Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Little Reno Carnival Benefit To Be Held September 2, 3, 4 (August 26, 1943) There will be three days of fun and frolic at the “Little Reno Carnival” given under the auspices of the Benicia Auxiliary Police and the Kiwanis club next Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at […]
Benicia Heads Back to Class: What’s new, what to expect at Benicia Unified schools in 2018-19
Well, summer was fun while it lasted. Tomorrow, scores of students throughout Benicia will be heading back to class. No matter which school they are attending, every Benicia Unified School District site will have something different, whether it is new teachers, new administrators or new construction. The Herald caught up with the principals at the […]
School board receives Measure S update to start off academic year
With a new school year ready to commence, the Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District heard an update on the Measure S bond projects at Thursday’s meeting. Measure S is an initiative that was approved by Benicia voters in 2014 to provide $49.6 million in bond funding for renovation and upgrades of school […]
BUSD, city discontinue use of glyphosate products
After former Benicia Unified School District groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson successfully sued Monsanto over claims that a nearly daily use of its product Roundup gave him cancer, community members have wondered if the district would cease using the product. For BUSD, that decision came before the verdict was announced. Johnson served as an integrated pest manager […]
Jury awards ex-BUSD employee $289 million in Monsanto trial
A Vallejo man who worked as a groundskeeper for Benicia Unified School District won a case against agribusiness corporation Monsanto after alleging that use of the company’s widely used weed killer product Roundup gave him cancer. A jury for the Superior Court of San Francisco ordered Monsanto to pay Dewayne Johnson $289 million in damages. […]
School board to vote on resolution removing obsolete books
On Monday, students throughout Benicia will be returning to school, but nearly 2,000 outdated books in Benicia High School’s library will not be joining them. Over the summer, Benicia Unified School District officials and student volunteers weeded certain books out of Benicia High’s collection, and the school board will be voting to declare these […]
Retired librarian becomes first candidate in school board race
The Benicia school board election is well underway. This year, three seats are up for grabs but of those three, only President Diane Ferrucci has made an attempt to run for re-election. This will essentially guarantee new faces on the board, and according to the Solano County Registrar of Voters’ website, at least four challengers […]
BUSD announces guidelines for free, discount meal eligibility in 18-19
The Benicia Unified School District announced its guidelines for free or reduced meal programs under the National School Lunch/Breakfast Programs for the 2018-19 school year. According to a news release, BUSD’s Food and Nutrition Department offers lunch services at Matthew Turner Elementary School, breakfast and lunch services at Mary Farmar Elementary, Joe Henderson Elementary, Robert […]
Local candidates emerge as filing deadline nears
(This post has been updated from the print edition.) The last day for candidates to declare their candidacies and submit nomination papers is Friday, but some fields are emerging in Benicia’s City Council and school board races. The Benicia City Council has two seats open in this year’s race, those belonging to councilmembers Mark Hughes […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of July 22, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Plan For New Streets Are Progressing (July 22, 1943) According to the tabulation of returns from property owners less than 5 per cent of the property owners opposed to the simplified form submitted for forming the proposed Street Improvement Assessment District in Benicia, The City Council recently sent […]