With a fire season that is year-round, officials are requesting help from residents to cut back nearby brush and vegetation from their homes.
By Mary O’KEEFE
There is no debate that Crescenta Valley, in fact all of California, is dry. Rainfall is down, vegetation is drying out and summer is ramping up.
A reminder of how dry the [...]
By Mary O’KEEFE
Usually Robin Goldsworthy begins each week at the Crescenta Valley Weekly with a staff meeting, endless email correspondence and arranging stories for that week’s paper; however, this Monday was a little different – to say the least.
CVW publisher/editor Goldsworthy spent her Monday at a luncheon at the Sacramento Convention Center where Assemblymember Mike [...]
Hundreds of students across the Crescenta Valley said goodbye to those they’ve known for the last several years and prepare to move on to the next level in their lives.
By Mary O’KEEFE
Many foothills kids slept in on Wednesday after a Tuesday that marked the beginning of summer break as graduation/promotion ceremonies were celebrated across the [...]
CV citizens set time aside to get trained to help themselves – and their neighbors – after a major disaster.
By Mary O’KEEFE
Enlightening, educational, insightful, empowering and fun. These are just some of the words used to describe a 21-hour Community Emergency Response Team – CERT – class taught by Los Angeles County Fire Dept. The [...]
The foothills host several Memorial Day ceremonies to remember those who died in service to their country.
By Mary O’KEEFE
Members of the community are invited to two local Memorial Day observances on Monday at 8 a.m., one at Two Strike Park at 5107 Rosemont Ave. in La Crescenta and the other at the Vietnam War Memorial [...]
By Mary O’KEEFE
After years of monitoring traffic, standing on corners with cops, teachers and Public Works, and answering endless emails, Crescenta Valley Town Council member Robbyn Battles finally got word she had been waiting for – a crossing guard has been approved for Rosemont Middle School.
“It was approved [Wednesday] by the Los Angeles County board [...]
Neighbors hose down property as resident is led out of home.
By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON
Los Angeles County Fire Dept. responded to a residential fire early Saturday morning on El Moreno Street just east of Briggs Avenue.
Witnesses said they heard explosions as the fire engulfed a vehicle and a horse trailer that were parked at [...]
It was all about communication and cooperation during this multi-agency training.
By Michael YEGHIAYAN
The Los Angeles County firefighters and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. joined other agencies on Angeles Crest Highway last weekend to run a number of rescue exercises and build inter-department relationships. Exercises began on Friday and continued through the weekend.
The two agencies worked [...]
–The measure of a society can be how well its people treat its animals–
Mohandas Gandhi
By Mary O’KEEFE
After years of getting petitions signed, attending every event and participating in numerous dog parades, the group that blazed the dog park trail in Crescenta Valley was recognized by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors as Volunteers [...]
By Mary O’KEEFE
One of the perks of living in Crescenta Valley is all of the trees that line the streets and parks. Maybe it is because CV is at the base of a national forest, but there is a natural respect in the area for nature.
A law was passed to protect oak trees. When a [...]
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