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Claudia Peschiutta GLENDALE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL -- Glendale is a long from home for Patrick Petre but he's happy to be here. A Rancho Santa Margarita resident, Petre, 48, was recently named senior vice president of the hospital. He is replacing Steven Fellows who left to head a San Gabriel hospital. Petre came from San Dimas Community Hospital, where he was the chief executive officer. Before that, he spent eight years at Garfield Medical Center in Monterey Park.

LA CRESCENTA — A 42-year-old woman was arrested on Monday on suspicion of prostitution at a La Crescenta business — the sixth arrest for similar activity along Honolulu Avenue since December, police said. A Glendale Police Department vice/narcotics officer arrested Xiaoyan Zhao in an undercover sting operation, Glendale Police Officer John Balian said. An anonymous caller tipped off police, saying a massage parlor was being operated in the 2900 block of Honolulu Avenue, Balian said.

Gretchen Hoffman GLENDALE -- Glendale Police searching the apartment of a former nursing home receptionist suspected of opening residents' mail say they recovered a $50,000 ring. The 22-year-old woman, who has not been arrested, signed for a package containing a 3-carat diamond ring valued at $50,000 but told its owner the package never arrived, Sgt. Ernie Garcia said. The investigation is ongoing, he added. Police recovered the ring during a search of her Monterey Park apartment, and the owner -- an 87-year-old woman living at the South Glendale nursing home -- identified it on Friday, Garcia said.

Stabbing victim still in critical condition A Glendale physician remained in critical condition Wednesday night after being stabbed multiple times by a former patient Tuesday, Glendale Police Officer John Balian said. Mohamed Latif of Heartbeat Cardiovascular Medical Group in Glendale was allegedly attacked by 72-year-old Mike Trieu of Monterey Park during a routine office visit. Police arrested Trieu, who is being charged with attempted murder. Latif was taken to County-USC Medical Center and underwent surgery Tuesday.

Local swim team finishes second The Oakmont Country Club swimming team finished second in the Crest League final July 31 at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena. Oakmont finished with 411.5 points, behind Altadena Town & Country Club (532) and ahead of Gerrish Swim and Tennis Club (277.5), La Canada Flintridge Country Club (258), Chevy Chase Country Club (201) and Valley Hunt Club (88). For Altadena, Flintridge Prep senior Ben Naecker made headlines, setting a record in the 50-meter freestyle in the boys' 15-17 division with a mark of 22.85 seconds.

SOUTHWEST GLENDALE — With the flip of a switch at noon Monday, the 11 cities that have their 911 calls fielded through the Verdugo Fire Communications Center in Glendale opened an expanded network to coordinate emergency response in a 126-square-mile area. The new digital configuration enables dispatchers to interact seamlessly between 40 fire stations, including stations in Burbank, Pasadena, Arcadia, Monrovia and Monterey Park, said Don Wise, fire communications administration supervisor for the Glendale Fire Department.

The Glendale News-Press recently went to Glendale Career College and asked surgical technician students who will begin internships with local hospitals, “Are you nervous about going into a real operating room?”   “No. I would say that I am well prepared, because we’ve logistically practiced what we have to do.” ART BUSCH, 54 Acton         “Yes, I’m nervous and excited.

The following information was taken from police reports: 100 block of South Everett Street: A 20-year-old Glendale man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of driving without a license. 300 block of West Los Feliz Road: The owner of the Tobacco Zone kiosk reported Wednesday that two men demanded his car keys, punched him and pointed a gun at him. When the owner ran to call police, the men drove away without taking his keys. 1100 block of Melrose Avenue: A 37-year-old Glendale man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of slapping his girlfriend and threatening his daughter and granddaughter.

Robert Chacon Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn in as California's 38th governor Monday, replacing recalled Gov. Gray Davis. He took the oath of office in a short ceremony on the west steps of the state Capitol and promised bold plans for his first 100 days in office, including repealing the vehicle-license fee increase and voiding SB 60, the bill passed earlier this year that gives illegal immigrants in California the...

accident A Monterey Park man was released on bail Tuesday after he was arrested in Glendale on suspicion of drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident in Sunland. David Gonzales, 26, hit another car on the Golden State (5) Freeway near Sunland Boulevard about 7:15 p.m. Monday, California Highway Patrol Officer Vince Bell said. No one was hurt in the accident, he said. Witnesses told officers they saw Gonzales' 1998 Toyota Corolla exiting the freeway at Western Avenue in Glendale, Bell said.

