Staff Report The Benicia Fire Department extinguished a fire that burned 4 to 5 acres in the Industrial Park on Tuesday, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. At 12:45 p.m., the department responded to a report of a vegetation fire on the 300 block of Industrial Court. Initially, about 3 acres of […]
Benicia Moms Group takes top prize for local float in 4th of July parade
Staff Report Benicia Main Street announced the winners for the entries in the annual 4th of July Torchlight Parade. Taking first place in the local float competition was the Benicia Moms Group with its colorful representation of a caterpillar, beating out the respective second and third-place winners Benicia Little League and BDES Portuguese Holy Ghost […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of July 8, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Vallejo News Edits On July 9, 1843 (July 8, 1943) Indications that “time” will be put on the ration list was suggested in the date line of the Vallejo Evening News edition of last Thursday night and that also the News had been hoarding a reserve stock from […]
Letters: Cannabis won’t impact small-town charm
Cannabis won’t impact small-town charm I enjoyed the recent Benicia magazine feature article about Fairfax in Marin County, citing small-town charm and other amenities. Fairfax is known as the home of the first medicinal cannabis dispensary in the nation, opening soon after passage of California’s Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996. The dispensary […]
PHOTOS: 2018 Torchlight Parade
Letter: Patterson and Young just ended their political careers
Patterson and Young just ended their political careers We are now seeing the true political personal agenda of Mayor Patterson and Vice Mayor Young: anti-fossil fuel, and in the case of Benicia, anti-Valero. This is not new to me. I have been talking about it for years. I do now hope the residents/voters now understand […]
Photo: Smoky air
Photo: Toast to the Farm
Numerous agencies respond to third-alarm vegetation fire off Interstate 780
Staff Report The Benicia Fire Department battled an intense vegetation fire for nearly two hours Thursday evening before it was finally under control. At approximately 6:43 p.m., the Fire Department received reports of a vegetation fire in the area of Eastbound Interstate 780 between Glen Cove and Columbus Parkway, according to a news release by […]