There were fire engines, ambulances, high water rescue equipment, a surveillance helicopter, law enforcement officers, free library books, college catalogues, free Frisbees and coloring books, whistles and plastic firefighter hats, along with raffle prizes, music, dancing girls, good food and two bouncy houses.  The 38th annual celebration of National Night Out backed by the East Aldine Management District [...]

Due to quicker response times to fires and other emergencies, many Aldine area homeowners could see a drop in their insurance premiums. The change is due to the work of the Aldine Fire Department, which runs fire and rescue teams in Emergency Services District 24. The district covers 19 square miles and serves more than [...]

The sights, sounds and smells of Hispanic culture wafted across the courtyard of BakerRipley on the evening of Sept. 17 as families from the East Aldine area gathered at the Town Center for a fiesta celebrating the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. They were reminders that Hispanic culture means much more than one kind of food, clothing [...]

About three dozen senior citizens recently gathered for Grandparents’ Day to cap off their  weekly summer camp activities sponsored by the East Aldine Management District and BakerRipley. Sory Mingo They shared box lunches and snow cones, got health advice from various vendors and swapped stories about their crazy camp activities led by Sory Mingo, a vivacious [...]