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Pasadena Fire Department officials spent more than $320,000 to purchase breathing apparatus from distributor L.N. Curtis and Sons, which is at the center of a lawsuit filed by rival equipment company, Arcadia-based Allstar Fire Equipment against the city and county of Los Angeles. 57 self contained breathing apparatus remain unused at Pasadena Fire Station 34 pending a judge's ruling next month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31272
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Allstar Fire Equipment
Lawsuits
L.N. Curtis and Sons
Los Angeles City
Los Angeles County
Pasadena Fire Department
Item ID
31467AN
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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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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Don Shawver, batallion chief with Arcadia Fire Department, has been called to duty at the Pentagon in Washington DC, needed in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33329
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
September 20, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
September 20, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia firemen
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Shawver, Don
Item ID
33525AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Don Alcorn, a 20-year veteran of the Arcadia Police Department, has been named to the new post of Emergency Services Coordinator by the Arcadia City Council. Alcorn's job is to prepare an emergency plan that will cover any aspect of any possible disaster, from earthquake to fire to nuclear disaster.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1526
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Emergency Services Coordinator
Alcorn, Don
Item ID
1525AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Macy's will relaunch at more than 800 sites nationwide, after parent company Federated Department Stores acquired May Department Stores in August 2005. The Robinsons-May in Arcadia became property of the Westfield Group and plans for the site have not been announced.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30190
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 6, 2006
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 6, 2006
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Business and Industry
Federated Department Stores
Macy's
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita - 2001-2010
Item ID
30377AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Lumber Company, founded in 1936, has grown to become the largest business of its kind in the San Gabriel Valley. The company's history is reviewed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper748
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 1, 1980
Pages
p. A-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 1, 1980
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Arcadia Lumber Company
Item ID
748AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Fine-year-old Kevin Watchler, who lives near the city's main fire station, wrote a letter to the Fire Department prompting a visit at his home be half a dozen firefighters aboard the department's newest engine.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 17, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 17, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Watchler, Kevin
Item ID
3443AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Department Agent Bruce Smith was given the Arcadia Police Department Life Saving Medal for saving an unconscious man named Ben Noodleman.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31686
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Awards - honors - recognitions
Smith, Bruce
Item ID
31883AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Asians make up more than 47% of the city's total population of 53,421. The largest group is Chinese-American. John Wuo discusses what makes Arcadia such an attractive city for Asians.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Asian-Americans
Asians
Chinese
Population
Wuo, John
Item ID
31357AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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More than 25 local eateries are featured in Monday's Taste of Arcadia. Proceeds benefit Arcadia Welfare and Thrift and Foothill Unity Center in Monrovia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 19, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 19, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Taste of America
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Charitable events
Item ID
29323AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Marriott Corporation is actively seeking a site for a "Courtyard by Marriott" moderately priced hotel in the Arcadia Monrovia area. Craig Lambert, vice president of marketing wants to develop 8 to 12 properties in the Southern California area over the next 3 years and the Arcadia-Monrovia area ranks high on the company's list.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 21, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 21, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Marriott Corp.
Item ID
1831AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Don's Chevron Station at the southwest corner of Duarte Road and Second Avenue was demolished by fire. Owner Don Shepherd was attempting to repair a leaking gas tank on a station wagon when a light broke and ignited the gasoline. Damage was estimated at $200,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1597
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 1, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 1, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Fires and Fire Prevention
Item ID
1596AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Police officer Don Wilsterman is the photographic lab technician and latent fingerprint examiner for the police department. Article describes his work and personal interests.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 25, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 25, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Police - Wilsterman, Don
Item ID
2226AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Dorothy Cowan Smith, for 30 years active in Arcadia business community, has retired as manager of the Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop, with which she has been affiliated for more than 18 years.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 26, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 26, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop
Item ID
514AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A house fire on Canyon Road in Arcadia caused about $1 million in damage. Photographs show the home and firemen Michael Baily (Monrovia Fire Department) and Craig Stogner (Arcadia Fire Department).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30132
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Juan, Fiona
Fires
Item ID
30319AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two men and two juveniles were arrested on suspicion of committing more than eight armed robberies in the Arcadia and Monrovia areas since late January.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 11
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Hernandez, Fredy
Robbery
Tino, Neil Bradford
Item ID
30612AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Councilman Don Pellegrino has been cleared of charges filed more than two years ago that he had violated the Political Reform Act because of alleged conflicts of interest.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 22, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 22, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council 1980 - 1989
Pellegrino, Donald E.
Item ID
1032AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police seized more than 154 lbs. of cocaine worth an estimated $70 million and arrested 4 Colombian nationals in the largest drug haul in the city's history. Homes on Fairview Avenue, Arcadia Avenue and Huntington Drive were raided.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Drug Trafficking
Item ID
1471AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The city of Arcadia has spent more than $300,00 so far in its efforts to protect the 260 homes beneath the hillsides ravaged by the December 27 fire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27172
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 20, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 20, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
27370AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Attorney Michael Oddenino is seeking $3 million from the Arcadia Unified School District on behalf of his daughter who was yelled at by her coach Don Riggio. Oddenino is suing for assault, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, negligence, a civil rights violation and sex discrimination.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29901
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 3, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 3, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Riggio, Don
Arcadia High School sports - softball
Coaches
Arcadia Unified School District
Lawsuits
Oddenino, Michael
Item ID
30087AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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