This is the website for the Novato Advance, the San Rafael News Pointer, the Ross Valley Reporter, the Mill Valley Herald, the Twin Cities Times and the Sausalito Marin Scope. You can reach all departments -- News, Legals, Advertising, Obituaries, Circulation -- at the number above. Thank you! We … [Read more...] about Our new phone number is 415-408-1073; legals email is legals@marinscope.com
Family finally reunited after left behind in Afghanistan
San Rafael Humanitarian Nonprofit Roots of Peace celebrated the safe reunion of its Director of Technology and his family at SFO last Tuesday (Jan. 18), after their evacuation from Afghanistan. The successful arrival of the Safi family comes amid five months of tense diplomatic negotiation, during … [Read more...] about Family finally reunited after left behind in Afghanistan
Home COVID tests available in 12 days from the federal government; too late for Marin Omicron surge
COVID-19 home test kits are now available from the federal government. If you order today, it will be in your hands in 12 days or so. The tests come too late for the Omicron surge, which plateaued in Marin this week, the Marin County Public Health department said. The health department … [Read more...] about Home COVID tests available in 12 days from the federal government; too late for Marin Omicron surge
Knapp Commentary: Photo ID to vote? Well, OK, but …
Thomas L. Knapp/My Turn One perennial proposal in the ongoing "fight" (actually more a set of dueling theatrical productions a la professional wrestling) over "election integrity" is a requirement that voters produce official, government-issued identification documents, complete with photo, at … [Read more...] about Knapp Commentary: Photo ID to vote? Well, OK, but …
Sausalito Council taps Janelle Kellman for 2022 mayor
Janelle Kellman was unanimously elected as mayor by her fellow councilmembers at the meeting of the Sausalito City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 11. Mayor Kellman succeeds outgoing Mayor Jill Hoffman, who served in that position during 2021. Melissa Blaustein was unanimously elected vice mayor and … [Read more...] about Sausalito Council taps Janelle Kellman for 2022 mayor
Mill Valley History: School district growth
The 1950s saw considerable growth in the population of Mill Valley 94941. The baby boom “shock wave” that began in 1946 played a major role. The number of school children increased dramatically. During the 1950s, the Mill Valley School District built four new … [Read more...] about Mill Valley History: School district growth
Pages From The Past: Chief Lafferty takes Tiburon job
Mike Read/Pages From The Past 100 Years Ago January 1922 – The matter of a high school building has begun to agitate the minds of the residents of the district of Novato. This district alone sends 35 scholars to the high school at San Rafael. The next term will see this number increased to … [Read more...] about Pages From The Past: Chief Lafferty takes Tiburon job
Sausalito History: Warship ‘captured’ in San Francisco Bay
Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society The USS Charleston was a steel-hulled cruiser launched in July 1888 by Union Iron Works, San Francisco. Just the fourth such warship launched by the U.S. Navy, she attracted lots of attention, as noted in an article from the Daily Alta California … [Read more...] about Sausalito History: Warship ‘captured’ in San Francisco Bay
Sherlock at the Ross Valley Players Barn Theatre
Cari Pace Marinscope Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson return to Baker Street onstage with a full assortment of characters to amuse and confuse in “The Case of the Jersey Lily.” Written by actor/playwright Katie Forgette, this show opens Ross Valley Players’ 92nd season on Friday Jan. 21 with … [Read more...] about Sherlock at the Ross Valley Players Barn Theatre
Omicron delays Novato birthday bash
Sometimes birthday parties have to be postponed. That’s what has happened to the Paint the Town Red gala this year. The committee met last week and decided “out of an abundance of common sense” to push the annual Novato birthday party off to a safer time. As the Omicron variant spread in … [Read more...] about Omicron delays Novato birthday bash
Restoring Sausalito to its past artsy glory
Sherman R. Frederick Sausalito Marin Scope Come hell or high water (which is not unknown to Sausalito government), the historic Bank of America building in downtown Sausalito will become an arts center very soon. It took a few hours of lively discussion at the Jan. 11 Sausalito City … [Read more...] about Restoring Sausalito to its past artsy glory