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This Week: Stroller Strides; Football, Cheer Registration

Also this week, city meetings and a pool tournament for teens.

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Here are five things you need to know in and around Newark through May 7.

  1. The Newark Planning Commission meets this Tuesday and at its meeting the commissioners will hear a presentation regarding the 2012-13 and 2013-14 Capital Improvement Plan as presented by Senior Civil Engineer Soren Fanjeau. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 37101 Newark Blvd. Visit the City of Newark website here for more details or to download the meeting’s agenda.
  2. Moms of young babies who are looking to get some exercise can join , a fitness program held at NewPark Mall. And the first class is FREE. The next class will be held 9 a.m. Wednesday, but if you can’t make that one, classes are held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Click here for more information about the one-hour class.
  3. Is your kid a natural athlete and loves football or cheer? Boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 15 are invited to register for the . No tryouts are held. Registration will be held 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at , 5544 Thornton Ave.
  4. City council meets Thursday and during its meeting Officer Dan Anderson of the Newark Police Department will be honored as 2011 Officer of the Year. Also at the council meeting, city staff will ask the city council to authorize Mayor Al Nagy to sign a letter allowing for the removal of the Dumbarton Rail project from the Regional Transportation plan. For more information or to download the full agenda, visit the City of Newark website.
  5. Teens, do you think you’ve got the best pool skills? Well, put them to the test on Friday when Newark’s Teen Center hosts a on Friday. All participants must be at the teen center around 4:45 p.m. And the event is free once admission to the Teen Area is paid.

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Jack Lyness May 22, 2013 at 06:29 pm
Today PG&E told me that about 3,000 customers (homes and businesses) in Newark and Fremont wereRead More without power from 7:57 p.m. to about 11 p.m. (I think ours went out a few minutes before that and I'm sure ours came on before 9 p.m. I suppose maybe some of those 3000 folks were out longer as they brought neighborhoods back up gradually, but my guess is that some bureaucrat guessed at the beginning that the outage "should" last 3 hours, and that became historical "fact.") due to a "device failure." (Now that's informative. My guess remains that wind was involved.) They called and left a message on my Comcast voice mail to let me know the power was out and that it should be back on by 11 - but my phones require power so I didn't get the message until this morning. I just called PG&E to change the number they call with such notifications to my cell, but they were able to clarify nothing else. Anyway, in case you were wondering, that is what PG&E now says happened.
Jill UyBico May 22, 2013 at 02:08 pm
I definitely rushed right into the shower when the power went out to avoid the dark! Apparently allRead More the traffic lights were out in the areas you mentioned, as well as the Central/Blacow traffic lights. I wish I knew what happened, I should probably check that out right now. I saw a cop car and fire truck a few houses down on my street.
He will probably be scared at first but he comes for food
James Nelson May 21, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Did you check the local Vietnamese Restaurants? Hope he's OK.
Zoneil Maharaj (Editor) May 20, 2013 at 11:27 am
Thanks for sharing this Diana. Has he been found?
Adam Moe May 20, 2013 at 11:40 am
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John Angelo May 21, 2013 at 03:08 pm
Good to know. Thanks, Nika!
Nika Megino (Editor) May 21, 2013 at 01:24 pm
It's definitely a great photo! We didn't anticipate it to stretch like that. We'll change itRead More eventually, but your friend should have enough time to check it out, John.
John Angelo May 21, 2013 at 12:50 pm
James, I completely understand and agree. The image is stretched beyond the dimensions it was meantRead More to be viewed, but it was a pleasant surprise to see the photo at the top of the page! I hope it stays up for at least another day so my friend can see it. Thanks for your reply.
Birgitta Bower May 18, 2013 at 10:14 pm
One story I tried to read had an ad covering 1/4 of it, and there was no way to make it go away.
Daniel May 17, 2013 at 05:17 pm
Don't like it at all. "Change" isn't always for the better.
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More difficult to navigate.
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