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CHOKED WITH EMOTION-Although graduating from high school is a happy occasion and a landmark in life, Katie Glick, left, and Lauren Dukar of Calabasas High School (CHS) share tears at the end of commencement last Friday night. They were two of 400 to graduate from CHS. See graduation stories, senior lists and photos on pages 21-28. Congratulations, seniors!
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Customers of Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (LVMWD) can expect stable rates this year, but critics believe water and sewer rates should be lowered because the new budget is said to be flush with reserves. More...
The Agoura Hills City Council last week upheld a decision to approve an eight-luxury home development in the environmentally sensitive Palo Comado Creek area of Old Agoura. More...
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CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY-Following an official groundbreaking ceremony earlier this year, progress begins in earnest at the site of the new Agoura Hills City Hall and Library on Agoura Road at Ladyface Circle. The new building is scheduled to open sometime next year.
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Enid Stagg, recently named Teacher of the Year in the Las Virgenes Unified School District, has a book coming out this fall that explains in beautiful words and pictures how young people should view the world. More...
DANCERS DELIGHT - The Agoura High competition dance team performed recently at the Moorpark College Evening of Dance, an event that was attended by high school, college and other teams from Southern California. Top row, left to right: Coach Gail Calderon, Danielle Schaeffer, Mary Young, Heather Hashimi, Kristi Boone and Allison Goller. Bottom row: Natalie Pollak, Brette Markowitz, Robin Kodish and Melissa Soltman.
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While a victim was gone five to 10 minutes to warm his coffee, he left his office unlocked around 3 p.m. June 12 in the 5100 block of Clareton. When he returned, a laptop computer valued at $3,500 had been stolen. A possible suspect [white male (5-8 or 5-9, 140) with black hair, a moustache and wearing a black baseball cap with white logo, sunglasses, a white T-shirt and long dark shorts] was described. More...
Rabbi Gershon Johnson, who serves as the rabbi of Temple Beth Haverim in Agoura Hills, was recently awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree, honoris causa, by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in Los Angeles for 25 years of service at the commencement exercises of the 125th academic year of the institution. More...
Axius, the Moorpark manufacturer of car accessories has just released a survey that confirms that on a 95 degree Fahrenheit day the air trapped inside a vehicle can heat up to a scorching 145 F, the steering wheel can reach 159 F, the seat can reach 162 F and the dashboard can heat up to 181 degrees Fahrenheit. More...
Local couple takes teaching to Thailand