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MUSD board president chastises public on comments

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Monrovia Weekly ArcAdiA Weekly MONDAY, MAY 20 - MAY 26, 2013 VOLUME 18, NO. 20

Temple Tribune CITY

Arcadia Police seeking public’s help in fatal hit and run

Father of victim implores suspect to “do the right thing”

BY SUSAN MOTANDER On May 8 the Monrovia Unified School District Board of Trustees met to discuss, among other things, the results of a survey taken in regard to the search for a Superintendent for the District. Although the Board is not supposed to enter into a discussion with the public after the comments portions, the Board President, Chris Rich, after thanking the members of the public for attending the meeting, seemed to scold them for failing to contact him privately in ad- Lt. Bob Anderson consoles Brian Doherty as he speaks at an emotional press conference in Arcadia Tuesday afternoon. With his wife, Cindy at his side, the vance of the meeting. family is asking for the public’s help in locating the person(s) responsible for the death of their family member. -Photo by Terry Miller There were actually Brian Doherty stood 7 in a hit and run accident. and knows something just three meetings of the Board alongside his wife Cindy and I’d like to make a plea to think if it was your brother or Please see page 8 other grieving family mem- the driver himself; he or she your son? bers including the victim’s has had a few days to think The Arcadia Police wife Jennifer Ruiz as well as this over and I think the pre- Department continues to detectives at Arcadia Police ferred thing is that they come ask the community for any headquarters Tuesday after- into the police station and information in locating the noon. Doherty and his family discuss this, whatever went on suspect and suspect vehicle is pleading for the public’s there,” Brian Doherty said. who struck Kenneth Doherty help in finding the person “They won’t be able to go along Foothill Boulevard in responsible for killing his 32- forward in life without doing year old son Kenneth on May that ... If someone is out there Please see page 7 Kenneth Doherty

San Marino motorcycle officer Man wanted for parcel involved theft in Arcadia in traffic collision A San Marino police motorcycle officer was involved in an accident with a minivan Friday in an unincorporated county area just east of San Marino. While the scene looked dramatic, the officer apparently received only minor injuries. The crash took place about 8:25 a.m. on La Presa Please see page 9

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The male shown in this surveillance photo is wanted as suspect in a

parcel theft occurring on Please see page 4

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Nurses find ‘out of control system’ in California hospitals California hospitals set their charges at just over 4 and half times their total cost, well beyond the national average with the charges a significant factor in high healthcare costs in the state, according to new data released Tuesday by the California Nurses Association/ National Nurses United. The sizable gaps in the Affordable Care Act on costs that are pricing increasing numbers of Americans out of access to care, or driving more people into financial ruin due to high out of pocket costs reflect the significance of the new findings and a national and state problem with high charges, say the nurses. Medicare last week released data showing hospital billing practices for a variety of common procedures. That prompted state lawmakers to call for more disclosure or hospital pricing information. Please see page 7

Temple City High students allege teacher bullying in aquatics program BY TERRY MILLER Students of the Temple City High School aquatics program have met twice recently with administration officials at Temple City High School to air concerns about their coach , Linda Simons. Inappropriate actions such as “throwing balls at students heads, use of expletives and knowingly allowing bullying to exist on the team(s)..are just some of

the many allegations students are making about one teacher at the High School. “With Rutgers heavy on the minds of students, we thought her (Simons) fate was sealed, but the good old boy system keeps coach in her position with just a verbal warning,” a senior said who is one of Please see page 5

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