Week in Review: Teacher Pleads No Contest to Sex With Student; LED Street Lights; Boom Sounds

Livermore Teacher Pleads No Contest to Having Sex With Student

Marie Johnson, a former Granada High teacher, is scheduled to be sentenced May 15 at the Hayward Hall of Justice. Johnson entered her no-contest plea on Tuesday at the Hayward Hall of Justice. She was arrested in January 2012 on charges for sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy. Read the full story here.

Livermore Upgrades to LED Street Lights

Officials say plan to upgrade street lights in town scheduled to be completed this summer. What do you think about the new lights?

Real Estate on Patch

Check out the: New Homes For Sale in Livermore This Week

Did You Hear the Boom Sounds in the Tri-Valley?

Residents in Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore, possibly more on edge after the Boston Marathon attack on Monday, were startled by sounds of explosions on Wednesday. The explosions were part of training being conducted at the Alameda County Sheriff's bomb range in Dublin.

Other Patch articles about the Boston Marathon tragedy:

• Flags at Half-Staff to Honor After Boston Marathon Attack
• Congressman Swalwell: Boston Marathon 'Attack is Painful Reminder Threat of Terror is Real'
• Tri-Valley Running Stores and Clubs React to Boston Marathon Attacks
• One Bombing Suspect Killed: Boston Neighborhoods Locked Down During Manhunt for Second Suspect
• Battery Made by Fremont Company Found in Boston Marathon Explosive
• Marathon Bombing Sends Shockwaves From Back Bay to East Bay
• Boston Marathon Locked Down After Explosion; List of Local Runners
• Is Bay to Breakers Too Risky This Year?
• How Are You Following the News From Boston?

Other news you need to know:

• Where Are Livermore's Scariest Intersections?

• Sprouts & Shutters: Week in Review

• Weekly Grocery Specials on Patch

Congrats:

• ValleyCare Health System Receives Get With The Guidelines Gold Plus Achievement Award

Blog of the Week: Memories of the Boston Marathon

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Patch Editors Kris Noceda and Patrick Creaven contributed to this report.