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A 19-year-old man who was killed in a house fire in Arcadia was identified as Cheng Ming Dai of San Gabriel. A 16-year-old remains in critical condition and may be arrested and charged with arson. The house was located at 130 West Longden Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29561
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 15, 2005
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 15, 2005
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Fires
Arson
Dai, Cheng Ming ("Edward")
Item ID
29745AN
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A $30 million plan to provide standardized breathing equipment for every fire department in Los Angeles County has been suspended after a lawsuit alleged the contract process was mishandled and firefighters complained about the quality of the equipment. Arcadia-based Allstar Fire Equipment is suing the city and county of Los Angeles, contending the contract process was improperly handled in a manner that ignored firefighter input and unfairly favored the winning bidder, L.N. Curtis and sons.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31253
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Allstar Fire Equipment
Business and Industry
Lawsuits
L.N. Curtis and Sons
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Item ID
31448AN
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Newspaper Index
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48th Annual Arcadia Festival of Bands will be held Saturday, November 17. The event, which showcases the finest high school instrumental music talent in Southern California, has been a proud tradition in Arcadia since 1953. Dennis Davies, who recently retired after serving 39 years as a music director in Arcadia Unified School District, has been named Grand Marshal.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33401
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 25
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 25
Subjects
Arcadia Festival of Bands
Davies, Dennis
Item ID
33597AN
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Newspaper Index
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50th wedding anniversary.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29283
Newspaper
Arcadia Star Tribune
Date
January 3, 1993
Pages
p. Living/2 w/photo
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Arcadia Star Tribune
Date
January 3, 1993
Pages
p. Living/2 w/photo
Subjects
Williams, Harry
Williams, Merlene
Item ID
29468AN
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71 year old Arcadia doctor Edward Hayes died during a scuba dive at Santa Catalina Island.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hayes, Edward
Item ID
77AN
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Actor Doris Roberts from TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond" was the keynote speaker at a conference on aging at the Arcadia Community Center. It was sponsored by the Los Angeles Commission for Woman and the County Commission on Aging.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29425
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Community Center events -- 2001 - 2010
Celebrities
Famous people
Roberts, Doris
Television actors and actresses
Aging
Conferences
Item ID
29609AN
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After teaching music in the Arcadia Unified School District for 39 years, Dennis Davies retires.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 5, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 5, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Davies, Dennis
Item ID
21453AN
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The Alpha Auxiliary of the Methodist Hospital Foundation named Dennis Lee, President of the hospital, as recipient of the Order of Merit Award.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30251
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Awards - honors - recognitions
Lee, Dennis
Methodist Hospital Foundation
Item ID
30438AN
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Announcement of memorial service.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7322
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 1996
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 1996
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Lojeski, Dennis Alan
Item ID
7211AN
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Arcadia and Monrovia will be split into two assembly districts in the redistricting plan signed by Governor Gray Davis last week. Under the new plan, the 59th District, currently represented by Assemblyman Dennis Mountjoy, will move 84% of Arcadia and 40% of Monrovia to Assemblywoman Carol Liu's 44th District. The new plan is still being challenged in court. Senate district boundaries were also modified but did not affect Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30095
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Liu, Carol (Assemblywoman)
Mountjoy, Dennis (Assemblyman)
Assembly districts
Politics
Redistricting
Item ID
30282AN
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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.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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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
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Arcadia City Council broke its political stalemate and unanimously elected Dennis Lojeski to serve as mayor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4514
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999 - Lojeski, Dennis
Item ID
4390AN
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Arcadia City Council candidates Roger Chandler, Bob Harbicht, Gary Kovacic, Gail Marshall, and John Wuo answer the question, "What one or more issues are you interested in tackling during the next 4 years on the council?"

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 21, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 21, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council elections--2002
Chandler, Roger
Harbicht, Robert
Kovacic, Gary
Marshall, Gail
Wuo, John
Item ID
33638AN
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Arcadia city council member Dennis Lojeski died on Sunday evening August 11, 1996.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7317
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
August 15, 1996
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
August 15, 1996
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Lojeski, Dennis
Item ID
7206AN
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The Arcadia City Council votes to appoint Gary Kovacic to fill the seat vacated by the death of Dennis Lojeski.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25742
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 1996
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 1996
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Kovacic, Gary
Lojeski, Dennis
Item ID
25942AN
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Arcadia Community Center celebrates 10th anniversary with State Senator Robert Margett, Mayor Mickey Segal and Juventino Gomez from Mike Antonovich's office.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33309
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Community Center
Gilb, Ruth
Gomez, Juventino
Hooton, Isabel
Margett, Robert
Segal, Mickey
Shaw, Warren
Item ID
33505AN
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Arcadia doctor Norman F. Johnson is celebrating his 50th year as a physician.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec. 22, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec. 22, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Johnson, Norman F.
Item ID
25027AN
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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
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Arcadia Fire Department received Fire Engine No. 343 from the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES). The number is significant and it has been specially dedicated by the state to the memory of the 343 New York City firefighters who died on September 11, 2001.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31203
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2008
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Fire engines - fire trucks
Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES)
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
31398AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia has replaced Fire Chief Ken Lavoie with Jim Reed, on an interim basis.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13992
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
May 21, 1998
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
May 21, 1998
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Reed, Jim
Fire Department
Item ID
14553AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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