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Markstein Sales Company, the Pittsburg-based beverage distributor, is marking the anniversary of its founding in Albany 90 years ago. The event, scheduled for Friday, May 1 at 4 p.m. at 1645 Drive...
Apr 17, 2009 | 0 | 12 |
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The Board of Directors of the John Marsh Historic Trust has announced the election of Alexandra Ghiozzi as the newest member of the board. Ghiozzi, a resident and business owner in Brentwood, will ...
Apr 16, 2009 | 1 | 14 |
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On Easter Sunday at daybreak from atop Round Valley Regional Preserve, Press columnist Ger Erickson spotted a fascinating – and fitting – object shining in the morning sun on a ridgeline below him.
Apr 15, 2009 | 1 | 7 |
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Nine local businesses got a leg up on the world of commerce March 30 when they graduated from the New Venture Training program, sponsored by the City of Brentwood and the Brentwood Chamber of Comm...
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Bottled water – check! Brentwood phone book, Parks ’n’ Rec book, 110° magazine – check! Shovel, rope, markers, poster board – check! GPS – check! Bible – check! Is it 2:49 yet? Every year, Celebra...
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Citizens interested in serving on the 2009-10 Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury must submit applications by April 15. The Grand Jury is made up of 19 people and serves for one year, July throug...
Apr 14, 2009 | 0 | 6 |
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A sampling of recent law enforcement activity reported by East County police departments.
BRENTWOOD
April 1, 3 p.m. On Empire Way at Shady Willow Lane, a subject stopped for a vehicle code vio...
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Many people already know that when it comes to online coverage of what’s going on in East Contra Costa communities, nobody does it like thepress.net. All you need to do is drop by our home page, st...
Apr 13, 2009 | 0 | 6 |
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Four young women from Contra Costa County competed recently for the title of Contra Costa County Fair Hostess and Queen, and 19-year-old Jennifer Chivers claimed the crown.
The decision was based o...
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Join the millions of fellow concerned citizens across our great nation who are also gathering to protest the huge deficits, national debt, overspending by our federal government, the inflation it w...
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The Ron Nunn Elementary School Parent’s Club and Nines Restaurant will hold their inaugural Spring Fling, a community event to raise money for the school, on Saturday, May 2 at Nines.
Admission ($1...
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A group of local business people recently came together at the Shops at Fairview to educate our community about how to Live Local and Shop Local. The parking lot was transformed into an outdoor mal...
Apr 07, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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Kids from the Laurel Elementary and Vintage Parkway YMCA childcare sites got down to business during spring break, getting out into the community and exploring businesses around Oakley. They visite...
Apr 06, 2009 | 0 | 8 |
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To paraphrase Charles Dickens, it’s “the worst of times,” and … well, the times are worse than we thought.
I grew up in Contra Costa County and I’ve watched it change from a collection of small tow...
Apr 01, 2009 | 0 | 6 |
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After much planning and preparation by Adams Middle School’s Lindsay Vietti and her aide Susie Dutcher, plus the support of dedicated parents, the school’s performance tour to our nation’s capital ...
Apr 01, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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Kids from the Laurel Elementary and Vintage Parkway YMCA childcare sites got down to business during spring break, getting out into the community and exploring businesses around Oakley. They visite...
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Brentwood’s Cortona Park Senior Living Chamber Mixer was no ordinary affair. All levels of the business community and the residents of Cortona gathered for a memorable night. “I walked in, and the ...
Apr 01, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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Congratulations to the following Orchard Park Students of the Month for being excellent models of Responsibility, the Pillar of Character for the month of March: In the front row, from left, are Ka...
Mar 27, 2009 | 0 | 7 |
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Photographer Stacey Chance said he spotted these birds frolicking around on his driveway this week, so he snapped some images of their fun. It’s unclear whether these two feathered friends were jus...
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More than 140 local piano and flute students recently passed the Certificate of Merit music evaluation held in the Delta branch of the California Music Teachers’ Association. The students were test...