
Former Whittier city manager dies at age 96
Former Whittier City Manager N. Keith Abbott, who assisted turn a blighted cemetery into a park during his time in office, has died at the age of 96. A memorial service will be held later for Abbott, a Whittier resident, who died on May 24, He worked for the city of Whittier for 24 years, including the last 13 as city manager, coming to town in 1956 as city controller. “It’s really unfortunate,” Bob Henderson, whose first eight years on the City Council overlapped with Abbot’

KKK Propaganda found by Whittier Residents on Their Front Lawns
Earlier this week, residents in the city of Whittier woke up to discover Ku Klux Klan propaganda fliers scattered on their front lawns according to police. Along with the fliers on their lawns, the residents found packages. The packages consisted of three sheets of paper sealed in plastic bags, weighted with small rocks and pieces of candy. The first reports of these packages to the police were early in the morning at around 6 a.m. There was nothing threatening about the pack