Published on March 29th, 2023
Cathy Chang named 2023 Moraga Citizen of the Year
In a very tight field of nominees, all with extraordinary credentials for qualifying as a Moraga Citizen of the Year recipient, Cathy Chang has emerged as the front runner. Chang's substantial amount of volunteerism not only serves to benefit children on their road to ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on March 29th, 2023
Town council meetings' audio/visual recorder, Mary-Jane Muller, set to retire
For just over eight and a half years, Moraga Administrative Assistant Mary-Jane Muller has been the reason why the town council meetings have been recorded for later viewing by constituents with nary a hitch.
 By Vera Kochan
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Published on March 29th, 2023
Lamorinda Council Members meet to discuss Smart Signal Project
The Town of Moraga hosted a Joint Council Meeting at the Saint Mary's College campus' Soda Center on March 15 with the cities of Lafayette and Orinda. The purpose was to receive an update on the Safety and Mobility on Arterials (Smart Signals) Project.
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Published on March 15th, 2023
Four outstanding students from Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School honored
Fatima Ghias, Joseph Goett, Flore Levesque and Riya Shah, all students at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School in Moraga, were honored for their exceptional character on March 8 at a school convocation sponsored by the Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary Club. School admin ...Submitted by Robert Marino
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Published on March 15th, 2023
MCF donates funds to town for restroom structure
The Moraga Community Foundation presented a $104,320 check to the Town of Moraga at the town council's March 8 meeting to be applied to the town's procurement and delivery of the new ADA-accessible public restroom structure at the Commons Park. Together with MCF's two ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on March 15th, 2023
A few reasons why horse sightings began to poop out along Moraga's streets
Seeing horses and cattle on the hills of Moraga is a common sight. There was a time when you didn't have to look up at the hills to see horses, because they were walking down the streets of town carrying their owners to the Moraga Shopping Center, the library (formerly ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on March 15th, 2023
Proclamation issued to SMC basketball coach for 500th win
The Town of Moraga issued a proclamation ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on March 15th, 2023
Moraga appoints new town manager
The Moraga Town Council wasted no time in looking for a new town manager by creating an ad hoc committee, hiring an executive search firm, soliciting staff and resident feedback, and sifting through approximately 40 applicants vying for the position. The search has ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on March 15th, 2023
Update on the town's mid-year financial condition
Moraga's Fiscal Year 2022-23 Operating and ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on March 1st, 2023
SMC welcomes two new art exhibits
Two new exhibits opened at the Saint Mary's College Museum of Art as of Feb. 15: "Jacob Lawrence: Three Series of Prints" and "From the Ground Up," which highlights the work of Louis Siegriest.
By Vera Kochan
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Published on March 1st, 2023
Planning department presents possible design standards for Rheem Park Area to town council
The town council received an informational report from the Planning Department with regards to the Draft Objective Design Standards for the Rheem Park Area during its Feb. 15 meeting; the purpose being to give feedback and input.
By Vera Kochan
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Published on March 1st, 2023
Moraga's Vice Mayor opts for prescribed burn in yard to reduce future wildfire threats
Moraga Vice Mayor Teresa Onoda was worried about the risk of additional wildfires in her neighborhood. "We have evacuated twice, and that makes me very concerned about fire, because we live on Merrill Circle." A friend and Firewise member, Suzanne D'Arcy, told Onoda ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on March 1st, 2023
Town Council agrees on 2023 Goals and Priorities
As is customary in the town of Moraga, each ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on March 1st, 2023
Clash of the seasons visible on Lamorinda hillsides
What a difference a week makes. Lamorinda residents were hit with weather whiplash during the week of Feb. 20, with 70-degree weather, sunny skies and a blanket of daffodil blooms gracing hillsides on the corner of Happy Valley and Deer Hill roads in Lafayette as well ...
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Published on February 15th, 2023
EQ preparedness top of mind after devastating earthquakes
The devastating earthquakes in Turkey and ...By Jennifer Wake
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA