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From left–Kathleen Frazee accepts from Diane Pewes,  a piece of history; the found missing bell of an 1818 San Diego mission, Santa Ysabel. The piece of bell is being donated to COPH.  By Mimi Ko Cruz/Cal State Fullerton  – Photos by Karen Tapia –  A piece of a missing mission bell more than two...
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Reversing the downtown Fullerton trend of bars, restaurants and more bars, a second coffee house has opened.  Inside Vill Del Sol on the corner of Harbor Blvd. and Wilshire Avenue, Green Bliss provides an eco-friendly blend of coffee and a recycling ethos aimed at sustainable living.   Owner Rita Ho brings with her a...
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Hope International University announced a record enrollment of 1,505 students for the Spring semester of 2012. A 35% increase from the Spring semester of 2011, which includes an additional 391 students, is unprecedented. “The enrollment growth HIU has experienced in the past two years is greater than we had anticipated,” President Dr. John Derry...
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 Between April 3 last year and April 5 this year, the Fullerton City Council has conducted closed sessions on nearly 100 items of public business.             The 98 closed-session subjects were discussed by the Council in 28 different meetings. There were only four meetings in those 12 months in which there was no closed session....
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Compiled by Jeanne Hoffa – Not a complete list of all 1,439 cases generated.4/15 Battery – A caller has a man detained in the alley behind the Back Alley Bar for punching a woman in the face at 1:16 a.m. 4/15 Robbery – A man with a knife jumped into the vehicle of two victims who had...
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By Brian Park/FullertonStories.com – It’s hardly a secret that many Americans own a cynical faith in their politicians. If given the chance, some of these folks probably wouldn’t hesitate to yell a string of obscenities or give a one-fingered salute to some inept officeholder. Well now there is new website that is offering a...
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The tenth Annual Faces of Fullerton event entertained thousands of people yesterday in the downtown plaza.  As in years past, the weather was hot and enthusiasm high. A dance flash-mob was held for the second year in a row, featuring dancers from the CF Dance Academy in Fullerton, as well as the many event...
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From FullertonStories.com staff – No charges will be filed in the Beechwood Elementary case in during which parents were told of an investigation February 29, but no details were given. According to Fullerton’s Acting Police Chief Dan Hughes, “the investigation discovered potentially inappropriate photographs and videos on a school computer assigned to the teacher. ...
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From the Fullerton School District – The Trustees of the Fullerton School District will select a new district superintendent. Community input about the desired characteristics to be used in recruiting and selecting this person is desired. The Trustees are soliciting input to respond to the prompt: What personal and professional qualities for an incoming...
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From the Orange County District Attorney’s Office – FULLERTON – An employee of the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) was convicted today of altering driver’s license records and issuing commercial licenses to individuals who had not passed the required written and driving tests in exchange for money. Michelle Carbajal, 38, Fullerton, pleaded guilty...
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