The following are the major incidents reported to Securitas, Rossmoor’s security service provider. They appear here as they were initially reported to Securitas. After investigation, details of a case may indicate a lesser or different incident description. Thursday, March 17 Fire: Securitas and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District resp...

‘Town Square’ for Rossmoor? The popular food trucks at Gateway are expanding next month and bringing new life to Peacock Plaza at Gateway. Starting April 5, the Night Market on the Plaza will feature three food trucks and a bar on wheels from 4 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday night at Peacock Plaza. Night Market on the Plaza runs through October, weather p...

While a recent survey shows that Hillside Pool is the more popular place for GRF’s Family Swim program, a sizeable number of survey respondents said they would favor dividing Family Swim time between the Hillside and Dollar pools. This was a key finding of the Family Swim survey, results of which were discussed March 10 by the GRF Aquatics Advisory...

For more than three years, residents have heard water reclamation offered as a solution for saving the golf courses during future droughts. Now, residents will have a chance to better understand the water issues facing Rossmoor, the importance of maintaining the golf courses, what the water reclamation project is and what other conservation options...

An enduring personality in Bay Area sports and the local community, famed sports public address announcer Dick Callahan is being memorialized in a special way. Most recently the longtime public address announcer for the Oakland A’s, Callahan died unexpectedly on Jan. 29, 2021, at age 80. Callahan, who lived in Rossmoor during the final years of his...

Bill Leary, who writes the “Engaging Saging” column for the Rossmoor News, will speak to the Rotary Club on Wednesday, April 6, about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon our lives and how it has changed us. The meeting will be held in the Diablo Room for lunch, followed by the speaker, and also will be held via Zoom. The in-person meeting star...

As of Jan. 1, Californians are required to put organics (food scraps, plant cuttings, pizza boxes, and food-soiled paper towels and napkins) in the green cart. (If the Republic driver finds organics in the landfill container, the Mutual could be charged a fee, increasing residents’ coupon.) Food scraps can be wrapped in newspaper, a paper bag or BP...

The Landscape Department will take out its annual flowers and make them available to interested residents on a first-come, first-served basis. The plantings are available now on burlaps located at the Recycling Yard off Rockview Drive. They can be picked up during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 4:30 ...

he Dollar Ranch Golf Course will close to walkers on Monday, March 28, starting at noon, because of a golf tournament. Walkers can still walk all day on the Creekside Course and until noon on the Dollar Ranch Course. For information, call the Golf Shop at 1-925-988-7861.

Maxine Topper, Jill Alley and Dale Harrington will be elected by acclamation to the GRF Board of Directors this spring. Topper will represent District B and Alley District F. Harrington returns for his second term in District G. Topper, Alley and Harrington were the only candidates who qualified to run for the GRF Board. As they ran unopposed, no e...