Walgreens Coming to Town, BART Petition Highlight Past Week's Coverage

A Happy Mother's Day to you and yours!

Here is a list of top stories from our coverage in the past week:

Sunday, May 1

• More than $100,000 was raised for local charities during the annual duck races. View our photos .
• A Livermore woman convicted for sex with boys tells TV station she's `.'

Monday, May 2

• We had a blast at our first Livermore Wine Festival. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Patch booth. View a video recap of the event .
• in her column discussed "."
• Firefighters saved a home from a .
• President of alleged "sham" university was .

Tuesday, May 3

• Almost every employee in the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department earned more than $100,000 last year, according to an .
• in his column provided a recap of area high school youth coming together to learn about different faiths and how religion teaches service to the community. Read it .
• Travel along Stanley Boulevard? Take note. The .
• The Keep BART on 580 group submitted a petition to place a measure against a downtown station on the November ballot. Read our report .

Wednesday, May 4

• A Walgreens is coming to town at the expense of a longtime downtown business. View our report .
• in our segment previewed this weekend's wine auction. View it .
• Gas prices edge upward...again. Story .

Thursday, May 5

• Our  column provided a recap of the great year Leadership Livermore had. Check it out .
• Forecasters predict an .

Friday, May 6

• Congrats to Livermore Police Detective Steve Goard on recently being honored by the state! Read our report .
• Our segment provided a roundup of the latest retail and restaurant news in the Tri-Valley. View it .
• Local students learned how to ride like a pro when a pair of cyclists visited their school for a demonstration. View our photo gallery .
• We launched our first pair of blogs from local residents. View them here.

Saturday, May 7

• in our column visited Mission Peak for a final spring summit. Read it .
• Parks officials take one step closer to closing the .

Things to look out for this week:

• in her column will discuss why won't be winning any Mother of the Year awards.
• in our segment will introduce a locally produced bottle of wine made to commemorate the upcoming .

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