Jeanne Keating Joins Century 21 Village
Jeanne Keating – Courtesy Photo Andy Bencosme, Managing Broker of CENTURY 21 Village in Sierra Madre recently welcomed veteran REALTOR Jeanne Keating to his Sierra Madre office. The announcement was made at the office’s weekly marketing and sales meeting. Keating said that she is very excited about her new association with Village and that she [...]
Tournament of Roses Names William B. Flinn Executive Director
-William B. Flinn The Pasadena Tournament of Roses® announced today that William B. Flinn will assume the role of executive director, effective March 1, 2012. Flinn has been serving as both interim executive director and chief operating officer since September 2011. As executive director, Flinn will be administratively responsible for leading the professional staff and [...]
Learn About Mark Twain’s Other Woman
The Monrovia Public Library, in celebration of Women’s History month will present a special program on Saturday, March 3, “Mark Twain’s Other Woman: The Hidden Story of His Final Years.” It is a chance to learn more about the author whose presence graces a bench in front of the Library. Laura Skandera Trombley will discuss [...]
Newt Gingrich seeks friends at Cielito Lindo
By Dena M. Burroughs Newt Gingrich seeks friends at Cielito Lindo It cannot be all that easy to come to a vastly non-Republican area to fundraise and try to get some support amongst Latinos. Yet that is exactly what Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich did on February 13 at the popular Mexican restaurant Cielito [...]
IRS Releases the Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2012
IRS Releases the Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2012 LOS ANGELES –– The Internal Revenue Service today issued its annual “Dirty Dozen” ranking of tax scams, reminding taxpayers to use caution during tax season to protect themselves against a wide range of schemes ranging from identity theft to return preparer fraud. The Dirty Dozen listing, [...]
Monrovia Police Department Sports New Website
The Monrovia Police Department has a new website to aid the community in gaining information about the city and its police. If provides information not only about the department and its current activities, but also about resources available to members of the community. Check out the web site by going to www.cityofmonrovia.org and clicking on [...]
Rattlesnake Aversion Training Session for Your Dog
-Courtesy Photo Dog owners can protect their pets and themselves from dangerous rattlesnake bites with a special one-day training event at Huntington Veterinary Hospital, 535 West Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016 on Sunday March 4, 2012. California has a variety of snakes, most of which are benign. The exception is California’s only native venomous snake [...]
Duartian Turns 100
By Ruth Longoria Kingsland -Courtesy Photo Quite probably the oldest man in Duarte, the patriarch of one of the largest families in this city was honored Jan 24 by the City Council. Known to many as “Papa Reyes,” longtime Duartian Jose Reyes Diaz turned 100 years old Jan. 6. He has nine children, about 60 [...]
Century 21 Village Honors Top Producers For 2011
Andy Bencosme, managing broker at CENTURY 21 Village Realty in Sierra Madre recently presented the annual sales production awards to the office’s top sales producers and also the “rookie of the year” award. The annual awards breakfast was held at The Only Place in Town Restaurant in Sierra Madre. Bencosme thanked all of the agents [...]
Kids Helping Kids Create Meaningful Experiences
Students from differing backgrounds share mutually beneficial interactions. When Fred Abramyan and Trent Benson, seniors at Loyola High School in Los Angeles, signed up to volunteer at Five Acres school in Altadena, both students experienced a new world. Abramyan and Benson selected Five Acres as part of their 85-hour, intensive senior community service project because [...]
