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The Arcadia Board of Education promised parents and supporters of former teacher Sandra Ragusa a statement on why she was not allowed to withdraw her resignation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30624
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Board of Education
Ragusa, Sandra
Ragusta, Sandra (spelling is not certain, see Arcadia Weekly, October 10, 2002, p. 1)
Item ID
30816AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia School Board after a two-hour closed session decided that Foothills Middle School music teacher Sandra Ragusa - who resigned but then quickly changed her mind - could not have her job back.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24654
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ragusa, Sandra
Schools - Foothills Middle School
Item ID
24844AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Luanne Cayer (photo) retires from Arcadia Unified School District after 34 years. She started as a bus driver in 1967. Her last job was Director of Maintenance, Operations and Transportation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33343
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
September 27, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
September 27, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District--employees
Cayer, Luanne
Item ID
33539AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dorothy Denne, longtime Arcadia humorist, "Mother of the Force" honored by Arcadia Police Foundation at the Arcadia Police Foundation's Halloween Hoopla. Arcadia Mayor April Verlato and her husband attended. For 20 years, Dorothy wrote a weekly column called "Dorothy's Place" in Arcadia Weekly. She was a teacher for her career and has been a volunteer at the Arcadia Police Department. In 2015 she spearheaded the effort to bring back the K-9 program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35595
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2019
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2019
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arcadia Police Foundation
Denne, Dorothy
Miller, Terry
Volunteers
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Newspaper Index
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Debra Amos, Food Services Director for the Arcadia Unified School District for the last 20 years, recently earned the Silver Special Achievement Award from the National Food Service Achievement Management Excellence program. She discusses her job and how tastes have changed over the years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31369
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 2, 2009
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 2, 2009
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Amos, Debra
Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD)
Item ID
31564AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mary Ostrum, 83, of Covina, is retiring from her food service job at the Santa Anita Golf Course after 35 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29863
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Ostrum, Mary - window lady
Retirement
Santa Anita Golf Course
Item ID
30048AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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"Good Old Days" in Arcadia schools. Superintendent Mimi Hennessy presented her State of the District report to the Arcadia Rotary. She said Arcadia is sending 98% of graduates on to higher education, and gives other figures and statistics.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33206
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 16, 2003
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 16, 2003
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Hennessy, Mimi
Item ID
33403AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Alex Solis appointed to California Horse Racing Board (CHRB), after Bo Derek resigned (both pictured).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34168
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 2015
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 2015
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Derek, Bo (actor)
Solis, Alex
Item ID
34362AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Kate Linder, an actress on television soap opera The Young and the Restless, got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was raised in Arcadia and graduated from Arcadia High School. Her parents are Ralph and Molly Wolveck. She also keeps a job as a flight attendant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30976
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2008
Pages
p. News 2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2008
Pages
p. News 2
Subjects
Actors and actresses
Celebrities
Linder, Kate
Wolveck, Molly
Wolveck, Ralph
Item ID
31171AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Longtime Arcadia High School music teacher Arthur Farr, 61, retires. Photo and biography.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33472
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2004
Pages
p. 1, 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2004
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
Arcadia High School--teachers
Farr, Arthur--biography
Item ID
33667AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Officer Toni Caylor describes her job on the campus of Arcadia High School as being sheriff of a small city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29045
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 1, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 1, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Caylor, Toni
Arcadia High School campus policce
Item ID
29231AN
Collection
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After teaching music in the Arcadia Unified School District for 39 years, Dennis Davies retires.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21226
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 5, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 5, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Davies, Dennis
Item ID
21453AN
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A special reception will be held to thank Mary E. Dougherty for her 16 years of service on the Arcadia Board of Education. Her fourth consecutive term expires at the end of June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29811
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2001
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2001
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Board of Education
Dougherty, Mary E.
Item ID
29996AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Pictures from 626 Night Market on August 15, 2014 at Santa Anita Park, including Jerian Tran, Mike Stevens, Jun Sung Ahn, Sandra Reyes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33971
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2014
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
626 Night Market
Ahn, Jun Sung
Food festivals
Reyes, Sandra
Stevens, Mike
Tran, Jerian
Item ID
34165AN
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Five Arcadia High School students face criminal charges after allegedly beating a 16-year old classmate, stripping her naked and taking photographs, then threatening to distribute the pictures if she told police. The alleged assault took place on January 24, 2005.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29397
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Arcadia High School students
Beatings
Assaults
Chung, Evelina Annie
Liu, Diana Fangyin
Shih, Yu Hsien
Item ID
29581AN
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The body of Liya Lu, a 31-year-old woman, was found in a back yard on Baldwin Avenue. Her American name is "Jessie". She was last seen on August 11. See also 30907AN.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30717
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya ("Jessie")
Murder
Item ID
30905AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Andrew Policky resigns as head football coach for Arcadia High School. He remains a teacher there.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35624
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 28, 2019
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 28, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia High School employees
Coaches
Policky, Andrew
Teachers
Collection
Newspaper Index
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New Arcadia City Council member April Verlato brings a new voice. She is a lawyer born and raised in Arcadia. She has been an activist against mansions. She is president of Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association (AIA). Her goals for her time in office are 1) to address the uptick in residential burglaries and 2) to improve Arcadia's business districts.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34571
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 26, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 26, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Arcadia City Council members
Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association (AIA)
Verlato, April
Item ID
34763AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Board of Education selected Genna Helmberger as Arcadia Teacher of the Year for 2003-2004. She is an 8th grade science teacher at Dana Middle School (picture).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32718
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District--teachers
Helmberger, Genna
McClain, John
Teacher of the Year
Item ID
32915AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District celebrates its 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year, Janice Dickson. She is a 4th grade teacher at Longley Way Elementary School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35289
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 27, 2018
Pages
p. 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 27, 2018
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Dickson, Janice
Longley Way Elementary School
Teachers
Item ID
35478AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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