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Vol. 17, No. 12
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Pool plans Fun on the Nile under water
April 12, 2019
Sprucing Up For Spring
by Dawnmarie Fehr Correspondent
The Discovery Bay Community Services District (CSD) Board took another step down the road toward a new six-lane pool that will meet USA Swim Meet certification standards. During last week’s regular meeting, the board voted to have staff bring the parks and recreation committee proposals from different pool design companies to gain an accurate idea of what a new, competition-grade pool would cost. “The Parks and Recreation Committee will review the proposals,” said Mike Davies, general manager for the town. “Then (they will) bring back a recommendation to the board.” In February, consultants from Terracon Inc. presented the board with results from a soils study conducted to find out whether a new pool could be built without extra stabilization. The results being favorable, Terracon provided cost estimates for three L-shaped pool designs. The designs varied in
The Press’ Home & Garden edition has advice for turning your house into a dream home. Page 1B
A Special Homecoming Photo by Tony Kukulich
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he crew from Roger Boaz’s Egyptian-themed vessel took home the Commodore’s Cup award at the Discovery Bay Opening Day Boat Parade, Saturday, April 6. This year’s theme was “Boating Through The Ages.” For a complete list of the winners, go online at www.thepress.net. To view more photos of the event, visit www.thepress.net/multimedia/slideshows
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Hearing reveals details of murder by Tony Kukulich Staff Writer
Matthew Redmond, the 30-year-old Brentwood resident accused in the July 2018 killing of his mother, Marta Redmond, appeared in Pittsburg Superior Court on Wednesday, April 3, for a preliminary hearing. Matthew Redmond entered the courtroom of Judge John Devine wearing a yellow, prisonissue uniform and sandals. He appeared detached from the proceeding, though he did briefly make eye contact with family members seated in the gallery behind him. Public Defender Sarah MonPere represented him. During a preliminary hearing, a judge determines whether a defendant should stand trial in superior court. Typically, only a portion of the evidence is presented. Deputy District Attorney Mary Blumberg called several Brentwood Police Department (BPD) officers to testify about the events of the morning of July 3 that led to the discovery of Marta Redmond’s severely beaten body in a downstairs bathroom of the Redmond home on
REDMOND Torrington Drive in the Claremont neighborhood. According to testimony, officers were called to the 300 block of Chaucer Drive, also in the Claremont neighborhood, by a resident who observed a man standing outside her sliding glass
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door. Officers arrived a few minutes after 10 a.m. BPD Officer Ilonka Inerbichler testified she responded to a call for an interrupted burglary, and received a description of the suspect as a white male in his 20s, with black hair, wearing a blue t-shirt and white shorts. According to Inerbichler, another BPD officer found a man matching the description standing next to the open door of a car across the street from the caller’s address. When questioned by the police, the man said he was experiencing a difficult time as his boyfriend had just dumped him. He was going through cars looking for jewelry and change, and he was trying to leave town to visit a friend in North Dakota. The suspect also told officers that he lived with his parents, though he said that neither were home at the time. Seeing the man in police custody, the resident who called 9-1-1 reportedly said, “That’s him. That’s him. That’s him.” The man was Matthew Redmond. Upon their initial contact with the suspect, several officers described him as having been see Murder page 26A
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Two years after suffering a nearfatal heart attack, Arnoldo Avila is preparing to go home. Page 5A
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