Moraga News

The following are excerpts from the Orinda Police Department log: Tuesday, June 30 n burglary: $625 worth of property was reported stolen between June 19 and June 30 from a locked vehicle on the 00 block of Descanso Drive.

The barking of a dog does not disturb the man on a camel. - Egyptian proverb Barking dogs Wednesday, Anonymous wrote that the neighbor's dog was driving her crazy with its incessant barking, and asked for a solution.

Leo Flowers, co-host of MTV "Sportsblender," is headlining the ninth annual Comedy Night, a benefit for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Aug.

According to the July 1, 2009, report of the Contra Costa Assessor to the Board of Supervisors, the County Assessment Roll shows a decrease of $11.3 billion DECREASE in the local tax base for 2009-2010, a 7.2-percent loss in assessed values currently at $145.6B. SEE FULL REPORT BELOW According to Assessor Gus Kramer's report, some Contra Costa ...

Emily Alice Chesbrough of Lafayette and Frances Anne Johnson of Moraga have been named to the dean's list at Scripps College in Claremont, the women's college of the Claremont Colleges and one of seven separate colleges that make up the Claremont group.

A meeting of the Moraga-Orinda Fire District board of directors that was supposed to take place Wednesday has been pushed to tonight.

Julia Quinn, Jane Lowrey-Christian and James Rollin will join popular radio personality, Cynthia Brian, on Thursday, July 2, from 3-4pm PT on the World Talk Radio/Voice America program, Starstyle-Be the Star You Are! MORAGA, CA, June 28, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- New York Times bestselling author, Julia Quinn, returns with another dazzling ...

Sheryl Meeuwsen's college career started with such promise - a scholarship to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Diablo Actors' Ensemble's production of "Broadway Heat," a musical revue of the hottest shows currently on Broadway, is set to raise the curtain July 17 and run through Aug.

Many young children in Lamorinda take for granted the security and warmth of a loving family.

Orinda's considering it. Lafayette has a committee exploring it. Now Moraga may be jumping on the bandwagon, too.

The A's on Tuesday agreed to terms with four players selected in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft: catcher Ryan Ortiz, right-hander Robert Gilliam, first baseman Anthony Aliotti and outfielder Anthione Shaw.

It seems all around us, everyone has a say about the environment and the future of our planet.

IN THE MIDST of the worst recessions since Camilla Parker Bowles had gum surgery, many of us need employment.

ORINDA a ' Officials say a missing 86-year-old man who spent the night stuck in a crashed car in a ravine was found alive by family members Thursday morning.

Commuter: I got an "Expired Meter" parking ticket in Berkeley because I opened my car trunk before I paid the meter.

Police in the East Bay will be stepping up patrols and on the lookout for DUI's Friday night in anticipation of graduation night.

IT WAS IN 1993 that Bill Eames sold his Lafayette-based company to Longs Drugs. It wasn't a small business.

As high school students all over the Bay Area celebrate their graduations, parents, police and educators are doing all they can to make sure students stay sober and safe.

Boy Scout Troop 246 of Moraga is pleased to announce the advancement of eight young men to Eagle Scout rank.