Community
May 1st, 2020 | by
developmentBy Kevin Reagan Staff Writer The deadly COVID-19 virus has claimed the life of Chandler Councilman Matt Orlando’s mother. Orlando said his mother, Teresa Orlando, passed away April 6 – the same day her doctors in New Jersey...
Community
April 30th, 2020 | by
developmentBy Cecilia Chan Staff Writer Last week, Gilbert’s iconic Water Tower lit up blue for three days in recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. And a possible fallout of COVID-19 is an uptick in children being abused...
Community
April 29th, 2020 | by
developmentBy Kevin Reagan Staff Writer One of Chandler’s northern ZIP codes has recorded 13 deaths related to the COVID-19 virus and an infection rate that’s twice as large as others in the city. ZIP code 85224, which stretches from...
Opinion
April 28th, 2020 | by
developmentBy David Leibowitz Columnist The conversation with a progressive politico friend of mine took place in a Walgreens parking lot on April 15 – two men standing six feet apart swapping tales of quarantine woe. His wife sensed a...
Community
April 28th, 2020 | by
developmentBy Kevin Reagan Staff Writer The city of Chandler is expecting more than $900,000 in relief aid from the federal government to stave off economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chandler is planning to use $850,000 of...
Neighbors
April 27th, 2020 | by
developmentBy Kevin Reagan Staff Writer It’s almost lucky Mitesh Patel finished shooting his movie around Chandler in less than eight days. If the director had gone over schedule by no more than a day, then Patel and his crew would have...
Neighbors
April 27th, 2020 | by
developmentBy George Stahl Guest Writer Memorial Day, red paper poppies and the Jewish War Veterans Copper State Post 619 have been synonymous for the past 25 years. The Sun Lakes JWV Poppy Program raises funds for local veterans’...
Neighbors
April 27th, 2020 | by
developmentBy Kevin Reagan Staff Writer Chandler engineers are using their technical skills to innovatively produce vast numbers of masks and shields for health care workers battling COVID-19. As the number of cases rises in Arizona,...
Neighbors
April 27th, 2020 | by
developmentBy Kevin Reagan Staff Writer A Chandler nurse has traveled to the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in Detroit, where more than 7,000 cases of the virus have been burdening the city’s understaffed health care centers. Austin...
Opinion
April 27th, 2020 | by
developmentBy DAN SHUFELT Guest Writer For many children in foster care, birthday celebrations are not ever expected. I’ve met many teens who have never celebrated their special day. For teens in group homes, the March party might be...