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Spirited Benicia High graduation ceremony celebrates accomplishments of 2018 class

June 11, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

“Many teachers have told me that we were the best class,” Shannon Sweeney, the outgoing Associated Student Body senior president, said in her remarks at Benicia High School’s Class of 2018 graduation Saturday. “I would have to agree.” Sweeney and her teachers were not alone in this opinion. As the speeches by graduating seniors and […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benciia, Benicia High School, class of 2018, graduation, Madeline Beyer, Upraj Singh

Letters: League of Women Voters, cannabis

February 28, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

Thank you, LWV It is essential in our representative form of democracy that we, the public, take an interest and participate in our own governance especially at the local level. I would like to thank the Benicia chapter of the League of Women Voters for organizing and presenting its 13th annual Meet Your Local Officials […]

Filed Under: Letters, Opinion Tagged With: Benciia, cannabis, League of Women Voters, letters, Meet Your Local Officials, opinion

HPRC holds talk on downtown historic district guidelines

January 19, 2018 by George Johnston Leave a Comment

The Historic Preservation  Review Commission (HPRC) met Thursday morning in a special meeting to hold talks on the downtown historic district design guidelines. The Downtown Historic Conservation Plan was established in 1990 to provide guidelines for construction on commercial and residential areas in the parts of town designated as historical. The city was recently awarded […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benciia, Downtown Historic Conservation Plan, downtown historic district, Historic Preservation Review Commission, Winter & Company

Mother-daughter volunteer service group forms in Benicia

December 3, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

One Benicia group is taking the mother-daughter bond to a new level by having them participate in philanthropic work and become engaged with their communities. A group of Benicia moms and their daughters have formed their own chapter of the National Charity League (NCL). Benicia’s chapter of the National Charity League was established in March […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benciia, national charity league

Benicia High grad launches weekly mystery story podcast

September 19, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

Raul Vega, a 2005 graduate of Benicia High School, recently published a mystery story using his hometown as an inspiration for the setting. It is not a book or even a video series, but in true 21st-century fashion, the story is presented as a downloadable or streamable podcast published in episodic installments. Vega, who is […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benciia, Benicia High School, Forrest Sutherland, Los Angeles, Markhus Hill, raul vega, Rose Drive Podcast

Throwback Thursday: herald headlines for the week of July 16, 1942, 1967 and 1992

July 13, 2017 by Editor Leave a Comment

Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Land dispute settlement is seen (July 16, 1942) Following a conference with Superior Judge W.T. O’Donnell on Monday it is believed an amicable settlement will be made of the suit of the Benicia Properties Ltd., against eh County of Solano, City of Benicia and W.F. Parker, county tax […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 1942, 1967, 1992, Benciia, Benicia Herald, Throwback Thursday

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