Novato News

They encase their treasures in hermetically sealed Lucite, post all-caps "Do Not Touch" signs, have blue-blazered guards hovering nearby, lest these valuable artifacts be sullied by contact with the unwashed masses.

Jeff Burkhart mixes a drink in a shaker on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 in Novato, Calif.

A very special baby boy got an unusual start in life Saturday afternoon when his father pulled off northbound Highway 101 and delivered his son in approximately six minutes on the landfill offramp south of Olompali State Park.

Marin apartment rents zoomed upward at nearly double-digit rates in the second quarter along with rents throughout the Bay Area, a report said, and they are expected to keep zooming.

Two Novato men were arrested in the 1800 block of Center Road in Novato on suspicion of methamphetamine possession Friday night, police said.

A flagman stops traffic as an engine pulling trolleys loaded with 1,600 foot-long sections of train track passes through Novato, on May 8. The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District board got a double-barrel dose of criticism from the civil grand juries in Marin and Sonoma counties.

As the starting point for health care careers, Carrington College offers a diverse range of degree and certificate programs at 17 campuses located in California, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington.

Ranger Mike Warner will lead an evening hike at Mount Burdell Preserve in Novato from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 26 to view nocturnal wildlife and explore the preserve at night.

Jonathan Harris, the Advice Mensch, is a synagogue administrator and writer-editor living in San Francisco with his wife, three daughters and an ungrateful cat.

The investigation began at about 1 a.m. on March Field Court, a cul de sac in the Hamilton neighborhood, where police received a report of an unresponsive woman.

Final approval for a 10-home Habitat for Humanity affordable housing development near downtown Novato got unanimous approval this week from City Council members and glowing endorsements from residents.

It is not surprising that Marin voters told the Transportation Authority of Marin's pollster that they are fed up with traffic jams.

A new $29 countywide parcel tax to pay for a police and fire radio communication system was placed on the November ballot by county supervisors after a parade of officials called it critical to ensure public safety.

Novato resident Don Shields stands by as a seven-tenths scale replica of an Apollo lunar module is assembled at the Space Station Museum in Novato Tuesday.

Sound good? Then head to one of the county's newest pizza emporiums, the Village on Grant Avenue in Novato.

The train's coming to town, signaling big changes for the San Rafael Transit Center, but what, exactly, they will be remains uncertain.

A dinner will be held Saturday, Sept. 20 at Rickey's Restaurant and Bar at the Inn Marin at 250 Entrada Drive in Novato.

A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A+' and the issuer credit ratings of "aa-" of Allianz Global Risk US Insurance Company, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company and AGCS Marine Insurance Company .

Santa Rosa Junior College 's Millers Blend olive oil secured a Gold medal from Sonoma County Harvest Fair judges during their professional olive oil competition.

Ruiz put up a workmanlike six round unanimous decision over Alcantara before an overflow crowd at the Pioneer Events Center in Lancaster, CA.