Delta dwellers know it doesn’t take a calendar to signal the start of boating season. All that’s needed is an Opening Day parade and an enthusiastic crowd. And on April 13, Discovery Bay will have ...
East County philanthropists Jim and Anne Wangeman are opening their hearts to the community once again by hosting the Harvest Park Charity Golf Event at Discovery Bay Golf and Country Club on April...
Bullying is on the rise in our schools, so a group of students at Liberty High School decided to do something about it.
Students in the Peer Mediation class, who work with fellow students to addres...
Feb. 27, 10:39-11:05 p.m. An unidentified person fired a BB gun at the windows of five vehicles parked on Highland Way in Brentwood. All the windows were shattered.
The 16th annual Discovery Bay Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt returns to Cornell Park this Saturday, March 30.
The fun starts at 9:15 a.m. and the hunt begins at 10 sharp.
Every Easter, hundreds of cu...
Members of the Byron-Delta Lions recently presented Brentwood Fine Meats owner Bill Harris with the Star Business Award.
Harris and co-owner Greg Karkas sponsored the Lions’ fundraising cookbook a...
The Discovery Bay Chamber of Commerce hosts its March mixer on Tuesday the 26th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Discovery Eye Care, 1520 Discovery Bay Blvd., Suite 500.
The monthly event features a special pr...
The California Department of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is conducting its 2013 Water Hyacinth Control Program in selected areas of the Delta through Nov. 30.
“Managing the plant will be challengin...
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Feb. 19, 4:30 p.m. A subject attempting to mount his bicycle after falling off it was found to be too intoxicated to care for himself. He was arrested and booked at the Martinez Detent...
Way back in July of 1913, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to establish a free county library. And way back last week, Brentwood City Councilman Gene Clare visited the...
For the third time in as many years, the California Department of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is preparing to take the offensive in the Delta’s ongoing battle against invasive waterweeds.
The multi...
More than 40 Heritage and Liberty high students participated in this year’s Youth in Government program, sponsored by the City of Brentwood and the Brentwood Lions Club.
Students spent the day sha...
Discovery Bay resident Amanda Dove, left, joins chowder enthusiasts Barbara Schneider and Justine Sampson during the recent Discovery Bay Clam Chowder Cookoff.
The inaugural event drew hundreds of...
The Delta Baseball & Softball League recently donated more than $2,750 to Contra Costa County schools. The donation is an expression of the organization’s Delta Goes to Bat for Schools initiative.
...
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...
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff is currently investigating a robbery that took place at the Discovery Bay Safeway,14840 Highway 4, on Feb. 27 at about 3:45 p.m.
An unknown white male...
The Press’ East County Guide 2013 has hit the newsstands – and offices and stores – throughout the area.
The guide lists everything from child care to churches, orchards to optometrists, plus sugg...
The Discovery Bay Chamber of Commerce unveiled its new and improved website to a standing-room-only crowd at the Chamber’s Feb. 26 mixer.
Kicking off 2013 with the introduction of its new Board of ...
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 ...