The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County will celebrate its 40th year hosting Christmas Eve and Christmas day meals for Marin’s hungry neighbors. Vinnies Free Dining Room has consecutively served meals more than 14,600 days feeding Marin’s low-income families, seniors, veterans, and homeless … [Read more...] about Nobody goes hungry in Marin on Christmas
Pages From The Past: The Circus is in Town
Mike Read/Pages From The Past 100 Years Ago December 1921 – A petition of bankruptcy for J. Gambetta Jr. a prominent rancher of the community was heard in the San Francisco court December 1st. His liabilities, are $l7,000 and his assets $5 000. – The contractors for the new school … [Read more...] about Pages From The Past: The Circus is in Town
Children vaccinations big success in Marin
Nearly two out of three Marin County children ages 5-11 have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Since the pediatric COVID-19 vaccines arrived five weeks ago, 64% in that age group have received at least one dose and 31% are fully vaccinated. Marin County Public Health and health care partners are … [Read more...] about Children vaccinations big success in Marin
Online petition circulates in Novato
UPATE: In a related matter, a petition has started up to fire the officer who hurt during the arrest of Jeremy Portje. You can find the story here: … [Read more...] about Online petition circulates in Novato
DUI check: 19 of 20 compliant
Officers from the Marin County Probation Department on Dec. 9 worked with law enforcement partners to conduct surprise checks on 20 local probationers who had previous convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. One subject under the supervision of Marin County Probation was … [Read more...] about DUI check: 19 of 20 compliant
D.A. looking into COVID violation, asks public for time
Marinscope If you know your child has COVID and are told to keep him or her out of school – but you don’t – is that criminal? That’s the question Marin County District Attorney Lori E. Frugoli is contemplating. The D.A.’s announcement comes in the wake of a situation at Neil … [Read more...] about D.A. looking into COVID violation, asks public for time
Probationers celebrated for turning the corner
Marin County Special to Marinscope To appreciate Justin Townsend’s personal progress the past few years, one needs to know his background in east Oakland, his history of crime, his past drug use, and his depths of despair. “I was lying to myself for years and years about the person I was … [Read more...] about Probationers celebrated for turning the corner
Frederick Commentary: Can we please ditch these awful ideas?
As Marin’s unofficial truth broker, I must once again point out that the idea to “defund the police” is without rival the worst idea of the century for the safety and well being of the community. Closely behind, is the companion modern conceit that the bail system needs to be abandoned. Look, I … [Read more...] about Frederick Commentary: Can we please ditch these awful ideas?
Clear your Saturday night for some championship football — San Marin and Marin Catholic both win, now play for state
Marinscope Clear your Saturday night, Marin because 2021 has become a very special year in the Marin County prep football universe. Not just one, but two teams from Marin will host state championship games on Saturday. And they will both be in Marin. That’s big-time special. But … [Read more...] about Clear your Saturday night for some championship football — San Marin and Marin Catholic both win, now play for state
COVID protocol failure sickens 8 children, quarantines 75, at Corte Madera school
Marinscope Is the COVID pandemic over? Not by a long shot and you only have to look at what happened at Neil Cummins Elementary School in Corte Madera in the last two weeks to be reminded of that. On Nov. 9, the Marin County Health and Human Services Department was notified by a health care … [Read more...] about COVID protocol failure sickens 8 children, quarantines 75, at Corte Madera school