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Walgreens Coming to Town, BART Petition Highlight Past Week's Coverage

Catch up on Livermore Patch's coverage from the past week.

A Happy Mother's Day to you and yours!

Here is a list of top stories from our coverage in the past week:

Sunday, May 1

Find out what's happening in Livermorewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

  • More than $100,000 was raised for local charities during the annual duck races. View our photos .
  • A Livermore woman convicted for sex with boys tells TV station she's `.'

Monday, May 2

  • We had a blast at our first Livermore Wine Festival. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Patch booth. View a video recap of the event .
  • in her column discussed "."
  • Firefighters saved a home from a .
  • President of alleged "sham" university was .

Tuesday, May 3

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  • Almost every employee in the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department earned more than $100,000 last year, according to an .
  • in his column provided a recap of area high school youth coming together to learn about different faiths and how religion teaches service to the community. Read it .
  • Travel along Stanley Boulevard? Take note. The .
  • The Keep BART on 580 group submitted a petition to place a measure against a downtown station on the November ballot. Read our report .

Wednesday, May 4

  • A Walgreens is coming to town at the expense of a longtime downtown business. View our report .
  • in our segment previewed this weekend's wine auction. View it .
  • Gas prices edge upward...again. Story .

Thursday, May 5

  • Our  column provided a recap of the great year Leadership Livermore had. Check it out .
  • Forecasters predict an .

Friday, May 6

  • Congrats to Livermore Police Detective Steve Goard on recently being honored by the state! Read our report .
  • Our segment provided a roundup of the latest retail and restaurant news in the Tri-Valley. View it .
  • Local students learned how to ride like a pro when a pair of cyclists visited their school for a demonstration. View our photo gallery .
  • We launched our first pair of blogs from local residents. View them here.

Saturday, May 7

  • in our column visited Mission Peak for a final spring summit. Read it .
  • Parks officials take one step closer to closing the .

Things to look out for this week:

  • in her column will discuss why won't be winning any Mother of the Year awards.
  • in our segment will introduce a locally produced bottle of wine made to commemorate the upcoming .

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