Crockett News

IF YOUR IDEA OF memory lane is the open highway of yesteryear, a trip is in order next weekend to the historic Port Costa School, which will have classic cars, Coke in glass bottles and a menu of chicken, tri-tip, hot dogs and portobello mushrooms hot off the grill.

One Alvarado Square. 510-215-3005. The council will discuss a Youth Protection Ordinance and hold a public hearing on a proposed rezoning of 2140 Vale Road from Institutional to Light Commercial.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors announced today the appointment of Jeffrey V. Smith, M.D., J.D., as the county executive, effective Sept.

Firefighters extinguished a grass fire that burned a 4-acre patch of land off of Interstate Highway 80 near CrockettA Thursday morning, a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District dispatcher said.

Five East Bay schools are finalists in the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports competition.

The Crockett Library will close for three weeks starting Monday for restoration and beautification work.

Seven graduating seniors from John Swett High School were given some assistance toward their continued education with scholarships from the Carquinez Women's Club.

A 53-year-old El Sobrante man was arrested earlier this month in connection with a crash that killed a bicyclist in unincorporated Contra Costa County in November, a California Highway Patrol officer said Thursday.

Experiencing the recent heat wave reminded me to remind everyone to be sure to take along an adequate supply of water when visiting the regional parks this summer.

An ornate 84-year-old building at the corner of Alexander and Pomona streets in Crockett is a part of the town's history that most people know little about.

The public is welcome to participate in Memorial Day observances honoring those who died in service to their country.

MELVIN AINSWORTH has a bridge date Saturday that he intends to keep. The 81-year-old Navy veteran, former Merchant Marine and longtime baker won't be playing cards, he'll be walking across the Zampa Bridge.

Ed fund banquet coming up: The West Contra Costa Ed Fund will honor exemplary West Contra Costa teachers and scholarship winners at its annual banquet, raffle and silent auction scheduled for 5:30 p.m. May 15 at the Berkeley Doubletree Hotel, 200 Marina Blvd., Berkeley.

West Nile virus has been found in groups of mosquitoes tested recently in West Contra Costa as well as at several spots along the northern tier of the county, the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District reports.

Back-to-back fires Monday night left the Vallejo Fire Department "stripped" and dependent on other cities to cover some calls, a fire official said Tuesday.

With the human kiln known as the Bay Area finally showing mercy, the folks with real kilns - and canvasses and metal and glass - can converge in Benicia for the annual Artists Open Studios on May 2 and 3. The citywide cultural event spreads about 75 artists around Arts Benicia's headquarters, glassblower studios and private homes.

Pairing: Soylent Red and Soylent Yellow. 2. Big Kahuna Burger Tastes like: A very tasty burger.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - The pressures of job and family don't leave much time for hobbies, but I took a personal day for myself Monday.

Residents of Benicia received a smelly wake-up call Monday morning when the nearby Valero Refinery began emitting a rotten-egg smell.

For decades, some Crockett residents have complained that trucks barreling through town, mostly to and from the C&H Sugar plant, have harmed their quality of life.