Gas saving tips for summer trips
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:15:01 GMT

Mike Carter of Belmont researches gas prices before leaving on driving trips; Jim Mathers of Livermore uses cruise control; and Ron Stange of Newark drives several blocks from the freeway to buy gas.

Newark ballerina to perform in Denmark
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:57:29 GMT

As a young child, Lillian Kautz's only interests were horses and soccer, her dance instructor said.

Fireworks sales begin Saturday in Newark, Tuesday in Union City
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:37:27 GMT

Fireworks booths will open Saturday in Newark and Tuesday in Union City as residents prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July.

2 SB I-880 lanes reopen after fatal San Leandro crash, all NB lanes...
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:13:53 GMT

A Waste Management truck crashed into the divider of I-880 just south of the Marina Overpass in San Leandro, resulting in a double fatality on Thursday.

On the menu: Smothered steak
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:53:42 GMT

Served at noon at the center, 40086 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, 510-790-6610. Seniors, $4; nonmembers, $6. Today: Smothered steak, smashed red potatoes and gravy, vegetable, salad, roll, dessert NEWARK SENIOR ...

Newark builds case for fifth-grade sex education
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:35:14 GMT

Pointing to new state standards for sex education, local school officials are strengthening their case for teaching fifth-graders about the urge to merge.

Caltrain victim ID'd as Newark woman
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:23:50 GMT

The Santa Clara County Coroner's Office has identified the person killed Tuesday by a Caltrain in Palo Alto as Ying Qin, 26, of Newark.

Ore. students set to get choice of graduation test
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:16:26 GMT

When Oregon education officials set out to devise a graduation testing requirement for high school students, they looked to other states for inspiration - on what not to do.

Gallery to sell off art for seniors' sake
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:24:19 GMT

Maybe it was too good to last. For the past three years, some of the top names in American art have had their works on display and for sale in a gallery on Osgood Road - across the street from Fry's ...

On the agenda
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:12:07 GMT

The Board of Education will meet at 5:45 p.m. today in the district office, 5715 Musick Ave., Newark.

Dumbarton rail faces financial fight
Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:49:05 GMT

Already slowed by mounting costs and a looming legal tussle, a $600 million project to connect the East Bay to the Peninsula with a Caltrain rail bridge is in danger of stalling in its tracks.

Funding challenged for planned train from Union City
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:07:17 GMT

A civil grand jury report questions whether Valley Transit Authority should continue funding a proposed train line that would run from Union City to Redwood City.

Fremont School Board hopeful kicks off campaign
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:45:01 GMT

School board hopeful to kick off campaign School board candidate Lily Mei will host a campaign kickoff event from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Niles Veteran's Memorial Building, 37154 Second St., Fremont.

Five people stabbed at wedding in Fremont
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:31:00 GMT

The stabbing of five men Saturday night at Niles Banquet Hall had people worried Sunday about the historic neighborhood, which also hosted its annual Charlie Chaplin Days over the weekend.

Five stabbed at wedding reception, jolting Fremont's tiny Niles community
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Emergency workers load a victim into an ambulance Saturday night, June 7, 2008, at Niles Banquet Hall in Fremont, Calif.

Federal rule could ban some school transit
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:01:42 GMT

Thousands of urban public school pupils in the Bay Area may have to find another way to get to school, if a new regulation proposed by the Federal Transit Administration are implemented, according to area ...

Democrats choose 20th Assembly District committee members
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:55:21 GMT

Although voter turnout was predictably light Tuesday, it sure worked for Patricia Danielson.

Fremont joins opposition to moth spray plan
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:52:17 GMT

Although state officials have no plans to spray here, Fremont joined more than 20 California cities Tuesday in opposing aerial eradication of the light brown apple moth.

Student dental exam deadline looms
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:50:53 GMT

Tooth decay - the No. 1 chronic health problem among children - causes pain and makes it difficult for kids to focus on learning while at school, according to health experts.

Ohlone College establishes Asian foothold
Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:44:08 GMT

East Bay Business Times - by David Goll Ohlone College has gone international, opening a campus at the new International Educational Exchange and Training Center in Suzhou, China.