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VOLUME 20, NO. 43
HomeGoods and TJMaxx Open in Monrovia Susan MOTANDER motander@yahoo.com
Huntington Landing, as the development at Shamrock and Huntington Drive is now known, saw the opening of the first two of its new tenants on Sunday: HomeGoods and TJMaxx. The site honors the heritage of the location at the former site of the Monrovia Airport. With eager shoppers lining up across the front of both stores, the companies presented two local charities with substantial donations. Foothill Unity Center and Elizabeth House were the recipients of the companies’
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OLD TOWN REPORT Pam FITZPATRICK pamfitz2@gmail.com
It’s almost Halloween! Here comes another year of the Old Town Merchants and the City of Monrovia partnering for our super Halloween Bash. Both the Library Park events and the Trick or Treating begin at 3 p.m. and continue to 6 p.m. Myrtle Avenue will
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be closed off for several blocks for safety, because we expect thousands of costumed trick or treaters, young and not so young, human and not so human. The Park will again be hosting lots of fun events, SEE OLD TOWN PAGE 10
Staff Writer editorial@beaconmedianews.com
Currently, the City holds its municipal elections in April of every odd numbered year, which is considered by the State to be a stand-alone election. Recently, the State of California approved Senate
Bill (SB) 415, and given the provisions of that measure, the City will have to transition our stand-alone election to one that is consolidated with a statewide election. Under the provisions of SB 415, all municipalities who SEE ELECTIONS PAGE 27
generosity. When the stores opened those shoppers quickly began to fill their carts. At several times the line reached the back of the stores, but according to shoppers the wait to check out took only minutes. Michael Odell of Warner Pacific Properties, the development company involved, said that the next tenant to open will be Aldi’s, a grocery store. It is set to open on December 7. The final new tenant will be Ultra, the cosmetic company. No date has been established for its opening. Michaels and O’Reilly Auto are already established at the location.
Annual Old Town TrickOr-Treat & Halloween Bash At Library Park Staff Writer editorial@beaconmedianews.com
Monrovia’s popular Halloween events in Old Town are back Tuesday, October 31, 2017, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., in Old Town Monrovia and Library Park.
The entire afternoon will be filled with ghoulish fun for the entire family including: trick or treating in old town, costume judging contest for youth, adult, group, family and dogs, library activities, activity SEE BASH PAGE 27
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