The controversial plan to sell the Sonoma County landfill to an Arizona conglomerate was canned by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday. The deal called for Republic Services to handle the county’s trash for the next 20 years. In return the firm would pay $2.7 million... Continue
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Tuesday night’s school board meeting could best be described as contentious – in a good way. What began as an introduction to and discussion of the strategic plan quickly degenerated into a roundtable conversation about topics ranging from the importance of parent involvement to classroom... Continue
A trial date of Nov. 9 trial date was set Wednesday for former Sonoma Valley soccer coach Gregory Tatton, accused of molesting a teenage player, after a judge denied his attorney’s motion for dismissal. At the pre-trial hearing. Judge Arthur Wick ruled there is sufficient... Continue
[nggallery id=120] Andrea Patri (left) and Linda Semple of the Laughing Queen are serious about Halloween. Dead serious, as in zombies, vampires and dark angels – this year’s favorite costumes, according to Smith, whose shop at 122 E. Napa St. is crammed with gruesome accessories... Continue
A college student in her early 20s receives a “cause” invitation on Facebook. It is from the “Seeds for Change” group, one of the university’s community service chapters. She reads the evite to find the group is encouraging students to plant trees on Earth Day... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I have a dilemma with my Schnauzer and I really want to get him neutered. The problem is he is a “show dog” and I only own half of him. The co-owner and I can’t agree on neutering him. She insists he... Continue
[nggallery id=118] Sonomans jumped on the bandwagon last weekend, joining forces with 141 countries around the globe to propel the number 350 into human consciousness on what is being recognized as the single largest day of international action for the environment ever. For the uninitiated,... Continue
You started paying more for your garbage service three weeks ago, the city council decided Wednesday night. Sonoma Garbage Collectors, Inc. was granted a rate increase of 4.11 percent effective Oct. 1. The impact of a typical residential rate payer, with a 32-gallon can, will... Continue
Sonoma celebrities will be on hand to check and bag your groceries at both Sonoma Market and Glen Ellen Village Market as you “shop for a cause” on Thursday, Oct. 29. From 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., both markets will donate 10 percent of all... Continue
As the flu spreads, the supply of seasonal flu vaccine seems to be dwindling. A November flu-shot clinic at the Vintage House senior center has been canceled for lack of vaccine, as have two clinics at Rite Aid. Sonoma Valley Hospital ran out of the... Continue