Main Library Book Box Damaged

Corona del Mar Today has a message to police officials to find out what happened. Meanwhile, books must be dropped off at the front of the library, or inside the building.

End May Be Near for Never-Ending Little Corona Restroom Project

The Little Corona restrooms have been closed and under construction since last fall, with delays and slowdowns making the completion date a moving target. But after construction workers met with city officials last week, the project’s work rate accelerated and the roof was completed.
Now ciity officials say the restrooms should be open to the [...]

Wine Tasting Fundraiser Held For New Study-Abroad Organization

Supporters of study-abroad programs gathered Monday evening at the Wine Gallery in Corona del Mar to raise money for SEA, or Sponsoring Education Abroad.Dodi Ashcraft and Sandra Carlisle, both of Corona del Mar, founded SEA in October 2008 with plans to create scholarships for U.S. students wanting to expand their educational opportunities through accredited study-abroad [...]

Police Make Three DUI Arrests in One Day

Three people were arrested in separate incidents Saturday in Corona del Mar, all for alcohol-related driving offenses, said Lt. Craig Fox of the Newport Beach Police Department.
The incidents occurred between midnight and 7:15 p.m. on Saturday on Iris and Larkspur avenues and on Coast Highway.
Newport Beach police have grants to target drunk drivers, Fox said, [...]

Two Harbor View Students Win Citizenship Award

The Daughters of the American Revolution honored Harbor View fifth-graders Thomas and Claire Robertson for “excellence in American History” in a school district ceremony last week.
Thomas and Claire, both 11, were selected by their respective teachers for the honor. Neither teacher knew that the other was also picking a Robertson sibling, and both cited [...]

CdM Today Poll of the Week

CDM Middle & High School Sports This Week

Monday, March 30:
Girls Varsity Lacrosse @ Beckman, 3:15 p.m.
Girls 7th Grade Soccer League Championships @ The Farm, 3:30 p.m.
Boys 7th Grade Soccer Playoffs @ The Farm, 3:30 p.m.
Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs Beckman, 3:30 p.m.
Girls 8th Grade Soccer League Championships @ The Farm, 4:30 p.m.
Boys 8th Grade Soccer League Championships, 4:30 p.m.
Girls JV Lacrosse @ Beckman, [...]

Unvaccinated Students Pose Risk, L.A. Times Investigation Shows

Harbor View Elementary and Harbor Day School are at low-risk for outbreaks of childhood diseases like mumps and measles, but several other local schools are at-risk because parents have opted not to vaccinate their children, according to an investigative report published in Sunday’s Los Angeles Times.
According to records obtained and analyzed by the Times, two [...]

Three Arrests in CdM

The Newport Beach police log for Corona del Mar showed three separate arrests on Saturday:
* 12:13 a.m., traffic stop, Iris Avenue at East Coast Highway.
* 1:23 a.m., unknown stop, 3200 block of East Coast Highway.
* 7:14 p.m., drunk driving, 700 block of Larkspur Avenue.
Corona del Mar Today will update when more details become available.

Harbor View Students Hold Carnival to Cap Off Month of Good Deeds

Harbor View students, morphing themselves into “Team Kids” capped off a month of charitable work by holding a school carnival on Friday, with all the proceeds going to St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton.
“I’m so proud of our great students,” said Harbor View Principal Charlene Metoyer.
For three weeks, students in grades four through six worked [...]