Beloved Bay Area preschool teacher retires after more than 40 years at same school
NOVATO, Calif. - With hugs, flowers, and many expressions of love, Michelle McSweeney this week said farewell and walked out of the North Bay school where she worked for 45 years. The beloved and longtime preschool teacher retired from Miss Sandie's School in Novato on Wednesday. McSweeney was among the...
Bennett Valley Safeway to close pharmacy this month
The Safeway grocery store in Santa Rosa’s Bennett Valley is closing its pharmacy at the end of the month. According to a WARN notice filed with the state, three pharmacy employees will be laid off, but will be offered the chance to work at a different Safeway. The pharmacy is expected to close July 31.
Cocaine, mushrooms and guns: Two arrested in Santa Rosa
Two men were arrested in Santa Rosa on Wednesday after the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office allegedly found cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms and two guns while serving a search warrant.
Cloverdale Gang Member Arrested for Illegal Firearm Possession and Child Endangerment: Sonoma Sheriff’s Department
The Sonoma Sheriff's Narcotics Unit, along with patrol deputies, arrested Juan Cardenas, identified as a gang member, on charges of firearm and ammunition possession, among other felonies. The arrest, part of a probation search at Cardenas' Cloverdale residence on Monday, was met with resistance. The suspect...
Photos: Healdsburg Library opening draws a crowd
The crowd that gathered at the corner of Piper and Center on June 25 kept growing while the official opening ceremony for the remodeled library was conducted. It wasn’t that the ceremony itself was all that unusual—there were the expected library and city officials to give a few words each, a round of mutual thanks...
Sonoma Wine Country escape designed to embrace its natural surroundings
Wade Design Architects crafted this wine country escape to seamlessly blend with its natural setting, nestled among ancient oaks and olive trees in Sonoma, California. This dwelling was envisioned as both a vacation getaway and a future retirement haven, designed with elegant comfort at its core. The property...
‘The Row’: The other Mill district
Mathew Humphrey has a problem most landlords in Healdsburg must envy—almost 120 parking spots just steps from downtown, with a steady stream of traffic that slows down for the Roundabout. The lot is surrounded by aged but functional buildings that already house some of Healdsburg’s most recognizable businesses,...
Friends remember bicyclist fatally struck in Marin County
(KRON) — A community in Marin County is coming together after a bicycle coach was hit and killed by a car while cycling over the weekend. They’re rallying behind the family during this difficult time and calling for safety improvements to the intersection where it happened. John Cheetham is still processing the loss...
4th of July over the last 100 years
The Sonoma county Fourth of July celebration to be held in Healdsburg July 3, 4 and 6, will live in the movies. Chamber of Commerce officials have made arrangements to have International News Reel, Fox, Pathe, Kinegram and P. and A. picture men to be here during the celebration to take pictures of the main...
Police Log, June 16-22
Residents and others are encouraged to call Police Dispatch as needed at 707.431.3377, operational 24/7. 12:49am A vehicle was stopped for broken tail lights on Hwy 101 at Lytton Springs Road. A 36-year-old (YO) man was arrested and transported to county jail for possession of a controlled substance, possession of...
