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Rosewood Gardens offers free workshop on Alzheimer's

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:07:00 +0000

Livermore's Rosewood Gardens will be holding the second in a series free workshops for the elderly and/or their caregivers next week.

The facility announced the details of Monday's event in an email:

When memory disorders begin to impact everyday life and overall safety, it’s time for answers. Join experts Anaga Kumar and Dara Burke for this important luncheon seminar. You’ll learn the warning signs, the facts about Alzheimer’s and other memory disorders, plus forward-looking strategies for living with memory loss or caring for a loved one experiencing it.

Those who wish to attend should call (925) 443-7200.

Livermore Links previously covered Rosewood Gardens when the facility sold for upwards of $31 million in July. “The transition has been a very positive one and we are delighted to be a part of Watermark,” Executive Director Joseph Sarto said in a news release. “The Watermark philosophy includes opening our doors to the public with informative, educational and entertaining events. We hope that our topics in the coming weeks are helpful to area seniors and their families.”

Understanding Alzheimer's and Other Memory Disorders
at Rosewood Gardens Assisted Living
35 Fenton Street
Livermore, CA
(924) 443-7200
Date: Monday, November 14th, 2011
Time: 11am to 12pm
Cost: Free

LPD cracks down on pedestrian safety

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:16:00 +0000

Livermore Police are cracking down on pedestrian safety all this month.
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Rosewood Gardens offers free workshop for veterans

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:05:00 +0000

Livermore's Rosewood Gardens will be holding a free workshop for the elderly and/or their caregivers this weekend.

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AT&T boosts coverage in the Tri-Valley

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:43:00 +0000

AT&T this week announced upgrades that it claims will provide faster speeds and boost connectivity on it's voice and data network in both Livermore and Pleasanton.

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Livermore home invasion attempt thwarted

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:22:00 +0000

The wave of Livermore home invasion robberies continues with what police are calling a "drug related" home invasion attempt at a Murietta Boulevard condo complex.

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Burglary suspect caught in the act in Livermore home

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:58:00 +0000

A Castro Valley man is in custody after police say he was caught in the act burglarizing a Livermore home.

Police say Brian Hayes was arrested on the morning of October 7th, after a Kathy Way resident called police to report a person in her backyard, followed by sounds of someone trying to break into her home.

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Police investigate two home invasion robberies

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:46:00 +0000

The Livermore Police Department is investigating two home invasion robberies that occurred on the same evening earlier this week.

The incidents have some similarities, but LPD has not determined whether they're related, according to a police news release.

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LPD arrests 7 on felony burglary charges

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:35:00 +0000

The Livermore Police Department has announced a total of seven felony burlargy arrests made in the last week-and-a-half.
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More than $40k raised at Wine and Equine Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:09:00 +0000

A total of $41,000 was raised for a during the 5th Annual Wine and Equine Festival, an event benefiting Castro Valley-based SonRise Equestrian Foundation.

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LPD launches real-time crime map

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:13:00 +0000

Livermore residents can now keep track of crime in their own neighborhood, as it happens.

The Livermore Police Department has partnered with CrimeReports.com, giving residents access to crime incident reports.

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Video: Motorcycle Day in Livermore

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:41:00 +0000

YouTube user RichardKlain has posted a cool video about Saturday's Motorcycle Day near the flagpole.
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LPD's Cop on Top 2011 reaches goal; raises more than $20k

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:11:00 +0000

The Livermore Police Department met their dollar goal, and then some, during this year's "Cop on Top" event.

The final tally came in at $22,011.14 raised for the Special Olympics. The goal had been $20,000.

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5-year-old hit by car near Arroyo Seco Elementary School

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:42:00 +0000

For the third time this school year, a Livermore student has been hit by a car after allegedly darting into traffic. This time, the child was just five years old.

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State test scores tossed at Jackson Avenue Elementary amid teacher cheating scandal

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:01:00 +0000

State test scores for Jackson Avenue Elementary School have been tossed out for this year after some test answers were apparently changed by an educator, leaving the school without an API score this year.

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Livermore TJ Maxx opens this month; Big Lots is hiring

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:40:00 +0000

The Grand Opening for Livermore's new TJ Maxx is a little over a week away.

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Livermore financial advisor sentenced to prison for stealing from clients

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:03:00 +0000

A Livermore financial advisor has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from his clients, according to a Department of Justice release.

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Wine and Equine Festival comes to Wente on Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:16:00 +0000

The 5th Annual Wine and Equine Festival, an event benefiting Castro Valley-based SonRise Equestrian Foundation, returns to Wente Vineyards on Friday, September 16, 2011.

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Cop on Top 2011 kicks off Thursday

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:09:00 +0000

Don't be alarmed if you spot members of the Livermore Police Department sitting in aerial lifts downtown this weekend.

They'll be perched 30 feet above the intersections of First Street and Livermore Avenue near Lizzie Fountain in order to raise money for the Special Olympics.

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Livermore lightening storm video roundup

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:17:00 +0000

The lightening storm last Friday left a lot more than a spate of wildfires. It also left behind video evidence in the form of YouTube videos.

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Livermore 2011 City Council Candidates

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:00:00 +0000

This page is a list of candidates running for Livermore City Council in 2011. There are two City Council seats open on the 2011 ballot.

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Fiends of Livermore launches "Anybody But Kamena" website

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:22:00 +0000

A group calling themselves "Fiends of Livermore" has launched a website called "Anybody But Kamena", urging voters not to vote for Mayor Marshall Kamena in his City Council bid.

That's not a typo-- "Fiends of Livermore" is not to be confused with Friends of Livermore, a group in favor of slow growth.

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Livermore parolee arrested after explosives were found in his apartment

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:11:00 +0000

A Livermore man was taken into custody after police allegedly found explosives in his East Avenue apartment this morning.

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Sandia designs mobile facility to measure greenhouse gases

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:08:00 +0000

If you spot a couple of trucks driving around that look like they might be the type used for a live TV broadcast, guess again. It could be Sandia National Laboratory’s latest project.

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Livermore Chamber program lets residents aim a fire hose, get an up close look at LLNL

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:15:00 +0000

Registration for the Livermore Chamber of Commerce's "Leadership Livermore Program" will close soon.

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Livermore woman arrested on burglary, meth charges

noreply@blogger.com (Livermore Links) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:25:00 +0000

A woman police identified as both a Livermore and an Oakland resident has been booked into Santa Rita jail on possession of stolen property charges, in connection with a residential burglary in Danville.

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