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Lions, pirates, zombies help downtown Suisun City celebrate Halloween

People make their way down Main Street in Suisun City during the city's annual Halloween parade Monday evening.  The Halloween parade and costume contest, sponsored by the Suisun City Firefighters Association, has been celebrated for more than 50 years.  (Adam Smith-Daily Republic)

SUISUN CITY — A 1-year-old lion, aka little Jaylen Vierra, complete with his own cage and severed hand for a meal, won top honors Monday at this year’s Suisun City Halloween parade and costume contest. The little lion didn’t mind his situation and seemed in awe of all the people in costumes who gathered around [...]

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Former homeless veteran walks to help mankind

Stephen Millhouse shows some of the gear he has been traveling with on a recent stop in Fairfield on Monday.  Millhouse is currently walking 1,460 miles from Missoula, Mont. to Los Angeles in order to raise money for the homeless and the hungry.  (Adam Smith-Daily Republic)

FAIRFIELD — From pretending to be homeless for the sake of performance art in New York City to actually being homeless in Los Angeles, Montana native Stephen Millhouse knows the walk of those without permanent shelter. And this Marine veteran is taking his desire to pay it forward on a 1,460-mile walk from his hometown [...]

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Halloween Parade

People make their way down Main Street in Suisun City during the city's annual Halloween parade Monday evening.  The Halloween parade and costume contest, sponsored by the Suisun City Firefighters Association, has been celebrated for more than 50 years.  (Adam Smith-Daily Republic)

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Solano judge tells county to do more work on Green Valley plan

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FAIRFIELD — Water has become a sticking point for a proposed middle Green Valley project that would mix new rural neighborhoods with agricultural preservation. Solano Superior Court Judge Paul Beeman ruled last week that Solano County’s environmental impact report section on providing water to the project is insufficient. He wrote that the court will issue [...]

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Halloween brings generations together

B. Gale Wilson kindergardener Jonah Rydman, 5, right, along with his classmates parade past Emeritus Assisted Living resident Roland Aubertein, left, during their Monday morning Halloween parade. (Mike Greener/Daily Republic)

FAIRFIELD — Generations converged on Halloween as children from a pair of Fairfield schools visited a pair of rehabilitation and senior centers to some traditional trick-of-treating. A 26-year tradition continued Monday as students from David A. Weir elementary school walked to Fairfield Post-Acute Rehab to trick-or-treat. “I like coming here because it’s fun,” said kindergarten [...]

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Anita Sioco Muldong

Muldong, Anita Sioco, 54, of Vacaville, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. Viewing from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 at Vaca Hills Chapel Funeral Home, 524 Elmira Road, Vacaville. Burial at Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery. Arrangements by Vaca Hills Chapel Funeral Home, 446-3233.

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Laurence Anson Pendroy

Pendroy, Laurence Anson, 86, of Vacaville, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Celebration of Life, 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 at Epiphany Episcopal Church, 300 West Street, Vacaville.

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Elementary Schools Halloween Visit to Nursing Homes

B. Gale Wilson kindergardener Jonah Rydman, 5, right, along with his classmates parade past Emeritus Assisted Living resident Roland Aubertein, left, during their Monday morning Halloween parade. (Mike Greener/Daily Republic)

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Fairfield, Suisun City councils to vote on Highway 12 double-fine zone

FAIRFIELD — The Suisun City and Fairfield city councils will each vote Tuesday on whether to support keeping Highway 12 a double-fine zone for another two years. The state Department of Transportation designated Highway 12 between Interstate 5 and Highway 80 as a double-fine zone on Jan. 1, 2008, as part of an effort to [...]

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Holiday gift and crafts fair on downtown Vacaville calendar

VACAVILLE — The Holly Days Craft & Gift Fair is coming to downtown Vacaville from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday with booths of crafters and artisans lining both sides of the 300 block of Main Street. Between 35 to 40 vendors are expected to offer crafts and gifts ranging from jewelry and clothing to [...]

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It’s time for nonprofits to submit holiday wish list

FAIRFIELD — Are you a nonprofit in Solano County looking for help this holiday season? The Daily Republic will publish its annual nonprofit Holiday Wish List around Thanksgiving. The list is for 501(c)(3) organizations. To be listed, please email, mail or fax your needs to the Daily Republic by 5 p.m. Nov. 11. You can email [...]

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Families line up for Holiday Assistance

Dozens of families line up outside the doors of the Salvation Army in Fairfield Friday afternoon to register for food distribution for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday assistance program. (Mike Greener/Daily Republic)

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