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Week in Review: 'Dome' Demo Halt; MDUSD Firings; Community Center Visions; Local Bomb Victim Aid

Here are some of this week's headlines from Pleasant Hill

MDUSD Fires Superintendent Steven Lawrence. The school board voted Thursday to terminate contracts for Lawrence and General Counsel Greg Rolen. Story is here.

Local Businesses Fundraise for Boy Wounded in Boston Marathon Bombings. Dickey's in Pleasant Hill and Pasta Primavera in Concord are among the local businesses donating to 11-year-old Aaron Hern of Martinez, who is recovering from surgery in a Boston hospital. Read story here.

How To Find Health Inspection Results For Pleasant Hill Restaurants. Every eatery in Pleasant Hill regularly undergoes unannounced inspections by employees of the county's Environmental Health Division — and the results are publicy available online as well as through a new smartphone app. Read more.

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Pic of the Day: Theater Is Closed. It's lights out at the "dome" — for now. Story is here.

'Dome' Supporters Get Legal Help To Stop Demolition. The "Dome" theater may have already played its last movie and closed the doors, but local supporters are still fighting to save the 46-year-old building from destruction. Get more info here. And here.

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Pleasant Hill Community Center Taking Shape. The frame for the new building in Pleasant Hill Park gives a preview of what the final structure will look like. See it here.

Who's Hiring in Pleasant Hill: Golfsmith; Genworth Financial; Rockler Hardware: Details here.

DVC Swim and Dive Team Heads to State Championship. A group of Diablo Valley College athletes headed to Los Angeles for the California Community College Athletics Association (CCCAA) swim and dive team championship competition. Story is here.

Help Us STAMP out Hunger. Letter carriers will be collecting food for the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. Read more here.

 

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