The Mill Valley City Council renamed the Boyle Park snack shack after the late Suzanne Wickham, a longtime volunteer and wife of Councilman Jim Wickham. Suzanne died of cancer on March 7. She volunteered at the snack shack for years. The move was requested by the Mill Valley Little League and … [Read more...] about Suzanne Wickham honored
Arnold backs Scardina
Outgoing Novato County Supervisor Judy Arnold formally announced her support for Jamie Scardina in next year’s sheriff’s race. Scardina is currently the Marin County unsheriff. “I believe he would make a first-rate Sheriff for Marin County. Jamie has just the right combination of extensive … [Read more...] about Arnold backs Scardina
Pages From The Past: Druids burn mortgage
Mike Reed/Pages From The Past 100 Years Ago - July 1921 -- Tony Silva, who resides in Liberty District, is a lucky man and his prompt action Monday prevented a serious fire and heavy loss. He saw one of the dangerous fire balloons, set off as fireworks, land in a 20-acre field of grain. … [Read more...] about Pages From The Past: Druids burn mortgage
Marin 911: She thought she overheard a domestic dispute
Fairfax July 7 - 20, 2021 Opps: A woman told police that she heard a domestic dispute brewing at a local business. She could hear a man’s “very intense” tone and a woman mumbling in submission. Police arrived to find a man in the business -- alone -- talking to a customer on the phone. Ouch. … [Read more...] about Marin 911: She thought she overheard a domestic dispute
Best Guess Horoscope: Who needs rhetorical questions?
DEEP THOUGHTS: Don’t put projects on the backburner. Put them under the floorboards where the ever-loud beating of their hearts drives you slowly into madness. Libra -- Sept. 23 thru Oct. 22 You set your clock ahead to avoid being late. But all it did was sharpen your subtraction … [Read more...] about Best Guess Horoscope: Who needs rhetorical questions?
Recall election heats up with focus on governor’s crime policies
Polly Klaas, murdered in 1993. Marinscope News events last week brought forward the horrific North Bay murder of of Polly Klaas. The 12-year-old girl was kidnapped from a slumber party in Petaluma in 1993. She was found dead in Sonoma County, just a few miles north of Novato. The case … [Read more...] about Recall election heats up with focus on governor’s crime policies
Sausalito History: Privette: A Man and his Camera
PHOTO BY BRUCE FORRESTER Privette at a Fourth of July parade in Sausalito. Claudia Kelly and Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society Herman Privette served as the long-time staff photographer for all five of the Marin community newspapers. When he started circa 1972 with the … [Read more...] about Sausalito History: Privette: A Man and his Camera
Can you help us ID these pictures?
Help us clean up our archives. This photo is unidentified. If you recognize it, or can provide context, please email our publisher Sherm Frederick at shermfrederick@gmail.com. Help us clean up our newspaper archives. This photo is unidentified. If you recognize it, or can provide context, … [Read more...] about Can you help us ID these pictures?
Census requires boundary changes in San Rafael
By Derek Wilson Marinscope Even as controversies over voting rights rage across the country, the City of San Rafael is taking a hard look at the constitutionality of its current election system. The Nov. 8, 2022, local election will determine City Council representatives for the Gerstle … [Read more...] about Census requires boundary changes in San Rafael
Unvaccinated Marin-er dies — first since May
Marin County Public Health has reported the first COVID-19 death of a county resident since mid-May. The resident had not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and died Wednesday, July 21, after being admitted to a hospital with respiratory symptoms. The fatality was the 186th in Marin during the … [Read more...] about Unvaccinated Marin-er dies — first since May