Local officials on Tuesday inaugurated the new Moorpark post office at the west end of High Street with a ribbon cutting ceremony and much fanfare. More...
In a perfect world, Tudor Ceara says he would like to play water polo, take a foreign language class and participate in school band activities all at once. But having to take a physical education class in addition to his other commitments makes life hard for the Moorpark High School freshman. More...
Ruben Castro, 80, longtime head of the Moorpark Food Pantry, died peacefully at his home in Moorpark on Dec. 2.
A rosary will be said at 6 p.m. Sun., Dec. 7 at Holy Cross Catholic Church,13955 Peach Hill Road, Moorpark.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Mon., Dec. 8 at Holy Cross Church. More...
Make sure your gifts make it safely under the tree
It’s that time of year again, when criminals begin looking for opportunities to make their holiday season more enjoyable. Here are some tips to help citizens have a happy holiday.
Holiday tips at home
•Be extra cautious about locking doors and windows when leaving the house, even for a few minutes. More...
Last month, Jason Flame’s Tang Soo Do University participated in a national project called the Thanksgiving Basket Brigade. The mission was to deliver a minimum of 100 Thanksgiving dinners to families in need in Moorpark. More...
Moorpark College students Chan Nguyen, Matt Tondreau and Craig Giles competed in the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Southern California Regional Programming Contest at Riverside City College on Nov. 7.
The ACM is an organization for computer science professionals from both academia and industry. More...
Quen Kantaris is a menace on the football field.
Think of the Moorpark High defensive end as a combination between Michael Strahan and Jared Allen—only Kantaris doesn’t have Strahan’s toothy grin or Allen’s “Con Air” mullet.
He just has the skills. More...
Nov. 14
Vandals caused $1,800 in damage to property on Majestic Court.
Nov. 20
Someone stole $400 worth of items from an automated retail location inside a building in the 400 block of Los Angeles Avenue.
Nov. 21
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Chabad of Moorpark will present a variety of programs for the Hanukkah season.
•The Jewish Women’s Circle will have a pre-Hanukkah “Stamp It Up” at 7:30 p.m. Mon., Dec. 7 at the Meyers home, 11552 Poppyglen Court, Moorpark. Hot latkes (potato pancakes) will be served. The women will decorate scrapbooking cards. More...
The first Veterans Home of California in Ventura County will host a grand opening, dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. today, Dec. 4 at 10900 Telephone Road, Ventura. The public is invited. A community open house will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow, Dec. 5. More...
I’d like to reply to those who responded to my Nov. 6 letter.
As expected, there were opinions. Some were courteous and polite while some a little more impassioned for their own enigmatic reasons.
But it’s the private e-mails of insults and name-calling from one which prompted this follow-up from me. More...
Not long ago I was working with a group of children outdoors. As usual, stories of wilderness adventures began to fly around the circle. I listened to tales of raccoons ravaging trash cans, bobcats stalking birds and coyotes howling in their dreams. More...
Since first published almost 35 years ago, The Acorn
newspaper continues to focus on three very important questions: Is it local? Is it local? Is it local? More...
CHP honors local couple for alerting them to actions of drunken driver