Sierra Madre and Arcadia Public Libraries were chosen from thousands nationwide to participate in Project Vote Smart, a national nonprofit, nonpartisan research and information group.
A Los Angeles County proposal to take over fire and ambulance service from the Arcadia Fire Department would cost the city as much as $8 million more than present costs over 10 years, according to a city report.
Christopher McCoy of Sierra Madre has been booked on charges that he telephoned threats that Anthrax would be released via bomb at the Arcadia Methodist Hospital.
More than seven months after Arcadia's post office was damaged in the Sierra Madre quake, it remains shored up by wooden beams. Preliminary plans for renovation have been developed.
This week's City Council proceedings in Sierra Madre and Arcadia saw the appointment of Sierra Madre Mayor Doug Hayes (AHS Class of '68) and Arcadia Mayor Gary Kovacic (AHS Class of '69). Photos.
John F. Llewellyn and Arne Lalm are the newest appointees to the board of directors of the Methodist Hospital of Southern California. Llewellyn, a Sierra Madre resident, is President of Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries. Kalm, an Arcadia resident, is President of First Arcadia Corp., an investment banking firm.
A roof collapsed on top of firefighters battling an intense blaze at 122 White Oaks Drive Sunday, pinning two firefighters to the ground and injuring four others who rushed in to rescue them.
The Insurance Services Office, which rates fire departments, awarded the Arcadia Fire Department a "Class One" rating, making them one of only 16 departments in the country with that rating.
During last Tuesday's City Council meeting, Council member Robert Harbicht accused Arcadia Firefighters of opposing April's Measure A in order to hurt the city's financial position to the extent that the city consolidates the Fire Department with Los Angeles County.
A fire that started in a classroom at Baldwin Stocker School was completely contained by the Arcadia Fire Dept. on the morning of February 14. No other rooms were damaged in the blaze.