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Arcadia-Monrovia VFW Post 2070 celebrates 90 years of community service. On Saturday, October 2, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2070 Arcadia-Monrovia commemorates nine decades of offering support and services for all veterans especially those in Monrovia, Arcadia and Duarte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36067
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 30, 2021
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 30, 2021
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p. 1
Subjects
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
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Hunt continues for gunman in Arcadia car-to-car shooting on the 210 Freeway near Baldwin Avenue which left a woman named Betty Hernandez, 36, of Monrovia, dead. This shut down the freeway for several hours on September 4. On September 5, two people were found dead, in the block of 600 West Huntington Drive, an apparent murder-suicide. Both victims were in their 50s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36048
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 9, 2021
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p. 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 9, 2021
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Crimes and criminals
Deaths
Hernandez, Bertha
Hernandez, Betty
Murder-suicide
Shootings
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Foothill Workforce allocation of funds to South Bay continues to raise eyebrows in Monrovia. Monrovia has filed an application to withdraw from the Foothill Workforce Development Board (FWDB), which distributes federal money for job skills assessment, basic education, job training, job placement, and community workforce development. The FWDB covers Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Arcadia, Pasadena, South Pasadena, and Duarte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35997
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 2021
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 2021
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p. 1
Subjects
Foothill Workforce Development Board
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Facing COVID-19 fines, some restaurants say the punishment does not fit the crime, as restaurant owners have found it hard to keep track of the county and state mandate changes. Closures, new protocols, and restrictions in the face of COVID-19 have caused the restaurant industry to suffer. The cities of Monrovia, Arcadia, Pasadena and Sierra Madre have stepped up to help the ailing restaurant businesses by either waiving fees or offering outdoor dining expansion opportunities, such as using parking lots as dining areas.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35857
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
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p. 1
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Small business
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Carjacking suspect arrested in Arcadia after entering Monrovia home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35665
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 12, 2020
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p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 12, 2020
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p. 5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
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Arcadia Rotary Club and Arcadia Chinese Association (ACA) announce plans to restore Fort Rotary, a two-story western-style Boy Scout fort in the foothills behind Monrovia. This is historic, the first coordinated project between these two organizations. Architect Kevin Le from Le Architecture in Monrovia, has already volunteered his time to help. The project is expected to cost up to $140,000. So far, Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has pledged $25,000, ACA has pledged $25,000 and Arcadia Rotary has pledged $22,000 on behalf of Mary Hansen of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35629
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 5, 2019
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p. 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 5, 2019
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Arcadia Chinese Association (ACA)
Boy Scouts of America (BSA)
Hansen, Mary
Le, Kevin
Organizations
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Fisher family reunion celebrated during Monrovia Day. Forty-four descendants of Julian Fisher and Gladys Fisher are still around in this area. Julian Fisher was Monrovia's first African American police officer and his father was recruited to come work on Lucky Baldwin's race horses. Julian and Gladys Fisher had 11 children.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35514
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2019
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p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2019
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p. 5
Subjects
African Americans
Fisher, Gladys
Fisher, Julian
Fisher, Vivian
Thomas, Frederick
Vance, Jason
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Feature: communal motivation: Dr. Jonie Chung, a chiropractic doctor, resides in Arcadia and has been in the practice for 15 years in the cities of Diamond Bar and Monrovia. Her passion is her fuel for motivation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35340
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 29, 2018
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p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 29, 2018
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Chiropractors
Chung, Jonie, Dr.
Hwang, Hansol
Item ID
35530AN
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Arcadia Rotary to raise funds to renovate Fort Rotary-Camp Trask. Tallman H. Trask Scout Reservation in dire need of repairs after years of neglect. It is located in the area above Monrovia Canyon. Fort Rotary was built in 2003.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35027
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2017
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p. 1, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Fort Rotary-Camp Trask
Organizations
Item ID
35218AN
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Holiday salon concert with Monrovia's Dr. Adam R. Kendall and Dr. Samuel W. Chung, a medical oncologist. Dr. Chung studied under Fung Ho of Arcadia and was concertmaster of Arcadia High School orchestra during his 4 years there.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35016
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 30, 2017
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p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 30, 2017
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p. 4
Subjects
Chung, Samuel
Concerts
Kendall, Adam R.
