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7-year-old Maria Lugo Rocha of Sinaloa, Mexico, is recovering after a surgery to remove a bone tumor from her chin, performed last week at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. LIGA International, a non-profit group of medical experts, pilots and volunteers, helped to bring the girl to Arcadia to have the surgery.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30999
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2008
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p. News 4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2008
Pages
p. News 4
Subjects
LIGA International
Non-profit organizations
Rocha, Maria Lugo
Surgeries
Item ID
31194AN
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9-year-old Maria Lugo came to Arcadia Arcadia Methodist Hospital from Mexico to have a steel plate removed from her chin. It was a follow-up surgery to a softball-size tumor removal she had in April, 2008, at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. Dr. Jon Tyrell, a member of LIGA International, and Dr. B.S. Chandrasekhar operated on her. LIGA International is a non-profit group of medical experts, pilots and volunteers who travel to clinics in Sinaloa, Mexico several times a year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31823
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2009
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2009
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Chandrasekhar, Dr. B.S.
LIGA International
Lugo, Maria
Lugo, Noemi Rocha
Non-profit organizations
Surgeries
Tyrell, Dr. Jon
Item ID
32020AN
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10 year-old Arcadia resident Eddie Drain, who lost his hair after chemotherapy treatments, got a boost from his baseball league teammates when they got together and shaved their own heads.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22921
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 7, 2002
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 7, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Drain, Eddie
Item ID
23129AN
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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
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 15, 2005
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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 $25,000 reward has been approved for information leading to an arrest of the ecoterrorists who attacked several sports utility vehicles in the San Gabriel Valley.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2003
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2003
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p. A4
Subjects
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Hummers
Vandalism
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Ecoterrorists
Item ID
26378AN
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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
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
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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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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
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2001
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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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58-year old Arcadia resident Tim Murphy plans to retire from his position as fire chief at the Monterey Park Fire Department in June.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2005
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Murphy, Tim
Monterey Park Fire Department
Fire chiefs
Retirement
Item ID
29692AN
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The Administration at Arcadia High School had to institute a new policy against freak dancing or "freaking" after students got too wild at the Homecoming Dance. Freaking is a kind of dancing in which dancers grind against each other's pelvises. Students who attended the Winter Casual dance had to sign a contract "to conduct themselves appropriately both on and off the dance floor."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29831
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Dances - Winter Casual Dance - freak dancing -freaking
High School students - social life and customs
Item ID
30016AN
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After months of preparation and more than $300,000 expenditures in the aftermath of the Santa Anita II fires that diverted a wall of mud from homes, the fire-ravaged hillside seemed to be holding despite the rain storms.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27427
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Mudslides
Item ID
27624AN
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After receiving intense pressure from San Gabriel Valley lawmakers, the county's transportation board, the MTA, finally put the Gold Line extension in its long-term plans. This opens up the possibility of federal funding for the project. With this commitment, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has agreed to provide day-to-day operational funding for the first phase of the Gold Line Foothill extension once it is completed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31763
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
Subjects
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Item ID
31960AN
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Allstar Fire Equipment Inc., located on Lower Azusa Road in Arcadia, sells firefighting equipment to fire departments throughout California. Joe Sposato, president of the company, is providing supplies to fight the Williams fire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24536
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2002
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p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2002
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Fires
Allstar Fire Equipment Inc.
Sposato, Joe
Item ID
24726AN
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Altrusa International, Inc. of Arcadia, an international association of business and professional women and men who volunteer to make their communities better, will host the 48th annual District 11 Conference. Dena Spanos-Hawkey, director of literacy services for Monrovia, Arcadia and South Pasadena, is the keynote speaker.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31273
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
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p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Altrusa Club
Altrusa International, Inc.
Service clubs
Spanos-Hawkey, Dena
Volunteers - volunteerism
Item ID
31468AN
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Among West Valley districts, the Arcadia Unified School District had the highest percentage of English-proficient students. 64% of the district's English learners scored at the "proficient" level on the English Language Development Test. That compares to 36 percent of English learners statewide who scored proficient on the test.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30983
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2008
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
English as a Second Language (ESL)
English Language Development Test
Item ID
31178AN
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An apartment fire in Arcadia Wednesday left six people uninjured but looking for shelter. The blaze was reported at about 2:45 p.m. in unit 235 at 425 E. Live Oak.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2001
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p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2001
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
21057AN
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An appeal has been made for help in locating two men, Haang Fung Chin of Arcadia, and Cheuk Lun Cheung, both missing for a month. They worked as food servers in the San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26739
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2003
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p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2003
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Missing Persons
Chin, Haang Fung
Cheung, Cheuk Lun
Item ID
26941AN
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An Arcadia Police Department officer shot a car theft suspect who appeared to brandish a weapon. Internal Affairs will investigate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29057
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2004
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Theft and thieves
Officer involved shootings
Grand theft auto
Baltazar, Cesar
Miramontes, Bianei
Item ID
29243AN
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An Arcadia woman's life was saved when her neighbor's carbon monoxide alarm went off. Neighbors alerted authorities who then broke into her apartment to find her unconscious. She was rushed to the hospital and is now in good condition.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30366
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2007
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p. News 9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2007
Pages
p. News 9
Subjects
Carbon monoxide
Poisons
Item ID
30553AN
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Angelus National Forest supervisor Jody Noiron announces new forest restrictions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28914
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2004
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2004
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Fire safety
Angeles National Forest
Forest restrictions
Noiron, Judy
Item ID
29105AN
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An industrial fire at Altos Tire Company, on Longden Avenue, in Irwindale, near Monrovia and Arcadia, burned for more than 3 hours. Arcadia Fire Department and Monrovia Fire Department assisted. Arcadia firefighter Don Smith (photo) from Station 105, battles the fire atop one of the company's largest ladders.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33298
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 26, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 26, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Altos Tire Company
Fires
Smith, Don
Item ID
33495AN
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Newspaper Index
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