Mark Schwartz. Photo: Judith Scherr A couple who helped a man who lost part of his leg after being hit by a train in Berkeley earlier this month has set up a fund to collect donations for his medical care. Shelly Jones, 27, and Sean Stallmeyer, 29, were driving in West Berkeley when they witnessed […]
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Good Samaritans recount Berkeley train amputation
Authorities say two good Samaritans who sprung into action after a train accident took a man’s lower leg Monday morning may well have saved his life. The accident happened at about 10:40 a.m. Sean Stallmeyer, 29, of Richmond said he and his girlfriend were driving toward Target when they stopped for the southbound Union Pacific […]
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Beat poet joins crowded field for Berkeley mayoral race
By Judith Scherr The iconic Caffe Med on Telegraph Avenue was the perfect venue for an interview with Mark Schwartz, a 21st-century beat poet and candidate for mayor of Berkeley. The multidimensional Schwartz has 13 books of poetry under his belt and holds an engineering degree from Cornell University. (The new edition of “On Third Street […]