By Mary O’Keefe
Two men were arrested after a witness allegedly saw them going through a car in a La Crescenta neighborhood.
A witness reported seeing the interior light on in a vehicle parked in the 3500 block of Henrietta Avenue at 11 p.m. on March 5. He noticed someone moving around in the car, then saw [...]
By Geghard ARAKELIAN
A group of American Armenian police officers with the Glendale Police Department –Vahak Mardikian, Tigran Topadzhikyan, Robert Parseghian, John Balian and Benny Simonzad – in January filed a discrimination suit against the GPD and about 30 individual employees of the department. While the trial is pending, their lawyer Carney Shegerian and city officials [...]
Auto enthusiasts are invited to attend the Glendale Elks Annual Charity Car Show being held on Sunday, March 21 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The annual event, now in its fifteenth consecutive year, draws car buffs from throughout Southern California. There is no admission charge for the public. Prizes will be awarded to autos in [...]
By Mary O’KEEFE
Glendale and Crescenta Valley law enforcement are advising residents not to leave valuables in their vehicles. Both police and sheriffs have reported an increase in vehicle burglaries in the area.
On Monday three men were arrested on suspicion of vehicle burglary. At 5:11 p.m. a Glendale officer responded to a report of a vehicle [...]
By Charles COOPER
A recent study linking arterial disease with close proximity to freeways will be used as part of the effort to oppose the 710 Freeway tunnel on environmental grounds, Councilman Ara Najarian said last week.
Najarian, who chairs the governing board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, has emerged as a leader in the effort to [...]
Chamber director introduced
Ted Ayala, new executive director of the Montrose Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce, was introduced Tuesday, Feb. 23 to the Glendale City Council. Ayala said he was not a local resident but was familiar with the community. “My mother worked at Vons Market,” he said.
Montrose, the city’s official old town, celebrated its 97th [...]
By Chris BLUME
The Glendale Unified School District held a meeting this week at Crescenta Valley High School to discuss the budget crisis that will affect the education of children in the district.
In the state of California, 40% of the state’s budget is spent on education. Due to an anemic economy the governor and the state [...]
There was a sea of red at the Glendale Unified School
District board meeting on Tuesday.
In a show of solidarity, teachers attending Tuesday’s board of education meeting wore red shirts and carried signs protesting a then-proposed decision by the district to lay off teachers and eliminate class size reduction while negotiations with the teachers association [...]
Historic stone barn is the valley’s latest gem in the making:
–Mike Lawler
Crescenta Valley residents have recently been favored with the choices that Glendale and L.A. County have made on our behalf. The city’s purchase of Rockhaven Sanitarium shows potential as an art-oriented community center. The new library just completed by the county is already trying [...]
By Mary O’KEEFE
Glendale police recently arrested a man in Montrose for soliciting for charity under false pretenses.
On Feb. 10, Robert Atlee Barnes, 21, of Texas allegedly used a variety of approaches with different residents to obtain money.
Since then more arrests of solicitors have been made in the area.
Police warn that there has been a recent [...]