Monsignor John Barry, the longtime leader of the American Martyrs Catholic Church community in Manhattan Beach, notified his parishioners last week that he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Five years ago Chris Palisin charted a mid-life course-correction that paid off big-time for himself — and for Oxford Academy, the academic powerhouse in Cypress where the long-time Hermosa Beach resident was named the new head basketball coach last spring.