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La Mirada Hosts Welcome Event for Special Olympics Athletes

              The City of La Mirada partnered with Biola University to host a welcome event at Biola University for 2015 Special Olympic World Games athletes from Russia and Macau.…

ROTARY CLUB OF LA MIRADA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS

    The Rotary Club of La Mirada has selected five graduating seniors at La Mirada High School students to receive $1,000 scholarships, according to President Russell Hall. Recipients of…

Artesia Punishers 18 Gold squad hope third time is charm at PGF National Championships

By Loren Kopff For the next two weeks, the Premier Girls Fastpitch National Championships will take center stage and the first of two Artesia Punisher squads participating in the event…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Artesia Punisher 16-Under (Paiva) dominating Triple Crown Sports World Series early

Editor’s note: Due to an unfortunate situation, the Chinese National Team has to cancel two games scheduled against a pair of Artesia Punisher teams. The Chinese National Team was scheduled to…

BELLFLOWER CIVIC CHORUS CELEBRATES FIFTY YEARS

The Bellflower Civic Chorus is threw a big party on July 18, 2015 at the Eagles’ Lodge in Bellflower, CA. “We’re fifty years old and we celebrated big time, ”…

Rebuttal to Artesia Trash Contract Story

Dear Editor: I serve as the lead government affairs representative in Los Angeles County for CR&R. [Your] article takes provisions of the proposed agreement out of context. The City has…

La Mirada Crime Summary July 13 – July 19, 2015

Aggravated Assault A domestic assault was reported on the 14200 block of Gagely Dr. A male adult was arrested in connection with the incident. Residential Burglary A burglary was reported on the 15300…

Vigil Held at Cerritos’ 30 Fire Station in Memory of the Granite Mountain Hotshots

Vigil Held at Cerritos’ 30 Fire Station in Memory of the Granite Mountain Hotshots

By Tammye McDuff   A candlelight tribute to the Prescott 19 was held June 30, 2015 at Fire Station 30 in Cerritos, to commemorate the anniversary and loss of Granite…

Anderson Family Supporters Fill Council Chambers

  By Tammye McDuff   Hawaiian Gardens Council Chambers was packed to standing room only Tuesday evening, July 14, 2015. What began as the normal oral comments section for council…

Jet Blue Airways and KaBOOM! Bring Playability to Simms Park

By Tammye McDuff   John S. Simms Park was teaming with employees and volunteers from Jet Blue Airways, KaBOOM!, Bellflower Parks and Recreation Department, Bellflower City Council and community volunteers…

Compton to Hold Special Meeting Today To Place Taxes on November Ballot

Today at 3:30 p.m., the Compton City Council will meet to debate three proposed measures for the November ballot. On would increase the city’s sales tax by 1 percent to…

July 17-23 Hews Media Group-Community News eNewspaper

July 17-23 Hews Media Group-Community News eNewspaper

  Click on image below to view PDF of our award-winning eNewspaper.  …

Artesia Trash Contract Has Foul Stench, Paying Over $3 Million in Up-Front Fees

Artesia Trash Contract Has Foul Stench, Paying Over $3 Million in Up-Front Fees

  By Brian Hews An investigation by Hews Media Group-Community News related to the lucrative Artesia trash hauling contract, set to be awarded to CR&R during next Monday’s Special City…

La Mirada Summer Concerts Opener

Summer entertainment in La Mirada kicked off at Regional Park on July 9 with “Flip Out” playing some of the biggest rock hits from the 70’s and 80’s in an…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW

Trio of area softball players win 16-Under Champions Cup   By Loren Kopff   IRVINE-While the Cal A’s-Iseri 16-Under travel softball team, based out of La Habra, may not have…

AMATEUR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION ‘B’ STATE TOURNAMENT

Cerritos 14-Under All-Stars blow lead late, fall short of Western Nationals   By Loren Kopff   PALMDALE-The Cerritos Girls Softball Association 14-Under All-Stars were three outs away from advancing to…

Linda Sánchez and Jackie Speier Introduce Resolution Calling for Award Equity for Female Soccer Athletes

 Washington, DC- Reps. Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38) and Jackie Speier (CA- 14), along with 33 original co-sponsors, today introduced a resolution calling on the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to immediately…

La Palma City Council Approves Increase to Street Sweeping Parking Fines 

The La Palma City Council recently adopted a resolution, approving an increase of the civil penalty (parking fine) for the City’s street sweeping parking violation (LPMC 41-131(7)). The new fine…

Memory of Slain Montebello Teen Lives on Via Scholarship

By Elmer Guardado In memory of slain Schurr High School student Brenda Sierra, the Schurr Renaissance program has awarded seniors Ivan Barranco and Holly Tenorio the first annual $500 Brenda…

CENTRAL BASIN WATER INSURANCE CANCELLED FOR 2ND TIME IN YEAR

Less than a year after insurance cancelled for “Board dysfunction”, former GM Perez multi-million dollar lawsuit prompts 2nd cancellation By Brian Hews   For the second time in less than…