Week In Review: Armed Robbery At BJs, Plea Hearing for Murder Defendant Delayed, Cattlemen’s Proposed Demolition

Residents of Escallonia Drive were surprised to find their street blocked off for three hours Tuesday afternoon as police officers searched for people responsible for . The Newark Police Department are still investigating and searching for individuals connected to the incident.

Newark resident Jason Monroe, 33, who is facing one charge of murder, made Friday. In that court appearance, Alameda Superior Court Judge Dennis McLaughlin agreed to push back Monroe’s plea hearing to September.

With news of the in Newark surfaced, readers made various comments in their opposition of having two new buildings – a projected drive-thru restaurant and a separate auto parts retail store – take its place. The public hearing for the proposal, however, was during Thursday’s council meeting.

Minutes from a June 18 Newark Unified School District Board of Education meeting released Wednesday . The name of finalist has not been released and a final offer has yet to be made, pending a site visitation to the finalist’s current district.

with a hot trend, causing the town’s aquatic center to quickly become jam-packed with people hoping to cool off in the pools. City officials said the center had reached full capacity within an hour of opening.