Gilbert resident Chuck Bongiovanni was working as a home-health social worker in 1994 when he visited a 10-bed group home with mostly late-stage Alzheimer’s and dementia residents. He met a 72-year-old woman whose mind was sharp and who seemed to be in a different stage of life than her peers.

Tim Fountain and Lucas Blackburn were named Tuesday as new assistant principals for the upcoming school year in the Gilbert Unified School District.

Queen Creek dropped plans Monday to have Rural/Metro Fire Department staff the town’s first fire department, instead opting to negotiate with Gilbert for 24 firefighters and two fire engines.

A second assisted-living facility is planned in Gilbert — a proposal that has raised concerns among homeowners.

A second assisted-living facility is planned in Gilbert — a proposal that has raised concerns among homeowners.

The owner of Impromptu Guru, a Gilbert consulting firm, gave career advice to former NFL players at the 13th annual Player’s Networking Event in New Orleans Saturday.

Gilbert will be getting what some seniors consider a much-needed addition next year when a new assisted-living facility opens.

One look at the vacant corner of Gilbert Road and Long Meadow Drive, and it would seem to be an obvious location for a new senior living center that’s desperately needed in the growing south East Valley.

An overwhelmingly high number of Gilbert’s children are growing up in a financially stable home.

Dave Allison is a former Canadian school superintendent who moved his family to Gilbert 15 years ago to work in the Gilbert Unified School District. He’s known as a humble, private man who’s proactive in his job and the community.

A Gilbert landowner asking the town to downsize a planned urban village is now seeking public assistance to jump-start the project.

October 1, 2004

Vernon "Sonny" Payne recently stepped into the Farm House Restaurant in downtown Gilbert wearing a hat and boots and dark glasses.

Vernon “Sonny” Payne recently stepped into the Farm House Restaurant in downtown Gilbert wearing a hat and boots and dark glasses.

The Gilbert Unified School District board on Tuesday approved the appointments of three principals and an assistant principal for the upcoming school year.

Larry and Grace Staller moved to Gilbert a decade ago to be closer to their son — and found themselves in a minority of retirees amid an abundance of young families.

The logo on the business cards and company Web site of Around the Clock TLC, II, an assisted living service in Gilbert, is a clock surrounded by a large, red heart.

While the police force is spread ever thinner in the country’s fastest-growing municipality, the number of crime victims in need of counseling and other assistance continues to grow, a Gilbert volunteer coordinator said.

Gilbert will host German leaders this week as part of an international fellowship program to study city management and government administration.