New schools to be K-8
Vote not unanimous After months of research and weeks of discussion, Madera Unified trustees decided Tuesday night to create two new K-8 schools in the district. Voters gave approval last November for two elementary schools and a concurrent enrollment middle school when they passed Measure M, a school construction bond. After passage of Measure M, […]
Class of 1973 bids Farnesi’s farewell
By now, word has made the rounds that yet another Madera icon is going out of business. Farnesi’s Restaurant at 2085 W. Kennedy Avenue plans to close for good the end of the month. May 30 will be the last day for the public with the 31st reserved for the regular customers who helped keep […]
Police arrest Madera man in DUI crash
A 24-year-old Madera man was arrested for DUI after officers saw him attempting to do stunts and burning circles in a white panel van in an intersection near Merced and Ellis Streets Tuesday night, according to the Madera Police Department. The van then struck a stop sign, hit a curb and struck a concrete wall […]
1 killed on HWY 152
A 22-year-old man from Madera was killed Monday afternoon as he attempted to turn from Highway 152 onto Road 13, according to the California Highway Patrol. Servando Aguilar Lopez was driving a 2017 Honda westbound at 1:50 pm when he used the cross-over intersection and for unknown reasons turned in front of and struck an […]
Chowchilla’s Ron Moore is heading back to space
Apple gave the green light, straight to series order to Chowchilla High grad Ronald D. Moore’s space drama. The show, titled “For All Mankind,” is from Sony Pictures Television and Moore’s Tall Ship Productions. The show, which completed filming the first season in March, is tentatively scheduled to stream in October. The show will explore […]
CHP checkpoint planned
The California Highway Patrol, Madera Area, working in conjunction with the Madera Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver License Checkpoint beginning June 1 at an undisclosed location within the county from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m., June 2. Checkpoints serve three purposes — deterrence, removal of drunk drivers from the road, and public education. […]
President who carried tragedy to White House
Robert Coleman was a self-made man who immigrated to America from Ireland and amassed a fortune by manufacturing cannonballs. His business acquisitions enabled him to become Pennsylvania’s first millionaire. All of that money, however, while making his life pleasant, couldn’t buy happiness for one of his daughters, and her distress had serious consequences for our […]
Letter: Recalling early thoughts on high-speed rail
I wrote a letter at the beginning of the HSR proposal. It said: “Let the Chinese build it and charge what they want for the riders.” Was I wrong? Have a great day. — Bill Hoffrage, Madera
Opinion: Past the rain and into the past
The rainstorms have abated and the temperature has returned to the high 80s and low 90s May and June are supposed to be. Weather is one of those topics it safe to discuss in polite company. Religion and politics can lead to discussions that turn family members against one another. A simple Sunday meal at […]
Jury duty
I recently spent three days doing something that we as American citizens can do to help ensure that our justice system is fair. It is called “Jury duty.” The name itself implies that to serve on a jury is something we are obligated to do. In fact, it truly is an obligation for us as […]