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Liberty Union High School District Adult education teacher Carole Hatch has been chosen by the California Council for Adult Education to receive the Annual Excellence in Teaching Award. Hatch was s...
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Independence High School student Meghan Groshong was recognized recently at a Liberty Union High School District Board meeting as an Outstanding Student and a wonderful young lady. Independence tea...
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Linda Ghilarducci, Liberty High School’s head volleyball coach, was recognized at last week’s Liberty Union High School District Board meeting for being selected as a 2007-08 Model Coach by the Cal...
Apr 20, 2009 | 0 | 8 |
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Click here to find out how you can have a close encounter with one of these majestic creatures.
A look into the rich and colorful history of the Clydesdale breed begins in the early 19th centu...
Apr 20, 2009 | 0 | 7 |
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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 | 14 |
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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 | 15 |
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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 | 9 |
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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...
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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...
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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...
Apr 07, 2009 | 0 | 8 |
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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...
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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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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...
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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 ...
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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...