Newark News

The major benefit of Lumenergi's open and interoperable dimmable lighting ballasts and control systems is that building managers have the flexibility to mix and match best-in-class technologies to optimize efficiency, cost, comfort and aesthetics, as well as achieve a new level of user experience - " all while reducing energy consumption and saving ...

There's a costly irony for Tri-City residents and businesses when it comes to water.

SCOR S.E. plans to issue a $75 million catastrophe bond to protect against perils in Japan and Europe, according to Standard & Poor's Corp.

Courtney Nicole Borrego and Jared Neil Perry, both of Newark, have announced their engagement.

The best cure for writer's block? Pick up the pen and simply let the ink flow. "Even if you don't know what to write, just write, 'I don't know what to write,'"<" the instructor said, encouraging the students to "flow write" whatever popped into their minds.

Volunteers were out in force in the greater Hayward and Fremont areas this Thanksgiving, serving up hot holiday meals of turkey and stuffing to the homeless and those struggling to make ends meet.

More students are attending area community colleges, enrollment data show. Chabot College in Hayward has 15,473 students enrolled in classes, an increase of more than 1,000 over last fall.

The dark hours between midnight and sunrise brightened sales activity for a number of Bay Area retailers on Black Friday.

There are new signs that enhanced training benefits just granted to NUMMI workers by the U.S. Department of Labor may also open the door for similar benefits to tens of thousands of NUMMI suppliers losing their jobs.

The 14th Annual Trees of Angels Tree Lighting Ceremony, hosted by Washington Hospital Healthcare Foundation, Bernadin family McDonald's, and R.K. Electric, will kick off yet another holiday season on November 30 with a spectacular tree lighting at McDonald's located on Mission Boulevard in Fremont.

When Phyllis Swainston got two turkeys for the price of one, she drove her spare bird to the Salvation Army's Newark office.

Newark voters this month did more than just reject a utility tax by a mere 10 votes: They kept Fremont leaders from considering a tax hike of their own.

The $4 billion food bar category is dominated by functional options. Look at any snack aisle or checkout display and you'll see energy bars, breakfast bars, nutrition bars - and nowadays, even pregnancy bars.

13, November, 2009-Patient Comfort Systems announces the introduction of new positioner pads for all MRI, CT, PET, and Nuclear Medicine systems.

Holiday donations in the Tri-Cities area have decreased as the nation's economy worsens.

Newark resident Andrew "Rudy" Limtiaco was driving to his job as a video editor with KTVU Channel 2 about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday when he saw a burning van upside down in the center median on north Interstate 880 near Marina Boulevard.

Linda Ashley and Ana Apodaca Poll both with the "yes" on Measure L campaign in Newark, Calif.

It might seem a little early to be putting together a grocery list for the holidays, but when you're expecting 5,000 guests on Thanksgiving, it's never too early to start planning.

The race for Measure L, the city's proposed utility users tax, is so close that Alameda County Registrar of Voters Dave Macdonald has ordered ballots be counted again, this time by hand.

Election officials on Wednesday still were counting ballots that will determine if city residents will be paying an additional tax on their utility bills.