Menge honored as Employee of the Month in Moraga
Virginia Menge, a popular barista at Starbucks Coffee, has been named the Moraga Employee of the Month for March.
Menge has served Moraga customers for the past 11 years and has been ...Submitted by Kevin Reneau
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Moraga pioneers Leisure Sport Triathlon
Triathlons have grown in popularity and are attracting the most fit, as exemplified by the very successful triathlon in Moraga in April.
But now the city is trying something new. The ...By Sophie Braccini
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Volunteers train to talk around Lamorinda during auxiliary communications exercise
Once upon a Tuesday evening in Lamorinda, 26 volunteer emergency communicators spread out among five locations. Some met where Lafayette's new police station will soon be located; others were off to Moraga Town Hall and Orinda's City Hall. Still others staffed ...By Cathy Dausman
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Moraga-Orinda Fire District board: architect responsible for Station 43 cost overruns
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District board ...By Nick Marnell
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Moraga Town Council votes to join MCE
In 2018 all of Moraga residents can choose to get up to 100 percent of their electricity from renewable sources.
The town council decided on April 26 to pursue an application to join ...By Sophie Braccini
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Fore Our Schools celebrates 10th anniversary
It has been 10 years since Patrick Artiaga, together with a group of other Moraga dads, created "Fore Our Schools," a father-driven golf tournament that would benefit the Moraga school district. The event was an immediate success and has grown over the years, for the ...By Sophie Braccini
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Rheem center renovation: cosmetic changes could go a long way
In a time where brick-and-mortar retail is hurting and traditional downtowns are suffering, Jay Kerner, owner of Moraga's Rheem Valley Shopping Center, will invest in and renovate a mall that has been left untouched for 30 years.
By Sophie Braccini
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Moraga Police Blotter
April 11 to 25
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Local experts try to predict Lamorinda's retail future
Restaurants, along with spas and salons, may be the key to Lamorinda's retail success in the future because they are "internet proof" and inherently require the presence of the customer.
By Victor Ryerson
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School access is the No. 1 concern for Canyon residents
The closure of the Canyon bridge may present an inconvenience to Moragans seeking a traffic-free route to Oakland, but to Canyon residents, the closure poses a serious life safety issue.
By Nick Marnell
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Canyon bridge closed indefinitely
When the Canyon bridge closed quickly and surprisingly on the evening of April 18, it impacted more than just drivers in local communities. Currently, not even pedestrians or bicyclists are authorized to cross the bridge that commands one of the only five exits out of ...By Sophie Braccini
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Congressman rips Donald Trump and his policies at Lafayette Town Hall
From his opening remarks through the questions he took from the audience, Democratic U.S. Congressman Mark DeSaulnier pounded President Donald Trump unmercifully at the Lafayette Town Hall April 12. "The most dangerous person in the world is not a terrorist, but the ...By Nick Marnell
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Transportation tax, Trump highlight Glazer-Baker Lafayette Town Hall
California's new $52 billion transportation funding bill cast a large shadow over the Steve Glazer-Catharine Baker Lafayette Town Hall April 3 as demonstrators waved signs demanding its passage, speakers questioned Glazer over his stance and the cohost missed the ...By Nick Marnell
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Former Moraga firefighter takes on a massive challenge as East Contra Costa County chief
Brian Helmick, the interim Fire Chief of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, never imagined that he would work in fire service.
Helmick starred in football, baseball and ...By Nick Marnell
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Rheem Center Study Session
The Moraga Planning Commission and Design Review Board will hold a joint study session on the Rheem Valley Shopping Center from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 24 in the council chambers and community meeting room, 335 Rheem Blvd. in Moraga
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA