By Derek Wilson Marinscope The energy normally surrounding the kickoff to the high school football season was there — although maybe a little muted — as teams around Marin County finally took the field for the first time in more than a year. With students going back to class in person … [Read more...] about Prep sports return
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Fairfax rehabs redwoods
Photo by Elliot Karlan Fairfax plans to rehabilitate the redwood trees in Peri Park, as proposed by the town’s arborist Ray Moritz, above. It calls for planting 15 new redwoods in the downtown park to replace a variety of trees that have fallen or been cut down in recent years.Moritz explained … [Read more...] about Fairfax rehabs redwoods
Covid restrictions lifted; people celebrate.
Marinscope Restaurants around Marin County had a special reason to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day last week, the first time in a year many of them welcomed patrons back for indoor dining. It was a special holiday for Sam’s Roadhouse as the corned beef and cabbage diners were flying out of the … [Read more...] about Covid restrictions lifted; people celebrate.
Marin advances to Orange tier
Marin County has moved from the Red tier to the less restrictive Orange tier, the California Department of Public Health announced. This means the state allows Marin an increase to 50% capacity at places of worship, restaurants, museums and zoos and movie theaters. Gyms can operate at 25% … [Read more...] about Marin advances to Orange tier
Water quality issues at Point Reyes beaches
Environmental health experts with the County of Marin are working with the National Park Service to address high bacterial levels at three coastal locations within the Point Reyes National Seashore. Water quality specialists with the Environmental Health Services (EHS) Division of the Marin … [Read more...] about Water quality issues at Point Reyes beaches
Prep Sports: On your marks, get set …
By Derek Wilson Marinscope After an aggravating year-long stall, local athletes are off and running again. Ever since high school sports were effectively canceled a year ago as the state began quarantining against COVID-19, coaches and athletes have been waiting for an opportunity to … [Read more...] about Prep Sports: On your marks, get set …
Post office gets first phone booth
Mike Read/Pages From The Past (Editor’s note: This feature takes a stroll down memory through the pages of the Novato Advance. To get the current news of the day, please subscribe. Details on page 3A.) 100 Years Ago March 1921 -- The teachers at the Novato school are planning a “two bit” … [Read more...] about Post office gets first phone booth
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Road name change: Drake stays Drake
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope It’s all over but the shouting: Sir Francis Drake Boulevard will remain Sir Francis Drake Boulevard with the outside possibility that sometime in the future a second name may become attached to the thoroughfare that recognizes the historical significance of the … [Read more...] about Road name change: Drake stays Drake
Costco station approved: Environmentalists protest cheap gasoline
Sherman R. Frederick Novato Advance It was a night of a variant of NIMBY-ism that might be called NIYBY --“not in YOUR back yard.” People predominantly from outside of Novato told Novato City County to vote down a request from Costco to build a gas station next to its store at … [Read more...] about Costco station approved: Environmentalists protest cheap gasoline