The crashes took place Thursday and Friday just one block apart.
Marin Circle
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Woman, 94, died after North Berkeley crash in September
A 94-year-old woman involved in a crash in North Berkeley in September later died in the hospital. Friends have identified the woman as Janet Messman of Kensington.
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Police: Marin crash happened after driver swerved into oncoming traffic
Two days after a four-vehicle crash in North Berkeley sent four people to the hospital, police have shared some additional details about what took place.
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4-car crash in North Berkeley, with extrication, sends 4 to hospitals
One person was taken to a local trauma center, and three others to area hospitals, after a four-vehicle crash in North Berkeley early Tuesday evening.
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‘Rash’ of vandalism hits Marin Circle fountain
The North Berkeley landmark has been on the receiving end of soap and colored dye multiple times in the past year, and it is no easy feat to clean up the messes.
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Community says ‘no way’ to new signs at Marin Circle
On Jan. 16 some new traffic signs were erected at Marin Circle in north Berkeley: four yellow, reflective oblongs bearing the words ‘Traffic in circle has right of way.” It wasn’t long before local residents were up in arms about the signs, claiming they were an unnecessary eyesore on an historic, cherished local landmark. On Saturday, the […]
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A fancy hat is the star of the show at Fountain celebration
Many people turned out on Sunday for the 100th anniversary celebration of the Fountain at the Circle in north Berkeley. But, despite the beloved landmark being the center of attention, it was a hat which threatened to steal the show. Shirley Dean, the former Mayor of Berkeley, was wearing the broad-brimmed velvet hat which is […]