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Grads of Distinction share achievements
by Samie Hartley
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Liberty Union High School District alumni Douglas Adams, Craig Bronzan and Capt. Nicholas M. Eslinger returned to their former stomping grounds last week as role models imparting wisdom to future g...
East County Cop Log: May 2
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
BRENTWOOD April 11, 1:08 p.m. The rear license plate was stolen from a vehicle left overnight at a business on Brentwood Boulevard. April 11, 2:33 p.m. An unidentified person who forced entry i...
County names top public school teachers
Apr 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
More than 7,900 teachers are currently educating approximately 169,000 students in Contra Costa County’s public schools. To recognize their efforts and bring well-deserved honor to the teaching pro...
Planting the seeds
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Discovery Bay CSD President Ray Tetreault lent some muscle to the cause during last weekend’s Earth Day celebration at the new community center. Local officials and volunteers began building flowe...
Blaze battlers
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The newest members of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District were welcomed aboard last Saturday during a graduation ceremony at Freedom High School. The graduates, who were hired by the di...
Talk About Town
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
This week the Press debuts its version of three-dot journalism in our Talk About Town (TAT) column, where we take a quick peek – and an occasional good-natured poke – at people, events, businesse...
New athletic club a game changer
by Ruth Roberts
Apr 25, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Community Services District (CSD), owners of the newly acquired Community Center on Discovery Bay Boulevard, agreed this week to pull the plug on some of the services currently offered and leav...
Artists’ Show Tour returns to East County
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The 2013 Artists’ Show Tour, formerly known as the Artists’ Open Studio Tour, is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5. The free, self-guided tour includes stops in Brentwood, Discovery Ba...
Forum for Byron school chief selection
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The trustees of the Byron Union School District are seeking input from members of the community on the desired qualities and characteristics of a new superintendent, which they’re in the process of...
Motorists urged to ‘Move Over’
Apr 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Caltrans workers and the California Highway Patrol will be out in force on highways throughout the state over the next week, installing “Move Over” signs intended to help save lives and increase sa...
Meeting to boost crime awareness in DB
by Ruth Roberts
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Property crimes in Discovery Bay have declined over the past five years, and local officials and organizations are banding together to ensure that trend continues. On Wednesday, April 24, the Disco...
Sail on!
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Members of the Discovery Bay Yacht Club (DBYC) and other local boaters hit the waters of the Delta last weekend to kick off the summer boating season at the annual Opening Day on the Delta parade. ...
Summer day camps abound in East County
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Children are already counting down the days to summer vacation, but let’s face it: no matter how desperately they seek a carefree schedule filled with lazy sunny afternoons, they’ll fall under the ...
Frazier bill bans hands-free texting
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
A bill sponsored by District 11 Assemblymember and Oakley resident Jim Frazier to ban voice-activated, hands-free texting passed the Assembly Transportation Committee on Monday with a 9-5 vote. AB ...
Jacopetti to exit school district
by Ruth Roberts
Apr 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Byron Union School District (BUSD) Superintendent Ken Jacopetti has accepted a position with the Vacaville Unified School District effective July 1. Jacopetti’s resignation was expected to be forma...
District fights to save resource officer
by Kyle Szymanski
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
When patrons chow down at a spaghetti feed later this month, they’ll be doing more than filling their stomachs. The proceeds could help preserve the Byron Union School District’s only school resour...
Clownin’ around
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Children at the recent Discovery Bay Presbyterian Church spaghetti feed Friday night were treated to some special balloon creations by a visiting clown, who entertained at the event held at St. Ann...
Earth Day spins into Discovery Bay
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Town of Discovery Bay Community Service District invites local residents to participate in the town’s annual Earth Day Volunteer Service Project and Family Festival on Saturday, April 20 from 8...
Diners never bored at Boardwalk Grill
by Charlotte Cusack
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
“People may not see us, but we’re here full time, and we appreciate that we come down here every day,” said Erica Cookson. “We spend more time here than at home.” Such is life in the restaurant bus...
‘Seven Brides’ for Excelsior
Apr 11, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Volunteer Parents of the Arts Club (VPAC), in partnership with Excelsior Middle School, is preparing for the spring musical “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.” The production marshals the talent...