In observance of Independence Day, employees of Newbury Disposal will be taking the day off on Fri., July 4. Customers who normally have their trash and recyclables or green waste collected on Friday will have them picked up on Sat., July 5. More...

Knowing more about the medications you take could save your life. That's because medication errors cause at least one death every day and harm approximately 1.5 million people annually in the United States, according to the Institute of Medicine. More...

The fourth annual Ojai Rock Fest '08, featuring Liverpool artist Jackie Lomax, the first musician to sign with Apple Records, is scheduled from noon to 10 p.m. Sat., July 12 at downtown Ojai's Libbey Bowl. This event is a benefit for the Easter Seals Tri-Counties Aquatics Center and the Ojai Performing Arts Theater. More...

THURS., JUNE 26 Pest-Free Gardens Ventura County Rose Society meets at Ventura County Office of Education Conference Center, 5100 Adolfo Road, Camarillo. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Rose Celebration 7 p.m. Program 7:30 p.m. Ron Whitehurst, pest control advisor of Rincon-Vitova Insectaries in Ventura, discusses "Emergency Measures to Control Bugs in the Garden. More...

As high school seniors prepare to apply to college, they would be wise to look beyond rankings when evaluating the quality of the schools they're considering. More...

Ever since Thousand Oaks resident Max Nicastro began playing hockey at age 5, his favorite player has been Detroit Red Wings star defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom. Now, Nicastro has the opportunity to play on the same line as the legendary defender. More...

Silverado Senior Living Inc. has opened the doors to its newest memory care community at 9410 E. Thunderbird, Scottsdale, Ariz. Silverado has purchased Stratford Square and has renamed the community Silverado Senior Living- Scottsdale. By adding this new community, Silverado enters its fourth state, expanding its operations into a new market. More...

'ADOPT ME SOON BECAUSE I'M ADORABLE'- Cally is a 6-year-old female calico who's waiting for you at the Agoura Animal Shelter, but she doesn't expect to wait for long. She's worth the gallon of gas to drive to 29525 Agoura Road in Agoura Hills and ask about identification No. A3808995. More...

Newbury Park A female, 28, was arrested and charged with identity theft, allegedly using someone's information to get a job, at 6:50 p.m. June 17 in the 500 block of N. Ventu Park Road. Two areas of a church in the 3300 block of Old Conejo Road were targeted by graffiti vandals between June 1 and 3. More...

Southern Baptisttrained disaster relief volunteers are serving round-the-clock in areas devastated by recent flooding in the Midwest. So far, Southern Baptists have logged more than 3,000 volunteer hours and prepared more than 95,000 hot meals for flood victims. More...

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers COMMUNITY SERVICE- Members of the Thousand Oaks High School Band and volunteers, along with staff of the city of Thousand Oaks Municipal Service Center plant new trees on Teasdale Street in Thousand Oaks. Grant funding of $57,000 was awarded to Thousand Oaks through the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which enabled the "Median and Residential Enhancement Tree Planting Project." Volunteers will plant 570 trees citywide. The event occurred last Saturday. More...

We won't save money closing Meadows elementary school. It will immediately reopen as a charter school. Dr. Jeff Baarstad's fiscal impact analysis states that when Meadows reopens as a charter school, the district will save just $19,000 (original projected savings $804,000). Meadows has already submitted a request for charter. More...