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On August 24, 2001, a music review by Tony Hicks in The Contra Costa Times reported on the overnight success of the Moss brothers: Reuben, 12, and Evan, 15.

God, science and the natural world infuse the poetry of Lucille Lang Day, whose memoir, "Married at Fourteen," is a finalist for a Northern California Book Award in creative nonfiction.

Mary Ireland and the late William "Bill" Drum were the recipients of the Art Hecht Volunteer of the Year Award at the Piedmont school board meeting at City Hall.

The following are highlights from the Piedmont police blotter. For more information, including about other cases, visit the police department at 403 Highland Ave.

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California schools would get $1 billion more than proposed in January to enact stringent new "common core" academic standards, plus almost a quarter-billion dollars more as part of his education-funding overhaul, under a revised budget proposal Gov.

It is, decidedly, not your typical Piedmont coming-of-age story. Lucille Lang Day's 2012 memoir, Married at Fourteen: A True Story , follows the rocky path of a Beach Elementary School alum who dropped out of school, shoplifted with enthusiasm, pulled a fire alarm switch for the excitement of seeing Piedmont fire engines roar up and - yes - married ... (more)

Gov. Jerry Brown will propose giving California school districts an additional $1 billion to implement new, more rigorous academic standards and boost funding for his K-12 funding overhaul by an additional $240 million in the revised budget he will propose Tuesday, administration officials told The Associated Press.

These were among the most-read stories by Piedmont Patch viewers this past week: "Thanks, Piedmont Police Department!" say Oakland police.

On mobile? You can see interactive map here. Newsweek has ranked Piedmont High as the 160th best high school in the country.

Piedmont High School students, Tialli Moya-Smith, right, dressed as a male Great Prairie Chicken, courts female chicken Sheli Schacker during their bird calling skit at the 47th annual Piedmont Bird Calling Contest in Piedmont, Calif., on Friday, May 4, 2012.

Piedmont police get the credit for stopping and taking five people into custody within minutes of a street robbery in the Grand Lake area yesterday afternoon, police said.

Alarms, patrols and reinforced doors. These are a few of our favorite things as we pony up money to protect our homes.

A new exhibit curated by members of Christian, Jewish and Islamic groups in the East Bay opens Wednesday.

Piedmonters took to two wheels today, Thursday, for Bike to Work Day . Margaret Overden of Piedmont Connect provided this report from the group's energizer station at Grand Lake Ace Hardware , 1221 Grand Ave., where these photos were taken: The number of cyclists passing by the energizer station was 187.

The City Council is considering a scaled-back installation of license plate readers, subject to development of the annual budget and review by the capital improvement and budget advisory committees.

The city of Piedmont is suing the owners of a Maxwelton Road property to recover costs the city incurred to clean up a landslide that blocked Moraga Avenue in April 2012.

The Piedmont school board announced the appointment of a new principal for Piedmont Middle School at its Wednesday night meeting.

Piedmont cyclists are invited to join Mayor John Chang and City Councilmember Garrett Keating for a morning commute to downtown Oakland tomorrow on Bike to Work Day.

They let the light in and capture the view outside. Homes with a lot of windows are certainly popular with one segment of homeowners.