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Second grade student Austin Puertas of Holy Angels School in Arcadia organized a fundraiser to help victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. He raised $1,153 to go to the New York Firefighters Fund. Austin Puertas and Captain Rick Sandona of Arcadia Police Department are shown in a photograph.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30144
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Puertas, Austin
Firefighters
Fundraisers
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
30331AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Terry Miller, photographer for the Arcadia Weekly, gives his perspective and photographs of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30091
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
World Trade Center - New York State, New York City
Item ID
30278AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Local Muslim businessman and resident Fawaz Elmasri, of Lebanese descent, condemns the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He dispels myths about Muslims to promote better relations between Muslims and the communities that are now looking upon his people with suspicion.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30145
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Elmasri, Fawaz
Ethnic groups
Islam
Muslim-Americans
Muslims
Muslim Public Affairs
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
30332AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A group of Arcadia firefighters who had gone to New York City to help after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were so profoundly affected that they organized a fundraiser to benefit widows and orphans of the New York Fire Department and Arcadia Fire Department. Those who went were Captain Hutcheson, Captain Trabbie, John Beveridge, Craig Stogner, Cody Cerwin and paramedic Mike MacGregor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30614
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department - 2001-2010
Firefighters
Fundraisers
New York Fire Department
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
30802AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Battalion Chief Don Shawver received a request to report for special duty at the Pentagon six hours after the first terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. He went to help as a safety officer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30092
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Shawver, Don
Arcadia Fire Department
Pentagon - Washington, DC - District of Columbia
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
30279AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident and business owner Fawaz Elmasri, who was born in Lebanon, conveyed a message that Muslim people are peaceful and the Islam religion condemns killing of civilian people and the destruction of property. He explained that the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were acts against God.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30094
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Elmasri, Fawaz
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Islam
Muslims
Terrorism
Item ID
30281AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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"Tribute to veterans and military families" program at Arcadia County Park on May 27, 2017, Memorial Day weekend. It is the 20th annual program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34882
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2017
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2017
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Barger, Kathryn (Los Angeles County Supervisor)
Memorial Day holiday
Military
Veterans
Item ID
35072AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Fire Department has formed a special relationship with Dean Street Station 105 in Brooklyn, New York. One Voice For Tomorrow is a local non-profit organization that helps raise money for the Dean Street Station Fund and to help the Arcadia Fire Association Widows and Orphan Fund.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30676
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 24
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 24
Subjects
Firefighters - firemen
Fundraisers
Hutcheson, Dave
Marston, Ken
Non-profit organizations
One Voice for Tomorrow
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
30864AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Supervisor Katherine Barger continues tradition started by precedessor, Michael Antonovich, of hosting a Memorial Day tribute to Veterans and their families at Arcadia County Park, Saturday, May 26, 2018, 10 AM - 2 PM.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35185
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 24, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 24, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Barger, Katherine
Holidays
Memorial Day
Veterans
Item ID
35374AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon in Washington DC, Police Chief Dave Hinig said the Arcadia Police Department has evolved and is thinking beyond local crime enforcement. Officers are thinking more regionally and are more conscious of calling the bomb squad.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31847
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department - 2001-2010
Item ID
32044AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City Council offers $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and charging of the killer(s) of Arcadia resident Charlotte Cole. The City Council offers a $15,000 reward for information leading to the killer of two hit and run victims. The victims were an elderly man and his grandson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30513
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Cole, Charlotte
Murders - unsolved
Rewards
Item ID
30700AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. An emotional farewell to Arcadia firefighter Andy Michael Troncale. He died at age 52 of cancer. Funeral services were held January 30, 2012 at Holy Angels Catholic Church, interment at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32787
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 2, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 10
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 2, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 10
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Troncale, Andy Michael
Item ID
32984AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Elizabeth Cox, Josh Silverman, and Corey Stubbs were honored by Mayor Mickey Segal for saving the life of crossing guard Richard Bauer. The students were making a video about life in Arcadia when he had a heart attack. They called 911.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29592
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 17, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 17, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Awards-honors-recognitions
Bauer, Richard
Cox, Elizabeth
Crossing guards
Heroes and heroism
Silverman, Josh
Stubbs, Corey
Student films
Item ID
29776AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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As the United States goes to war with Iraq and the threat of retaliatory terrorist attacks raised the national threat level to High Risk Orange, the cities of Monrovia and Arcadia are prepared for the worst. City officials are talking about emergency response. The city has developed the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), where representatives from all city departments can gather to organize and respond to any emergency.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31160
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Emergency response
Iraq War (2003 - ?)
Terrorist attacks
Item ID
31356AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. A "tribute to Ed" written by Dorothy Denne. Ed Spielman, who worked for Core Media reporting on events in Arcadia and the surrounding area, passed away with his remains being returned to Ohio.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27692
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Spielman, Ed
Item ID
27889AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Murder victim identified as Chyong Jen Tsai. Her body was found in the 300 block of East Forest Avenue, outside her house in the garden.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35508
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 11, 2019
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 11, 2019
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Chyong, Jen Tsai
Crime and Criminals
Murder
Collection
Newspaper Index
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As part of National Police Week, a memorial ceremony was held at the Episcopal Church of Transfiguration in memory of those officers killed in 1998 in the line of duty. A photo of Albert Edward Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer ever killed in the line of duty, was on the altar.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26953
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 20, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 20, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Police Department
Matthies, Albert Edward
Item ID
27152AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Rotary Club spearheads Pakistani flood victims drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34396
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 2015
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 2015
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Miller, Brad
Item ID
34589AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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More than $1.2 million was bet across the state in the first 11 days that computer and telephone betting was approved in this state. It is known as account wagering. There is no way of telling yet if this is affecting attendance and live betting at Santa Anita Park. Two providers of online betting, XpressBet and TV Games, where approved by the California Horse Racing Board. Xpress Bet is owned by Magna Corp., which owns Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33441
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Gambling
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Item ID
33637AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park Race Track owner Frank Stronach has met with city officials about Arcadia's concerns with the track expansion plan and future sessions will be held. The concerns centered around plans to build new barns on the north side of the property, the internal connections between the track and Westfield Shopping mall traffic and people, and architectural compatibility with the track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33285
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 11, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 11, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010--expansion
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
33482AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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