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  An armed robbery suspect was arrested Wednesday by Fullerton Police after he robbed  a store that had been under surveillance. The man is suspected of robbing the same store two previous times. According to police Sergeant Andrew Goodrich, Demetres Delvon Mitchell, 28, entered the HR Market on South Magnolia around 8 P.M. and...
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He’s raised $6,300 already, but Fullerton resident and businessman Gary Graves needs another $3700 to meet his goal for the 10th annual AIDS/LifeCycle event in June. Widely known as the “AIDS Ride,” the seven-day bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles raises money for HIV/AIDS research and prevention. Graves hopes to continue raising...
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The Fullerton School Board voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a “Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators.” The declaration requires that teachers must be “No Child Left Behind”-compliant, meaning they must have at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education, be state-certified and demonstrate subject-matter competence for each academic subject...
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  What should college graduates do after commencement?  Get a job? Go back for a graduate degree?  Move back to their parents’ house? FullertonStories.com interns Liz Ehlers and Patrick Corcoran asked students and people in Fullerton what they thought a graduate’s next course of action should be. Watch the video.   Share|
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Loved by many for its sandwiches, omelets, granola-filled pancakes and glass-bottled Coca Cola, Downtown Fullerton’s Rialto Cafe will soon open its doors at night, serving “badass burgers,” according to the menu’s creator and chef, Joseph Mahon. Starting in early June, The Burger Parlor, a new “pop-up” restaurant, will be open Wednesday through Saturday at...
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Compiled by Jeanne Hoffa, with confirmations by Fullerton Police Sergeant Andrew Goodrich. Not a complete list of all police activity. 5/15 Drunk – An intoxicated female is on the sidewalk on the 600 block of E. Commonwealth Avenue at 11:02 p.m. 5/16 Burglary – 2400 block Associated Rd. 7:26 p.m. 5/16 Grand Theft – 2800...
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In recent weeks, Fullerton School District salaries have come under scrutiny from local activists who say teachers earn more than their private-sector counterparts. But statistics show that private-sector professionals with similar advanced degrees make significantly more. Business professionals with an MBA from University of California, Irvine, for instance, can start their career with a...
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It’s an old mantra: stay in school.  My mother said it, your mother probably said it, and of course all of our teachers probably said it. While I was earning my Master’s in Communications just a few years ago (my BA I earned just a few decades ago), a trusted advisor told me that...
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Three weeks after Downtown Fullerton boutique Di Amore closed, owners Glen and Kim Rhynes brought home their adopted baby girl Hannah Mae. Di Amore opened nine years ago at the corner of Harbor Boulevard and Amerige Avenue to support the arts in Fullerton. The Rhynes sold merchandise made by consignment artists, jewelers and painters....
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As the weekend gets closer, graduates from Fullerton’s five universities prepare for commencement ceremonies. Scrambling to get their cap and gowns, sending out last minute graduation announcements and finding ways to get more family members than are allowed into the ceremony may be some of the things that top graduates’ priority lists in the...
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