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22 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times

Contra Costa County Board of Education appoints new trustee

A nationally known researcher and educator has been appointed to the Contra Costa County Board of Education, where she plans to contribute her knowledge to local schools.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

KCBS

Three Hurt in Gas Explosion at Rodeo Apartment Building

Two adults and a 12-year-old child were taken to the hospital with minor injuries Tuesday morning after a gas explosion set an apartment building in Rodeo on fire, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District spokeswoman Emily Hopkins said.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Shooting at Hercules house party prompts call for limits

Some Hercules residents want the City Council to adopt an ordinance that would limit the number of people who can attend a house party, to prevent a recurrence of a recent gathering of several hundred on Turquoise Drive that ended with two people shot.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Hercules residents can dump household trash for free

Households can take part in a community cleanup day from 8 to 11 a.m. Nov. 21 at the city Corporation/Public Works Yard, 1000 Sycamore Ave.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

West Contra Costa school district, county and city leaders to discuss safety

West Contra Costa school district leaders will meet Saturday with city council members from all five West County cities to talk about improving safety on campuses, at home and in the community.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Contra Costa Times

Hercules teacher creates cadet program

English teacher Janet Headington loves to share her passion for learning with her students at Hercules High School, providing them with an experience that often goes outside the classroom.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Rodeo-Hercules fire board will consider salary-benefits package

A firefighters' salary-and-benefits package is on the agenda of Wednesday's board meeting of the Rodeo-Hercules Fire District.

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Ledger Dispatch

Apartment fire blows roof in Rodeo, considered suspicious

An investigator walks through the apartment building that was the scene of an explosion in Rodeo, Calif., Tuesday, Nov.

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FOXReno

Police Arrest Two Teens, Seek Third In Connection With Shooting

Police have arrested two teenagers and are looking for a third in connection with an apparent gang-related shooting in Hercules last month that injured two other teens, authorities said Monday.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

ProSoundWeb

Sound For 91 Live Acts At The Second Annual Outside Lands Festival

The Black Eyed Peas in concert on the main stage during the recent Outside Lands Festival Live Sound , Sound Reinforcement , Festival , Feature , Outside Lands The recent Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park spanned three days, seven stages, and 91 live acts, with Ultra Sound/Pro Media of Hercules, CA and Sound On Stage of ...

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Hercules government long on ceremony, short on transparency

Some Hercules residents are calling for a more open city government, complaining that City Council meetings are long on ceremonial matters while much of the business of the city gets conducted out of public sight.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Sacramento Bee

Hopeful loved ones wait out search for missing air crews

Che Barnes' twin brother, Noah, talks about the pilot near where Che once recovered Noah's wedding ring on the family farm.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Sacramento Bee

As a child in Capay, pilot yearned to fly

Lt. Cmdr. Che Barnes piloted the Coast Guard C-130 Hercules rescue plane that crashed Thursday in the ocean off San Diego.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Local documentary 'Going On 13' focuses on awkward years of puberty

Isha Gautam, who participated in the documentary "Going on 13" some years ago, is photographed at home in Hercules, Calif.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

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Search continues after McClellan-based Coast Guard plane, chopper collide

The shadow of the plane appears on the water below as a crewman looks out of the back of a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules airplane on a training mission out of McClellan Air Force base on Wednesday, March 10, 2004.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Rodeo-Hercules fire board 'condemns' member for overheard statement

The Rodeo-Hercules Fire District board has condemned member Bill Prather over an alleged discriminatory remark against women that someone reported overhearing in a bar.

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Contra Costa Times

Wrong-way driver in head-on crash on I-80 in Hercules

An elderly woman was killed this evening after driving the wrong way on Interstate 80 and striking another car head-on, the California Highway Patrol reported.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Contra Costa Times

Hercules/Rodeo Transbay bus service rerouted to El Cerrito BART during bridge closure

WestCat's Transbay Lynx bus service, which normally connects Hercules/Rodeo and San Francisco, has been redirected to the El Cerrito Del Norte BART station pending reopening of the Bay Bridge.

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Ledger Dispatch

Martin Yan at Hercules Library

Author and television cooking show personality Martin Yan will give a free talk and cooking demonstration at 7 p.m. Monday at the Hercules Library, 109 Civic Drive.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Hercules eatery got city business loan nearly five times the maximum, records show

A Hercules waterfront-area restaurant where the chief executive of the city's affordable housing contractor recently worked part time as a server received a business loan from the Hercules Redevelopment Agency of almost five times the maximum amount, records show.

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