Posted on November 30th, 2009 14:50 pm by Corona del Mar Today Staff
Lovers of beach fire rings have been up in arms about a Newport Beach City Council plan to study whether local beach fires could be banned. But for now, those plans have been indefinitely postponed.
At last week’s City Council meeting, Councilwoman Nancy Gardner asked staff to make their research into banning the fire rings a [...]
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Posted on November 30th, 2009 14:34 pm by Corona del Mar Today Staff
A man armed with a stun gun robbed the Corona del Mar Rite Aid, stealing drugs before fleeing, according to police reports.
The man got away with $1081.29 worth of drugs during the robbery at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, just before the business closed for the evening. Rite Aid is located at 3141 East Coast Highway.
The man [...]
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Posted on November 30th, 2009 14:06 pm by Corona del Mar Today Staff
Newport Beach Fire Department crews quickly put out a small brush fire about 11:15 a.m. today along the southbound 73 Toll Road. The fire, about an eighth of an acre, caused no evacuations or threats to structures, said Jennifer Schulz, a fire department spokeswoman.
Drivers reported that the Newport Coast entrance to the road was briefly [...]
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Posted on November 30th, 2009 07:48 am by Corona del Mar Today Staff
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Posted on November 29th, 2009 14:17 pm by Corona del Mar Today Staff
The Corona del Mar Middle School is planning its annual visit to the VA Hospital in Long Beach next week, and students are collecting donations to help make the holiday program a success.
The middle school’s ASB students will wrap and label donated gifts. Donations should be dropped at the school’s front office by Friday. Gifts [...]
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Posted on November 29th, 2009 08:18 am by Corona del Mar Today Staff
Share Our Selves, a Costa Mesa nonprofit group, needs donors and volunteers for its Adopt A Family program that provides needy family’s at least two gifts for the children as well as a complete holiday meal.
More than 1,650 needy families will be served this holiday season in the Costa Mesa and Santa Ana areas.
Volunteers are [...]
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Posted on November 28th, 2009 19:27 pm by Corona del Mar Today Staff
The Corona del Mar High School Girls Cross Country team won again, earning its seventh state championship.
The team competed against 22 other teams comprised of 190 athletes. Melanie Powers, with a time of 17:56, placed third; Kristina Funahashi, with a time of 18:18, place seventh; Marisa Cummings, with a time of 18:27, place thirteenth; [...]
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Posted on November 28th, 2009 15:05 pm by Corona del Mar Today Staff
1. Police filled Corona del Mar early Tuesday, searching for three burglary suspects after 13 cars were broken into overnight. Many of the thefts occurred in the Cameo Highlands neighborhood. Police made two arrests, but a third suspect fled into Shore Cliffs. A police dog was called, and officers in and out of cars filled [...]
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Posted on November 28th, 2009 06:41 am by Corona del Mar Today Staff
The Innocence Mission, founded early this year by a victim of childhood sexual abuse, will host its first annual World of Wonderment party next month.
The goal of the party is not only to honor people who have helped other victims or to raise money, but also to create an atmosphere that evokes a childlike sense [...]
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