Three shoplifters were nabbed by police Tuesday night, according to a post on the Benicia Police Department’s Facebook page.* Three women– all from the East Bay– were caught shoplifting from the Rite Aid in Solano Square. Police arrested 24-year-old Antioch resident Yolanda Woods, 22-year-old Oakland resident Samantha Hardy 19-year-old Oakley resident Shamirra Soriano, after they […]
3 arrested for shoplifting from Rite Aid
Voice of the Village: Life planning– for 70, 80 and 90-year-olds
By Judie Donaldson New Year’s Day. By its very nature, it wields an inherent significance. It invites reflection and assessment. It suggests the promise of something new. It generates hope and motivation, and, of course, it’s the catalyst for the inevitable new year’s resolutions. How about for you? Does New Year’s Day have a meaning […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Dec. 31, 1942, 1967 and 1992
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Ferry Traffic Reported Light For Holiday (Dec. 31, 1942) Port Captain A.C. Woodress reports that the ferries carried approximately 250 automobiles and 1500 passengers Christmas Eve while the load on Christmas Day for the full operation period approximated 500 cars and 2000 passengers. Free transportation of military personnel […]
Benicia Teen Center to reopen in new location in January
After six months without a home, the Benicia Teen Center is ready to move into an even bigger space at Church Street next month. Providing a center for Benicia teens to be given support through counseling, mentoring and social interaction and express themselves by playing music and creating art has been a primary goal […]
2017 year in review: BUSD in 2017 characterized by state honors, public participation in board meetings
(The city recap will be provided on New Year’s Eve.) (This post has been updated from the print edition.) Benicia Unified School District has seen its share of activity in the last 12 months. Schools were honored by the state, the public turned up at school board meetings to voice their concerns on issues […]
BUSD music instructor thrilled with Henderson drum program grant
Joe Henderson Elementary School got an early Christmas present this year in the form of a $1,000 music grant for its Drum Circle program by the Solano Community Foundation. Gabe Guevara, an elementary music teacher with the Benicia Unified School District, said the grant was an honor. “I feel like there are areas to grow […]
Benicia woman appointed as Solano County Superior Court judge
Staff Report On Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown announced the appointment of 33 superior court judges, including a Benicia woman to the Solano County Superior Court, according to a news release by the governor’s office. Dora Rios, 47, will be filling the vacancy left by Judge Scott L. Kays, who retired in June. Rios has served […]
Letters: ISO and cannabis
ISO will create better informed community A lot has been said and written over the past several weeks on bringing an industrial safety ordinance (ISO) to the city of Benicia. Or, perhaps we should think of it as a community safety ordinance, which is what a Benicia ISO would also represent. As a resident of […]
ArchiTalk: The open house
Well, aside from some cabinet knobs and shower doors, the house that we’re having built is largely done, so a couple weeks ago it was deemed to be time to have an open house. Though my wife and I are not big entertainers, we like to do a good job with our open houses because […]