December 28, 2007 RSS feed / Community

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Traffic improvements never stop

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers PAVING THE WAY- Workmen on Tierra Rejada Road in Moorpark lay down new asphalt as the improvement project continues. The widening of the 23 Freeway by Caltrans is also ongoing. Both projects affect local traffic. More...

San Bernardino man, 63, hit by a train

David Acosta, 63, of San Bernardino was seriously injured by a passing train in Moorpark at around 10:20 a.m. Wed., Dec. 26. More...

Miss Moorpark queen to ride on Rose Parade float

By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

For one month a year, Claire Volk surrounds herself in roses. It's no leisurely stroll on the beach. More...

Be aware of holiday charity fraud

By Darleen Principe darleen@theacorn.com

The holiday season is often a time when people think about charitable giving, so the public needs to be especially wary of fraudulent fundraisers at this time of the year. More...

Mayor reflects on accomplishments of 2007, shares his outlook for 2008

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

Much has been accomplished in Moorpark in 2007, and city leaders look forward to continued progress in 2008, said Mayor Patrick Hunter in an interview with the Moorpark Acorn. More...

Red Cross to expand in Ventura County

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

Donning hard hats and swinging sledgehammers, county officials knocked holes in the symbolic Wall of Disaster at the new headquarters of the American Red Cross of Ventura County last week to begin the agency's 2008 expansion campaign. More...

Decathlon scholars ready for the challenge

By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com

The 10 seniors and five juniors who make up this year's Moorpark High School Academic Decathlon team earned the top score in the nation during a regional scrimmage last month. More...

Local poet picks up pen, produces prose well shapened

Resident writes rhymes published worldwide
By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com

J.R. Rolly is just a kid with a big heart. The 82-year-old is wearing a green baseball cap, a red sport coat and a white argyle sweater. More...

Be a hero, give blood

Blood drives will take place at Albertsons on Los Angeles Avenue in Moorpark on the following dates: 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sun., Jan. 6; noon to 4:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 11; and 2 to 6 p.m. Mon., Jan. 21. All donors on Jan. More...