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Week in Review: Suspected Molester Out on Bail, Gaels Lose to Memphis and More

Here are some of the headlines from Lamorinda this week.

Ten Years After: What Should Happen to the Lafayette War Memorial? With the wars winding down, but not over, the fate of the controversial crosses remains uncertain. Read the full story. 

Family and Friends Mourn Philip McClure of Moraga: The 93-year-old WWII bomber pilot died peacefully in his sleep on March 7. Read the full story here. 

Orinda Man Charged With Molesting Teen Boys Out on Bail: Joel Kaufman was arrested Friday morning and charged with six counts of child molestation. Read the full story. 

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Gaels Miss Last-Second Shot, Lose in NCAAs: End of St. Mary's men's basketball season after loss to Memphis. Read the full story. 

Campolindo Wins Most Improved School Award at Statewide Academic Decathlon: The team will represent Contra Costa County in an online academic decathlon in April. Read the full press release here. 

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Lafayette Resident Wants Neighbor's Batting Cage Removed: Appellant to the Planning Commission says the noise makes her backyard uninhabitable. Read the full story. 


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