down from last year and property crimes have nearly flatlined, while violent...
Jan 21, 2010 | 0 | 10 |
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A seal enjoys what appears to be the second half of its fresh fish lunch recently, unaware that photographer Stacey Chance is lingering nearby, camera at the ready.
Seal and sea lion sightings are...
Jan 21, 2010 | 1 | 18 |
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Christopher Arthur, 18, receives a donation while playing his guitar for customers at the Discovery Bay Safeway where he works.
At the request of the store manager, Arthur played during his entire...
Jan 21, 2010 | 0 | 10 |
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Dec. 1 – Incidents of vandalism were reported on the 1700 block of Surfside Place and on the 5200 block of Riverlake Road.
Dec. 2 – Grand theft from a building occurred on the 4800 block of Sou...
Jan 19, 2010 | 0 | 11 |
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By the time she’d made it to the fourth round of the geography bee, Katelyn Cunningham was feeling the pressure – that is, until she heard the final question.
“I was nervous; the suspense in the ro...
Jan 14, 2010 | 0 | 14 |
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It sounds like a contradiction, but strong arguments can be made that the East County housing market is both a seller’s market and a great time to buy.
It’s a seller’s market because there is curre...
Jan 14, 2010 | 0 | 9 |
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Spend more than a few minutes with Trisha and John Parker and one thing quickly becomes clear: this is a couple that knows how to have fun. Bright, energetic and still playfully flirty after 40 yea...
Jan 14, 2010 | 0 | 9 |
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CSD Director Ray Tetreault, left, offers Dave Dove the town’s thanks along with an official Discovery Bay jacket and commemorative plaque in appreciation for his service to the community during his...
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East County commuters will begin paying a dollar a day to park at the Pittsburg/Bay Point station on Jan. 19. Park and Ride lots, however, will remain free of charge to all patrons and provide easy...
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The Discovery Bay Press stowed away with Ron and Rosalie Keefer as they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with some close friends on an Island Adventure tour through the backcountry and jun...