Sylvia Ellen Bond was born in Monterey Park, CA to O.L. “Bill” and Gladys Bond on January 7, 1931. She grew up in Alhambra and graduated from Mark Keppel High School in 1948. She married David Elliott Herman in 1949 and worked to help put him through Occidental College. She received a  P.H.T. (Put Husband Through) when he received his B.A. They moved to Glendale in 1954 where they raised three children: Kathleen Marie, Rosemary Taylor and Kenneth William. While David was teaching at Toll Jr. High School and Hoover High School, she had several jobs as a bookkeeper.

The Glendale News-Press recently went to Glendale Career College and asked surgical technician students who will begin internships with local hospitals, “Are you nervous about going into a real operating room?”   “No. I would say that I am well prepared, because we’ve logistically practiced what we have to do.” ART BUSCH, 54 Acton         “Yes, I’m nervous and excited.

SOUTHWEST GLENDALE — With the flip of a switch at noon Monday, the 11 cities that have their 911 calls fielded through the Verdugo Fire Communications Center in Glendale opened an expanded network to coordinate emergency response in a 126-square-mile area. The new digital configuration enables dispatchers to interact seamlessly between 40 fire stations, including stations in Burbank, Pasadena, Arcadia, Monrovia and Monterey Park, said Don Wise, fire communications administration supervisor for the Glendale Fire Department.

Ninety young musicians from all over the Southland auditioned in April for the opportunity to perform with The Pasadena POPS Orchestra in September as part of the Side-By-Side-By-Symphony 2007 program. "This was the largest number of students we've ever seen at auditions for this program. We were thrilled, but it made our job more difficult," says Director of Education Jane McEneaney. Of the auditioning students, 29 won the opportunity to perform at "Aren't We A Pair" on September 7, 8 and 9 at Descanso Gardens.

Stabbing victim still in critical condition A Glendale physician remained in critical condition Wednesday night after being stabbed multiple times by a former patient Tuesday, Glendale Police Officer John Balian said. Mohamed Latif of Heartbeat Cardiovascular Medical Group in Glendale was allegedly attacked by 72-year-old Mike Trieu of Monterey Park during a routine office visit. Police arrested Trieu, who is being charged with attempted murder. Latif was taken to County-USC Medical Center and underwent surgery Tuesday.

LA CRESCENTA — A 42-year-old woman was arrested on Monday on suspicion of prostitution at a La Crescenta business — the sixth arrest for similar activity along Honolulu Avenue since December, police said. A Glendale Police Department vice/narcotics officer arrested Xiaoyan Zhao in an undercover sting operation, Glendale Police Officer John Balian said. An anonymous caller tipped off police, saying a massage parlor was being operated in the 2900 block of Honolulu Avenue, Balian said.

Licensed massage therapists were arrested at two Montrose clinics.MONTROSE -- Police arrested four women Thursday night on suspicion of running a prostitution ring out of two Montrose pain management clinics, police said. Qing Wang, 46, of Fontana, Mei Ling Yu, 45, of Montrose, Feng Wen Liu, 55, of Monterey Park, and Li Juan Sun, 48, of Monterey Park, are suspected of providing sexual acts in exchange for money, Glendale Police Lt. Gary Montecuollo said. The four women were arrested at Royal Acupuncture Clinic and Integrative Pain Clinic, both on Honolulu Avenue in Montrose, he said.

WILL FLEET I have an idea and a plan to get you more business. -- Eli Isenberg's advertising sales opening statement Eli would not be impressed. I have no idea, no plan, how to write this column. Like most things about Eli Isenberg, his opening statement was brilliantly simple. For me it started sometime in 1984. I came up with the bright idea to start a newspaper in the Antelope Valley, and was astonished to find that I had support. Young and wannabe brash, I was just barely smart enough to recognize that I had no idea how to operate a business, let alone start one from scratch.

Local swim team finishes second The Oakmont Country Club swimming team finished second in the Crest League final July 31 at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena. Oakmont finished with 411.5 points, behind Altadena Town & Country Club (532) and ahead of Gerrish Swim and Tennis Club (277.5), La Canada Flintridge Country Club (258), Chevy Chase Country Club (201) and Valley Hunt Club (88). For Altadena, Flintridge Prep senior Ben Naecker made headlines, setting a record in the 50-meter freestyle in the boys' 15-17 division with a mark of 22.85 seconds.