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12 min ago | Marin Independent Journal

Accused Novato molester acquitted of most charges

An HIV-positive Novato man charged with having sex with a teenage boy was acquitted of most charges Tuesday after a two-week jury trial.

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Mon Feb 08, 2010

Marin Independent Journal

Novato shopping center merchants concerned about vacancy

Al Tagliaferri owner of Tagliaferri's Delicatessen & Cafe, is among the tenants at the shopping center who are concerned about the lack of a new tenant for the former DeLano's Market site.

79 comments

Sun Feb 07, 2010

Marin Independent Journal

Novato eighth-grader has an app for that

In conversation, Pierce Freeman of Novato comes off as a grizzled Web developer, reflecting on the days of the Web boom, espousing the merits of a variety of programming languages and wishing he'd been accepted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology when he applied years ago.

15 comments

Sat Feb 06, 2010

Marin Independent Journal

Armed robber hits two Novato hotels

Courtyard by Marriott hotel at Hamilton. Police are searching for an armed man who robbed two Novato hotels minutes apart early Thursday morning, a day after a man robbed a Corte Madera hotel early Wednesday morning.

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Fri Feb 05, 2010

Marin Independent Journal

Group collecting signatures in Novato to bring immigration issue to voters

A Novato-based group advocating the employment of documented American workers in Novato has collected more than half the required signatures to place an initiative on the Nov.

106 comments

Thu Feb 04, 2010

Marin Independent Journal

Large piece added to Novato's Hamilton wetlands project

The already massive 645-acre Hamilton wetlands restoration project just got a whole lot bigger.

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Marin Independent Journal

Novato seniors fret over budget cuts

Evelyn Scopazi calls bingo numbers at the Margaret Todd Senior Center in 2007. Wilma Simmons is able-bodied enough to continue living on her own at age 93, but interaction with others is limited now that she doesn't drive anymore.

16 comments

Wed Feb 03, 2010

Marin Independent Journal

Novato trims gifted program in response to state cuts

Novato schools have cut $43,427 from the district's program for gifted and talented students in response to state budget cuts.

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CBS 5

Novato Chase, Crash Yields Counterfeit Money Bust

Novato police arrested a Marin City man on suspicion of possessing counterfeit hundred dollar bills after he crashed his car into a tree Monday night.

1 comment

Marin Independent Journal

Novato man jailed in alleged DUI chase

A Novato man with two drunken driving convictions was arrested on allegations he led police on a drunken high-speed chase from downtown San Rafael to northern Novato, authorities said.

14 comments

Marin Independent Journal

Settlement reached in exchange student lawsuit involving Novato agency

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against a former Kansas teacher convicted of molesting a foreign exchange student that a Novato agency placed in his home.

1 comment

Tue Feb 02, 2010

Marin Independent Journal

Novato police review party dustup involving supervisor's husband

Bruce and Judy Arnold of Novato celebrate her election as county supervisor in 2006.

53 comments

Marin Independent Journal

County considers new Novato park for mountain bikers

A mountain-bike park at Stafford Lake in Novato is being considered by county planners as a way to help address a demand for cycling areas as various users continue to butt heads on Marin trails.

168 comments

Mon Feb 01, 2010

Marin Independent Journal

Gunshot fired outside Novato party; one man arrested after fleeing

A Saturday night party in Novato's Bahia neighborhood resulted in one gunshot fired and two cars - one later reported stolen - fleeing from the area, authorities said.

36 comments

Marin Independent Journal

Water well encourages development for community garden in Novato

A crew drills for water at O'Hair Park in Novato at the projected site for a community garden spearheaded by Veronica Valero's group, the Novato Live Well Network.

2 comments

Sun Jan 31, 2010

Marin Independent Journal

Novato friends recall Pernell Roberts, star of 'Bonanza,' 'Trapper John, M.D.'

When actor Pernell Roberts died Jan. 24 in Malibu, a small group of his friends in Novato felt a deep loss.

12 comments

Marin Independent Journal

Novato's Sleath honored as citizen of the year

Elizabeth Sleath is Novato's citizen of the year. It's appropriate that Elizabeth Sleath lives on School Road, because Sleath is known countywide as a tireless volunteer on behalf of schools.

3 comments

Sat Jan 30, 2010

Marin Independent Journal

Despite rains, Novato's Stafford Lake at average capacity

Ratepayers in the North Marin Water District should enjoy the lush green landscape around the Novato area but not stop conserving water around the home, a district official said.

24 comments

Fri Jan 29, 2010

Contra Costa Times

Feds: Bogus IRS agent stiffed Novato hotel for $55K

A woman racked up an unpaid tab of nearly $55,000 at a Novato hotel after claiming to be a federal agent, authorities said.

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Marin Independent Journal

Novato police, CHP plan teen driver workshop

A workshop for teen drivers called Smart Start, offered by the California Highway Patrol and Novato police, is set for Tuesday in the police department's conference room at 909 Machin Ave.

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