Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Gen. Somervell Visits Benicia (Aug. 12, 1943) (Editor’s note: This article originally contained a pejorative term commonly used to describe Japanese and Japanese-Americans at the time. That term will not be reprinted here.) Lieutenant General Brehon B. Somervell, who heads the Army Service Forces, made a brief inspection […]
Throwback Thursday:Herald headlines for the week of June 17, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago After 50 Years Our Jail Is Renovated (June 17, 1943) Work of cleansing and renovating of the branch county jail in the Benicia City Hall as been completed under the direction of Supervisor Jack O’Grady and Sheriff Jack Thornton. For many years the Grand Juries have criticized the […]
Renovated dog park to open Wednesday
After more than a month, the Phenix has risen from the ashes—the Phenix Community Dog Park, that is. Now the hounds of Benicia can rejoice. The dog park, located within Benicia Community Park on Rose Drive, has been closed for more than a month to make way for the park’s first renovation in nearly 20 […]