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AARP: Social Security payments may increase 3.6% 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  Senior citizens group AARP last week forecast a 3.6% increase in Social Security payments for 2027, citing current inflation data.  If the projection holds steady, it

The city of Santa Clarita’s new The Rink Sports Pavilion which features a 12,000-square-foot skating floor that converts into courts for basketball, pickleball and volleyball, during a preview tour on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

State of the City rolls into new venue 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita is Rolling into the Future at the 2026 State of the City: The community is invited to join the Santa Clarita City Council

Marc Manfro received The Medal of Distinguished Duty by the former Mayor of New York City David Dinkins in 1990, as seen in his home office in Castaic on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Wounds turn into scars  

Marc and Theresa Manfro reflect on surviving Sept. 11 attacks after 25 years  As Marc Manfro prepared to speak at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Friday evening in Simi Valley, reflecting on the Sept. 11

A somber remembrance of 9/11 

 Trinity Academy hosts ceremony on 25th anniversary   As the nation paused to remember the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the 25th anniversary of that fateful day, Trinity Classical Academy continued its tradition of somber remembrance with

The Central Park River of Lights, shown here during a Fourth of July display. Photo courtesy of city of Santa Clarita.

‘River of Lights’ to display 9/11 tribute 

News release  Friday will mark 25 years since one of the darkest days in the nation’s history, and to commemorate the quarter-century anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,

College briefs

College Briefs for Sept. 10

Hernandez Graduates from Harvey Mudd College  Cameron Hernandez, of Santa Clarita, received a bachelor of science degree from Harvey Mudd College on May 17, with a major in engineering, graduating