Staff writer FEMA is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, but a lot of people still don’t understand the agency’s role when a disaster strikes. “A lot of people are not familiar with the FEMA process, some people think it’s like free insurance,” said Robert Barker, public affairs specialist with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency). To...

Expect delays as repairs close two lanes at gate Staff writer Asuspected drunk driver slammed his car into the gate house at the entrance of Rossmoor at 10:15 p.m. on July 8. The accident caused major damage to the interior and exterior of the small building and has closed two lanes at the gate during repair work. A Securitas officer suffered a min...

Staff writer With East Bay firefighters and air quality officials bracing for more and bigger vegetation fires in a new era of “extreme weather,” contending with smoke from blazes near and far figures to become a more frequent hazard. Residents of seniors communities like Rossmoor, some experts say, must be especially vigilant. And while fires may ...

Couples among 27 Peace Corps alumni living in Rossmoor Staff writer Since President John F. Kennedy launched the Peace Corps in 1961, some 235,000 Americans have volunteered in countries all over the world. At least 27 of those volunteers live in Rossmoor, including two married couples, Janet and Stanley Maleski and Darrell and Sue Cannon. The two ...

Enter through back door as ramp installed Dollar Clubhouse remains open as construction continues on its front door. But to get in, visitors must go around to the back of the former summer home of shipping magnate Stanley Dollar. There’s a ramp at the back door. A new ramp is being installed out front, as well as a new front door, which will be abl...

Tenure coincided with much of East Contra Costa’s development Staff writer Manuel C. Rose Jr., 95, a lifelong Contra Costa County resident and longtime municipal court judge, died in Walnut Creek on June 20 after a long illness. After retirement, he had lived for a few years in Rossmoor with his wife of 71 years, Willie Mae Rose. After passing the ...

Landscaping has taken steps to inform residents Staff writer I an Moss, who lives on Pine Knoll Drive, is worried about his 12-week-old Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier Samantha whom he bought from a breeder in Missouri about a month ago. Moss worries that Samantha – as well as all the other fourand two-legged residents – are at risk from use of the her...

Managing editor Starting today, the Rossmoor News has a new interactive e-edition online that offers lots of user-friendly features. Each week’s print newspaper will be replicated online and available early on Wednesday mornings. Readers just have to click on the image of the newspaper cover on www.RossmoorNews.com to launch the new e-edition, or t...

Staff writer Drivers who park illegally in the yellow “loading zone” on Stanley Dollar Drive, adjacent to the driveway into the golf cart area and Pro Shop at Creekside, are creating a headache – and a hazard – for golfers, pedestrians and delivery trucks alike. It’s all too common for people to just park and leave their vehicles in the yellow load...

Recycling, security, emergency planning top bill Staff writer CEO Tim O’Keefe delivered breaking news at the beginning of the Golden Rain Foundation (GRF) Board meeting last Thursday in Peacock Hall. “I have good news, hot off the press,” said O’Keefe. “The health department did a final inspection of the café area in the Redwood Room yesterday and ...