UNITE Lancaster program aims to build the community
Marisol Aguilar  |   OW Contributor
Sep 9 2010

Innovation, creativity sought in projects

Uniting Neighbors in a Team Effort (UNITE) Lancaster is a program launched by the City of Lancaster’s Neighborhood Vitalization Commission and by the Safer Stronger Neighborhoods Committee in an effort to improve neighborhoods and to strengthen neighbor relationships. 
 
 The program is designed to not only beautify or improve the neighborhoods in Lancaster, but also for neighbors to work side by side and build strong relationships to help each other in times of need.
 

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Lancaster shooting claims girl’s life
Sep 9 2010

Labor Day weekend horror

LANCASTER, Calif.—A 14-year-old girl was fatally shot and six children and adults were wounded at a party Sunday in Lancaster, and authorities are looking for at least two suspects, according to the sheriff’s department.
 
The shooting at Nugent and Sixth Street East occurred shortly before 1 a.m., sheriff’s Sgt. Keith Gibbons said.
 

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Will the AV NAACP please stand up?
Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Sep 9 2010

Some residents say group is missing in action

LANCASTER, Calif.—The Antelope Valley has experienced what some people would call community-shifting happenings, including the shooting death of two young people within a week of each other and two church arsons that have been speculated about as possible hate crimes.
 

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Lake L.A. AME Church firebombed
Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Sep 9 2010

Church services and programs prevail

LAKE LOS ANGELES, Calif.—On Aug. 25, two churches east of Palmdale were targets of arson fires, and together sustained damages totaling $80,000. 
 
Holy Trinity A.M.E. Church, located on Ave. Q in Lake Los Angeles, is a small facility, surrounded by desert and a few scattered homes. Although the building is still erect and looks undisturbed from the outside, a closer look reveals that the church has been abandoned and boarded up. Two windows on the left side of the building are broken, but blocked by two long wooden tables. 
 

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