Compared to caregivers in the rest of the United States, those in California have higher levels of stress and poorer health. More...

The Ventura County Office of Education will host a “Building a Toolbox of Resources” conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., March 24 at 5100 Adolfo Road, Camarillo. More...

It doesn’t take long for a curious toddler to climb onto a dresser drawer or a bookcase, sometimes with tragic consequences. More...

On March 17, it doesn’t matter who you are, according to Camarillo resident Thomas Colbert, because on St. Patrick’s Day, “everybody’s just a little bit Irish.” More...

The Economic Development Collaborative-Ventura County’s Small Business Development Center of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties will host a free workshop titled “Consultant Support Group” from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. More...

SCORE Ventura County Chapter will present a small business event from 6 to 9 p.m. Thurs., March 29 at the Grant Brimhall Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...

The Camarillo High baseball team entered March like a lamb but hopes to go out like a lion. After dropping the first three games of the season, the Scorpions have won their last two outings. More...

LOVES KIDS—Bashful, a 4-year-old Maine coon, lives up to his name, but he’s only grumpy because his owners turned him in when they had to move. He is great with kids and a real sweetheart. More...

“How often do you have to practice the presence of gravity? All the time! Any time you forget about gravity, and fail to practice your relationship with it, you fall on your face. So it is with practicing the presence of God. More...

In Hebrew, the word rabbi means teacher. For Lisa Bock, the role of rabbi suits her perfectly because teaching the Torah and Jewish traditions to congregants is her calling in life. More...

Attention history buffs, your stagecoach has come in. A new program called Passport 2 History will make visits to more than 50 museums, old homes and ranches—many of them in the area—easy, fun and educational. More...

Los Robles Master Chorale and Los Robles Children’s Choir join forces for “Zimbe!” a program of African and world music at 4 p.m. Sun., March 11 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. More...

It’s easy to understand why Oxnard Union High School District officials have made it tougher for the roughly 300 students a year— most of whom are from Camarillo—to leave the district and attend high school elsewhere, usually the Co More...

The Camarillo Acorn welcomes your letters and comments. “Letters to the Editor” should be no longer than 350 words, although the Camarillo Acorn reserves the right to make occasional exceptions to this policy. More...

Gus Franco’s name was spelled incorrectly in the caption of the photo accompanying the story of the Friends of the Library’s grand piano purchase in the March 2 edition of the Camarillo Acorn. More...

In response to the increase in fatal traffic collisions on freeways and county roads in western Ventura County in 2011, the Ventura area CHP office conducted four special enforcement campaigns in February. More...

The 29th annual CROP Hunger Walk will be held at 1:15 p.m. Sun., March 11 with registration at 12:30 p.m. on the field at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel, 2532 Ventura Blvd., Camarillo. More...