The 15h annual Jack O’Lantern Jamboree Halloween celebration will take place on Friday. Oct. 28 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Atlantis Play Center in Garden Grove. Activities at the event include […]
Pumpkins take the stage for October
Bonds, sales tax hike on Nov. 8 ballot
In the general election this Nov. 8, there’s more are stake than just political jobs. Voters in local Orange County cities and school districts will be asked to cough up close to […]
It’s hot, but it won’t last (we hope)
Here’s a blinding flash of the obvious: it’s hot. Temperatures in Garden Grove and Westminster are expected to hit up to 101 degrees, and in Huntington Beach it will only be slightly […]
Westminster pupils test scores up
Students in the Westminster School District are scoring well in the latest round of state standardized tests. In the recent California Assessment for Student Performance and Progress, 50 percent of WSD students […]
Woman, dog hit by pickup truck
An investigation is under way into an incident Thursday morning when a woman in Westminster walking her dog was struck by a truck. According to published reports, the incident took place around […]
Electric cars; eclectic fun at the beach
About 750 high school students from the Garden Grove Unified School District are gearing up to assemble a street-legal pure-electric vehicle through a grant-funded partnership with The Switch Lab. Students from Bolsa […]
Blessing of the waves on Sept. 18
The ninth annual Blessing of the Waves, a spiritual event focusing on the importance of water and the environment, will be held on Sunday, Sept., 18 at 8:30 a.m. a.m. at Pier […]
Arby’s fire in H. Beach extinguished
A structure fire at an Arby’s fast food restaurant at Brookhurst Street and Garfield Avenue was knocked down this morning by firefighters from Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley. According to the HBFD, […]
Local cities host 9/11 memorial events
UPDATE: A second 9/11 memorial observance has been added in Huntington Beach at the Pier Plaza (Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway) at 6 p.m.) By Jim Tortolano Like many Americans, Don […]
New faces, shirts, food and gold
The introduction of new administrators will top Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education. Also on the agenda will be an agreement between the Foundation for Community […]
