The farmers market will return to Rossmoor on May 15, setting up in the Gateway parking lot every Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The farmers market has been a regular addition in Rossmoor every year from mid-May through October. Local vendors sell fruits, vegetables, baked goods and savory items. This year, because of the coronavirus pandemic, the...

Social distancing is still required under the public health order. This means keeping a distance of 6 feet from other people and not gathering with those who live outside the same home, including relatives. Health officials remind everyone to wash their hands frequently for 20 seconds, cough or sneeze into a tissue, avoid touching the face and to s...

With garbage bins overflowing in many entries, the Corporation Yard has opened to accept broken down cardboard. The yard is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is located at the entrance to Mutual Operations on Rockview Drive. All boxes must be broken down before arriving at the yard, which is accepting only cardboard during the she...

Health officials recommend measures for seniors All activities, meetings and most services came to an immediate halt in Rossmoor last week when the Golden Rain Foundation followed a directive from Gov. Gavin Newsom that called for seniors 65 years and older to self-isolate in their homes. Newsom strongly urged the precautionary measure on Sunday, M...

Residents are taking things in stride and trying to go about their normal activities as best they can. That’s after the Golden Rain Foundation (GRF) took the unusual step to shut down most of Rossmoor’s indoor common areas through Tuesday, March 31. The closure was due to new guidelines issued by county health officials concerned about the spread o...

Among those passengers relieved to disembark the beleaguered Grand Princess cruise ship docked in Oakland last week were Rossmoor residents Rick and Mary Kastner, and their daughter Maura, who are currently quarantined at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield. “All we wanted was to take a vacation to celebrate Rick’s 70th birthday and retirement,” sai...

Rossmoor Transportation Department has made some changes and upgrades to its website and transport services. “The website has been updated and is now much more user-friendly,” said Ralph Dennis, Rossmoor’s fleet compliance manager. Residents can access the information at www.rossmoor.com, click on “For Residents” and then “Transportation.” Dial-A-B...

Because of early press deadlines, most of the Rossmoor News was already at the printer when the GRF and some Rossmoor clubs and organizations began canceling events as advised by health officials. To try to provide residents with the most up-to-date

New access ramps are built for Safeway The major construction work at the Rossmoor Shopping Center is nearing its completion. Last week, work wrapped up around the Safeway store and now only the new bus shelter remains to be finished, said shopping center owner Terrence Tallen of Tallen Capital Partners, LLC. The Safeway remodel work includes enhan...

Residents have two more chances to dispose of their natural Christmas trees for composting. By no later than Friday, Jan. 10, residents can leave their trees at the curb or near trash enclosures – but not inside the enclosure – and the landscape crews will pick them up, said Mary Ann Gannon-McCooey, landscape coordinator. Residents are reminded tha...