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Severson Steps Down, Leaving Orinda With No Vote on Acalanes School Board

Clay Kallam, Executive Editor - 0
    When Walnut Creek’s Stacey Schweppes was appointed to the Acalanes school board last month, it left Orinda and Miramonte High School without a...

National Charity League Members Show Love to Heart Patients

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The Acalanes Area Chapter of National Charity League (NCL) delivered more than 150 heart pillows to the John Muir Cardiac Unit in support of patients who are recovering from heart...

Miramonte Boosters Launch New Sponsorship Program

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    This year the Miramonte Boosters Club is introducing a new sponsorship program and reaching out to local businesses to invite them to participate. In...

Miramonte Students Begin Classes

Bill O'Brian - 0
Miramonte Students Begin Classes Aug. 20 – Registration Aug. 1 According to Amy McNamara, Associate Superintendent – Administrative Services for the Acalanes Union High School...

Miramonte Students and Career Counselor Create Scholarship Website

Bill O'Brian - 0
Miramonte Students and Career Counselor Create Scholarship Website By BILL O’BRIAN Staff Writer There are goals, and then there are big goals.  Judging by what Samantha Stuber...

Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest open for student entries

Charleen Earley, Editor - 0
    The Friends of the Orinda Library have announced the launch of the 2026 Poul Anderson Creative Writing...

Miramonte beats the odds and just keeps on improving

Hatti Hamlin - 0
    According to the latest Nation’s Report Card, put out by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, math...

OUSD overall numbers are very good, but weak spots remain

Hatti Hamlin - 0
    The 2025 California academic achievement scores tell several stories about Orinda’s elementary and middle school students.   ...

New private Catholic high school could open at Santa Maria this fall

Mark Veverka - 0
    The Church of Santa Maria in Orinda may soon be home to a new private co-educational Catholic...

City wildfire website makes it easier for residentsto prepare for and respond to potential disasters

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    The City of Orinda has launched OrindaReady.com, a centralized wildfire preparedness website designed to help residents prepare...

The Reel Less Traveled – February 2026

Tom Westlake - 0
The Orinda Theatre just keeps upping its game     The Orinda Theatre has stepped up its game and could...

Miramonte’s soccer teams combine camaraderie and on-field success

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    The crowd stormed the field at Lamorinda Soccer Day. With tacos in hand and packed crowds lining...

Wrestlers, basketball players look forward to a postseason push

Clay Kallam, Executive Editor - 0
    The bounce of basketballs and the thumps of bodies hitting wrestling mats are the sound track for...

Orinda teen builds hope and a library for children displaced by disaster

Charley Matthews - 0
    Ayla Altan-Schirmer just wanted to give her dolls a good home.    But the 13-year-old student at...

Funny Side Up – February 2026

Charleen Earley, Editor - 0
Z what you can do with the most neglected letter     ​I wish I could say I started using...
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