Gunman Forces Woman from her Monrovia Apartment
Gunman Forces Woman from her Apartment On Thursday, December 15, 2011, at approximately 11:00 PM, in the 300 block of West Central, a woman answered a knock at her front door. The male on the other side of the door asked for a name she did not recognize. When she opened the door the male [...]
Monrovia Council Discusses Temporary Replacement for Councilman Shaw’s Seat
Council member Clarence Shaw at a Veteran’s Day service two years ago – Photo by Terry Miller Monrovia Council Discusses Temporary Replacement for Councilman Shaw’s Seat By Susan Motander Monrovia City Council Member Tom Adams moved that the body appoint a temporary replacement for Council Member Clarence Shaw, an Army Reservist who is currently on [...]
Monrovia’s Wildcats Battle this Saturday for CIF Championship Game Title
Monrovia’s Wildcats Battle this Saturday for CIF Championship Game Title by Jennifer Boone The Monrovia Wildcats ninth successive win is sending Monrovia to this Saturday’s championship game against the San Gabriel High School Matadors. Monrovia will be hosting their CIF Southern Section Mid-Valley Division Title Championship Game at their own brand new stadium at 7:30 [...]
Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting Postponed – State of Emergency Declared
The city of Monrovia has put EOC into operation and announced that all school and planned holiday activities have been postponed. Mayor Lutz said there were 13,000 people without power in the city and Chief of Police Jim Hunt advised drivers to be careful as many traffic signals are out. In this situation it becomes [...]
Controversy Dominates Duarte Council as John Fasana Becomes Mayor
Council Rotation Ignored as Newly Elected Fasana Sworn in as Mayor instead of Reyes By Ruth Kingsland Amid controversy, name calling, and a sharp turn away from its previous tradition of mayoral rotation, the Duarte City Council Tuesday night elected newly re-elected Councilman John Fasana as its new mayor, to replace outgoing Mayor Tzeitel Paras-Caracci, [...]
Local Antique Dealers Say Monrovia Cops are Tops
Local Antique Dealers Say Monrovia Cops are Tops Stolen Antique Chinese Vase Valued at $28,000 Returned Unharmed On a recent Wednesday in the newly opened “Antiques Off Fair Oaks” in Monrovia, an alert dealer in the consortium sold what he thought was a vase for $120 cash. The man who sold the vase thought something [...]
Monrovia Honors Veterans on 11/11/11
Korean War Veterans were honored with a new plaque at Library Park.
Monrovia Kidnapping Suspect Released – ‘Child Not Truthful’ about Incident
On November 6, 2011, a kidnapping of a six-year-old victim occurred in the 2500 block of Graydon Avenue, in the unincorporated area of Monrovia. The child was able to break free from the kidnapper and immediately alert Temple Sheriff’s Station personnel. An extensive investigation was conducted by Temple Station detectives and as a result of [...]
Monrovia City Manager Scott Ochoa Resigns
Scott Ochoa Named Glendale City Manager At tonight’s Monrovia City Council meeting, City Manager Scott Ochoa tendered his letter of resignation, effective January 2, 2012. This move came after the members of the Glendale City Council had, at their afternoon City Council meeting, appointed him as Glendale’s next City Manager. Ochoa’s tenure in Glendale will [...]
Hundreds Protest Trader Joe’s Refusal to Sign Fair Food Agreement with CIW
Hundreds Protest Trader Joe’s and HQ in Monrovia On Friday, October 21, after a noon picket and rally at the Huntington Plaza Trader Joe’s, Florida farm workers and their student, faith and community allies marched past the store in Huntington Plaza and then to Trader Joe’s corporate headquarters for one of the “largest CIW rally [...]
