A couple arrests reported by the Lodi Police Department on its Facebook page: 01/06/14 @ 1028 hours Officers responded to the 300 block of W. Walnut Street on a report of a male yelling and acting strange. Officers arrived on scene and recognized the male as Donald Stilley (45, of Lodi). Stilley admitted to possessing [...]
Today’s paper features the region’s No. 2 story of 2013 as judged by Record readers: The horrific Lodi crash that killed five members of the Miranda family and an unborn child. Lone survivor Eden Miranda, 9, is now an orphan. This is undoubtedly the biggest Lodi story of 2013 – not just the crash and [...]
Today, I wrote about Lodi Unified’s hotly debated route to relieve overcrowding at McAuliffe Middle School in north Stockton. I’m setting aside the political wranglings for a second here to post a video of what McAuliffe looks like when students are moving from one class to another after a bell rings. Take a look.
Here’s a photo: I also got an email this morning from the co-founder of the Public Hygiene Lets Us Stay Human group, Carol McCreary. She says: “Our experience is that addressing the problem takes combined efforts of journalists, the business community, and citizen advocates. You might be interested in the resources on our page Protect Your [...]
I wrote in September about the closure of Lodi’s Blockbuster video store, and how it was the last of the brick-and-mortar video rental options in town (except for a store that specializes in Spanish films). Similar stories can now be told nationwide. Blockbuster is closing all of its remaining 300 stores.
Lodi Unified has declared Thursday as Bully Prevention day and schools from around the district will be marking the occasion with various events, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education Catherine Pennington said. Ansel Adams got a jump start Monday by bringing in country music singer Lizzie Sider, a 15-year-old who is making a name for herself [...]
San Joaquin County medical examiner Bennet Omalu, who works in Lodi, was a key interview in the PBS “Frontline” documentary titled “League of Denial” which aired last night. The documentary follows the NFL’s history of concussions, and alleges that the league has covered up much of the evidence that shows a long career of head [...]
It is true that Lodi Unified receives federal funding for key programs, however, the recent government shutdown will likely have no impact on the district at all. Associate Superintendent Tim Hern said federal school money is paid out of previous year budgets, so the money is already allocated and isn’t being threatened. The only possible [...]
An 11th hour proposal to transform Tokay Colony Elementary School into a technology-themed magnet school could be the school’s last shot at survival. Tokay Colony has declining enrollment, and it’s the type of decline that does not indicate the tide can change. There are only six kindergartners and seven first graders enrolled and there’s very [...]
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