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Week in Review: Home Invasion, City Elections, Big Burger and New Man on Campus

A quickly became the top story of this week after police announced that a person was held at gunpoint in a home on the 36300 block of Spruce Street on Wednesday. One day after, an occurred on the corner of Jarvis Avenue and Hayley Street. Police are still investigating both incidents.

City government was also on the front of readers’ minds this week. With eight days left until the opening of the nomination period for the November 8 elections, it is now confirmed that three individuals are . Two s, and one local business owner has launched her campaign already.

Food has been a trending topic lately, so it’s no wonder that would make headlines. This week, Patch gave readers a look at how the burger that set the world record for the largest commercially available burger.

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Newark welcomed the center this week. The business, which hopes to treat residents in need of immediate medical care, opened on Friday.

Newark Junior High School’s new principal presented what he hopes to bring to the junior high school. School District this year after having been associate principal with Castro Valley Unified School District.

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