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Kent Barney was recently named Shakespeare Teacher of the year as part of the Rotary Club's celebration of Shakespeare week. Mr. Barney states the many rewards of teaching, especially that of Shakespeare.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 3, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 3, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Employees - Barney, Kent

Item ID: 2813An

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ross Browne will retire after 31 years as an educator, the last 21 as principal of Longley Way.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 20, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 20, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Employees - Browne, Ross

Item ID: 2819AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ross Browne, who retired as principal of Longley Way School in Arcadia just a year ago, died Sunday of massive heart attack.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 18, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 18, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Employees - Browne, Ross

Item ID: 2820AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ross Stores will open a new store in Arcadia's Hub Shopping Center April 29.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 22, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 22, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Ross Stores

Item ID: 810AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A bomb scare at the J. C. Penney Co. store in Santa Anita Fashion Park mall led to the closing of about ten stores and the evacuation of more than 100 customers and employees.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1989

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1989

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Fashion Park

Item ID: 1556AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia police arrested 4 men in 4 separate rooms of the Embassy Suites motel, confiscating more than 2 ounces of cocaine and $5,600 in what police called "drug money."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 27, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 27, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1473AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The preliminary budget for the Arcadia Unified School District includes $25 million of expenditures, about 2% higher than last year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Budget

Item ID: 2649AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Five people are running for 2 recently vacated seats on the Arcadia School Board. The election will be held April 16.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board - Elections

Item ID: 2543AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A discussion of the proposed changes in high school graduation requirements. Proposed changes include an increase from 2 to 3 years of English and a minimum of 1 year of U.S. history rather than the 3 quarters now required.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2974AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Former Arcadia Police Chief Charles D. Mitchell died August 2, after a long bout with lung cancer. Mitchell, 53, retired on July 5, 1985, after more than 20 years with the Arcadia Police Department.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 4, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 4, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2219AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Playing fields at 2 Arcadia Schools (Dana Junior High and Longley Way Elementary) are unavailable for public use this summer due to renovation.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2617AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency has filed a suit against the Clifford C. Bong & Co., a former owner of the 1.6 acre redevelopment site on Huntington Drive. The ARA hopes to recover the $855,000 spent on removal of toxic waste and other debris.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses; Actions and Defenses

Item ID: 334AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

More information on proposed budget cuts: 53 teachers will be cut rather than the 60 that had been publicized; the instrumental music program will remain intact; academic counseling will continue but personal counseling will be cut back.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 12, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 12, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Budget

Item ID: 2637AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Fashion Park is more than a center of business activity. It sponsors various special events such as the Community Health Fair designed to entertain, educate and assist residents. The mall's sales and property taxes constitute a large portion of the city's revenues.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement

Date: October 16, 1980

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement

Date: October 16, 1980

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Fashion Park

Item ID: 1548AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Friends of the Arcadia Public Library's 30th annual book sale drew larger than usual crowds, with sales amounting to more than $9000, $1000 more than sales made in 1987.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1988

Pages: p. B-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1988

Pages: p. B-1 photos

Subjects: Friends of the Arcadia Public Library

Item ID: 1648AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Of the 3 parties filing suit against the city of El Monte -- property owner E. O. Rodeffer, Public Storage, Inc., and the City of Arcadia -- only the 2 private parties are paying for the action.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 1, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 1, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses; Actions and Defenses

Item ID: 325AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Within the next 6 months a left turn signal will be installed at the corner of Duarte and First Avenue in an effort to avoid the many accidents that have occurred at that intersection recently.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 26, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 26, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Streets

Item ID: 3279AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Among the many maintenance projects scheduled for the schools during the summer is a project to relocate the District's central library from the Administration Building to Holly Avenue Elementary School.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 3, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 3, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2620AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Little progress seen in talks with teachers. Neither the district nor the teachers, who are represented by the ATA, have moved from their original salary positions. District is offering 1% increase; the teachers are asking 8% plus 2% in fringe benefits.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 20, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 20, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2752AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Anoakia School plans to relocate to another city. The Fire Department has cited the school with many violations in the past year. Last month the Department closed a group of 10 classrooms for being unsafe.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 11, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 11, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools, Private - Anoakia School

Item ID: 3054AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Kent Barney was recently named Shakespeare Teacher of the year as part of the Rotary Club's celebration of Shakespeare week. Mr. Barney states the many rewards of teaching, especially that of Shakespeare.

Ross Browne will retire after 31 years as an educator, the last 21 as principal of Longley Way.

Ross Browne, who retired as principal of Longley Way School in Arcadia just a year ago, died Sunday of massive heart attack.

Ross Stores will open a new store in Arcadia's Hub Shopping Center April 29.

A bomb scare at the J. C. Penney Co. store in Santa Anita Fashion Park mall led to the closing of about ten stores and the evacuation of more than 100 customers and employees.

Arcadia police arrested 4 men in 4 separate rooms of the Embassy Suites motel, confiscating more than 2 ounces of cocaine and $5,600 in what police called "drug money."

The preliminary budget for the Arcadia Unified School District includes $25 million of expenditures, about 2% higher than last year.

Five people are running for 2 recently vacated seats on the Arcadia School Board. The election will be held April 16.

A discussion of the proposed changes in high school graduation requirements. Proposed changes include an increase from 2 to 3 years of English and a minimum of 1 year of U.S. history rather than the 3 quarters now required.

Former Arcadia Police Chief Charles D. Mitchell died August 2, after a long bout with lung cancer. Mitchell, 53, retired on July 5, 1985, after more than 20 years with the Arcadia Police Department.

Playing fields at 2 Arcadia Schools (Dana Junior High and Longley Way Elementary) are unavailable for public use this summer due to renovation.

The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency has filed a suit against the Clifford C. Bong & Co., a former owner of the 1.6 acre redevelopment site on Huntington Drive. The ARA hopes to recover the $855,000 spent on removal of toxic waste and other debris.

More information on proposed budget cuts: 53 teachers will be cut rather than the 60 that had been publicized; the instrumental music program will remain intact; academic counseling will continue but personal counseling will be cut back.

Fashion Park is more than a center of business activity. It sponsors various special events such as the Community Health Fair designed to entertain, educate and assist residents. The mall's sales and property taxes constitute a large portion of the city's revenues.

The Friends of the Arcadia Public Library's 30th annual book sale drew larger than usual crowds, with sales amounting to more than $9000, $1000 more than sales made in 1987.

Of the 3 parties filing suit against the city of El Monte -- property owner E. O. Rodeffer, Public Storage, Inc., and the City of Arcadia -- only the 2 private parties are paying for the action.

Within the next 6 months a left turn signal will be installed at the corner of Duarte and First Avenue in an effort to avoid the many accidents that have occurred at that intersection recently.

Among the many maintenance projects scheduled for the schools during the summer is a project to relocate the District's central library from the Administration Building to Holly Avenue Elementary School.

Little progress seen in talks with teachers. Neither the district nor the teachers, who are represented by the ATA, have moved from their original salary positions. District is offering 1% increase; the teachers are asking 8% plus 2% in fringe benefits.

Anoakia School plans to relocate to another city. The Fire Department has cited the school with many violations in the past year. Last month the Department closed a group of 10 classrooms for being unsafe.