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🌱Oregon Judge Faces Child Porn Charges + Portland Home Prices Drop
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Hello friends and neighbors. Thursday is upon us and I'm glad you're here. I am Merlin Douglass, regular guest curator, and here's what you need to know today.
First, today's weather:
Thunderstorms in the forecast. High: 50 Low: 31
Here are the top five stories today in Beaverton:
- Unbelievably, Portland real estate prices are lower than nearby suburban areas like Beaverton. Although Aloha, Gresham, Troutdale and Vancouver (Washington) real estate prices still fall below Portland median home prices, many nearby areas such as Hillsboro and Tigard are significantly higher. Portland prices fell 1.6% compared to last year while locations such as Happy Valley, Hillsboro and Troutdale grew more than 20%. (Willamette Week)
- Eastwood Elementary in Hillsboro and Aloha-Huber Park in the Beaverton School District were beneficiaries of Blazer largess recently. The Portland Trailblazer Foundation's "Take it to the Court for Education" grant program announced that both schools will receive part of the $125,000 allocated for school activities across the state. The school will spend the money on bilingual textbooks and school programs. (Hillsboro News Times, subscription required)
- Chief Administrative Law Judge John Mann was placed in a Washington County jail last month after his arrest on child pornography charges. He was released on bail hours later but faces ten charges of first degree encouraging child sexual abuse. Mann was arraigned Monday in Washington County Circuit Court and has been placed on administrative leave during the investigation. (KOIN)
- Beaverton police recently helped indict nine people in federal court in New York on Tuesday. The nine defendants were members of an organized racketeering gang based in Queens, New York, that sent women — mostly Chinese citizens — to various states to engage in prostitution. While the women were in hotel rooms around the nation, including ones in Beaverton, Oregon, the gang viciously beat them to ensure compliance and loyalty. States in which the alleged activities took place included Oregon, Hawaii, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Texas and Washington. (United States Department of Justice)
- If you and your family are celebrating Ramadan, you might be interested to know that a mosque in Aloha is hosting drive-through iftar meals. The congregation at the Islamic Society of Greater Portland, 16100 SW Blanton Street in Beaverton, is preparing and handing out meals Friday through Sunday beginning at 7:15 P.M for Ramadan which ends May 1 this year. Iftar is the meal celebrants eat after sundown during Ramadan when the day's fasting is done. (ISP)
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Today in Beaverton:
- Learn the basics of Medicare, including how to apply, at the John L. Scott Real Estate offices, 1800 NW 167th Place, Suite 100 at 4:00 P.M. to 5 P.M. Learn about different plans and options and how prescription drug coverage plans work. There is no charge to attend.
- Who doesn't take pictures and make videos with their phones these days? Here's a chance to pick up some photo and video editing skills from the folks at Apple. Today from 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at the Apple Store in Washington Square experts will show you the tricks you need to know and all skill levels are welcome.
- Gabriel Kahane is appearing at the Reser Center. He will be performing the world premiere of his latest work, Magnificent Bird, with the Oregon Symphony at (7:30 P.M.) Ticket prices begin at $29.00.
From my notebook:
- Free hazardous waste collection events are scheduled to take place in Hillsboro and Forest Grove in upcoming weeks. From batteries to paints and pesticides, nobody wants to find these things in local landfills or nearby streams. Metro is helping households manage this waste safely. There are load limits and container conditions to be observed. (Metro)
- Have trouble talking to your student about their day at school? Well, a teacher at Springville Elementary has a plan to help get that conversation started. In this video he talks about questions he sends home at the end of the day to keep parents in the loop about what their kids are learning at school. (Beaverton Schools)
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— Merlin Douglass