Musicians
Item ID
35207AN
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Metro amps up security to protect Arcadia, Monrovia and Pasadena public transportation residents. Metro has added local Los Angeles Police Department law enforcement to patrol the rail and bus lines.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 6, 2017
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p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 6, 2017
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Metro Gold Line
Light rail trains
Item ID
35117AN
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Los Angeles County's 2017 homelessness count has gone up 23% from the previous year and District 5, where Arcadia, Monrovia and Pasadena lie, has exceeded the county high at 30%. Measure H funds from a 1/4 cent sales tax increase in Los Angeles County, creates estimated $355 million per year to use on homeless initiative. Los Angeles Board of Supervisors voted on how to properly allocate over a billion dollars from Measure H to help prevent and combat homelessness.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34913
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 15, 2017
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 15, 2017
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p. 1
Subjects
Homelessness
Social issues
Item ID
35103AN
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Local residents fearful after fifth fatality in Monrovia/Duarte area. Arcadia teen Gabriel Shea Carlos was shot dead at approximately 1:40 a.m. last Sunday in the 400 block of Shrode Avenue. Mourners say that is a dangerous area with at least two gangs, but Carlos was not a gang member.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 8, 2017
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p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 8, 2017
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p. 1, 11
Subjects
Carlos, Gabriel Shea
Deaths
Shootings
Item ID
35098AN
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Dr. Lucy Jones "deeply disappointed" with President Donald Trump's proposed elimination of federal funding for earthquake early warning. Pasadena, Arcadia and Monrovia citizens disappointed. Adam Schiff will hold press conference at Cal Tech today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34903
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 1, 2017
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p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 1, 2017
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Earthquakes
Environment
Jones, Lucy
Schiff, Adam
Item ID
35093AN
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Arcadia High School Apaches football team beats rival Monrovia High School in 13-point comeback in fourth quarter. Photos by Jacob Bigley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34668
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2016
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p. 22
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2016
Pages
p. 22
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports-boys football
Bigley, Jacob
Morfin, Ramon
Policky, Andrew
Romo, Christian
Item ID
34860AN
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Arcadia Police Department and Monrovia Police Department catch vacuum thief who stole a $600 vacuum from a store on Huntington Drive, then he caught the 187 Foothill Transit Bus to get away. The police cited and released him on the promise to appear in court on the charge of theft.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34634
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2016
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2016
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Thieves
Item ID
34826AN
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Karen Gutierrez-McNair named new CEO of Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, effective February 29. She is executive director of Santa Anita Family YMCA in Monrovia. She replaces Chamber CEO Scott Hettrick, who has resigned to move to Nebraska.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34474
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 25, 2016
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p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 25, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Arcadia city budget
City Council Elections--2011-2020--April 2016
Measure A--Utility Users Tax
Papp, Larry
Item ID
34666AN
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Arcadia's Eden Hardy's hat-trick defeats rival Monrovia 3-0.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34471
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
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p. 23
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 23
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--girls soccer
Hardy, Eden
Item ID
34663AN
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Firefighter receives third degree burns in Monrovia arson fire. Arcadia Fire Captain Thomas Devlin was injured in fire at a business at 335 West Chestnut Avenue in Monrovia on December 26, 2015. Suspect commits suicide.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34416
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 31, 2015
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p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 31, 2015
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p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Arson fires
Devlin, Thomas
Item ID
34608AN
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Monrovia man David King Brewster has been charged with attempted murder of a peace officer, as he became combative and began fighting with two Arcadia police officers for no apparent reason, on July 6, 2015 in the 400 block of East Huntington Drive. Brewster may have been under the influence of a controlled substance. He punched one officer in the face and choked the other officer in an attempt to use cause serious or fatal injury to him.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34235
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 9, 2015
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p. 1, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 9, 2015
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p. 1, 14
Subjects
Brewster, David King
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
34429AN
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