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Week in Review: 14 Homeless Persians; Star Schools; Coach Plea; Ixnay BMX Park?

Here are some of this week's headlines from Lamorinda.

Youth Coach Pleads Not Guilty To Molesting Charges. A youth baseball coach from Orinda pleaded not guilty Tuesday to molesting charges against him in Contra Costa County Superior Court. Click link here.

Fourteen Orinda Persians Look For Homes. The Community Concern for Cats organization is trying to find landing places for 14 Persian cats who unfortunately were bounced from their Orinda home. 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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Moraga PD: Recovery of Shoplifted Whiskey Bottle: Details here.

Moraga PD: Cattle Roundup on Moraga Road: Read more.

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Orinda Police Investigators Look at ID Theft Ring. Follow this link for more information.

Former Fire Captain Pleads Not Guilty to Burglary Charges: 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.

Who's Hiring in Lamorinda: Papyrus; Arthur J. Gallagher; Coaches for LAX, Basketball. Learn more.

PETITION -BMX course or bike park? Quotes from Letters sent to the City Council. There is a petition listed at change.org  against the BMX course with 120 names. Read more about it here.

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