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Volume 19, No. 43
Marshall High School’s Madison Triplett selected as 2015 Rose Queen
An emotional Madison Elaine Triplett was selected the 97th Rose Queen in an official ceremony at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Plaza Tuesday evening. Flanked by her Royal Court Mackenzie Joy Byers, Gabrielle Ann Current, Veronica Sara Mejia, Bergen Louise Onufer, Simona K. Shao, and Emily Alicia Olivas Stoker, the new Rose Queen was deeply moved by her selection. –Photo by Terry Miller (See story and more photos on page 9.)
Marathon Monrovia Council meeting raises questions
Foothill Gold Line celebrates track completion ceremony in Azusa BY SUSAN MOTANDER
Pasadena to Azusa. Elias Avilar of Monrovia installed the final E-clip, the device
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Last Saturday, the Gold Line Construction Authority held a celebration for the completion of the track from
BY TERRY MILLER What actually happened on 10-10-14 when President Obama took the stage with Judy Chu to declare parts of San Gabriel Mountains a National Monument? No one really can answer this and many other questions…which seems to beg the question, What good will this do and how much will it cost? President Obama, in signing this proclamation last week, declared portions of the Angeles and San
BY SUSAN MOTANDER The Monrovia City Council Meeting lasted until almost midnight on Tuesday. In fairness, it must be pointed out that this did include the meeting of the Council sitting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. While the public
Confusion mounts regarding Judy Chu’s NRA proposal; Monrovia reaction mixed
-Photo by Terry Miller
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