GUSD and the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition (CVDAPC) are sponsoring a confidential support resource to all parents of Rosemont, CV and Clark students during the entire school year. Please join Pam Erdman, licensed marriage, family, and child (teens included)therapist for presentations and discussions on parenting teens. These are one-hour meetings every Tuesday [...]
Back to school information
School begins on Monday Aug. 30 and ends on June 16. There will be some changes in class sizes, teachers and principals but what won’t be changing is the stress of an ever-increasing hectic life for both parents and children. The best defense in heading toward the new school year is organization. [...]
By Mary O’KEEFE
DRB gives approval to addition
The Glendale Design Review Board was highly complimentary of a proposed addition to 3308 Mill Ave., and approved with some minor proposed changes at its most recent meeting.
The project was designed by South Pasadena architect Anthony George, a new member of that city’s planning commission.
The two-story addition totals 1,185 [...]
LIBRARY HOSTING CHILI COOK OFF
On Aug. 14 at 1:00 p.m. the La Crescenta Library is hosting its inaugural chili cook-off. All are invited to bring their best recipe and compete with others in the community to be crowned the Chili King of La Crescenta Library. The winner will receive a crown and a $25 gift [...]
By Mary O’KEEFE
Several religious statues were destroyed or damaged at St. Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church in the 500 block of South Central Ave. in Glendale.
Witnesses reportedly saw a man, later identified as Victor Petrescu, 23, of Glendale, approach the monuments with a sledgehammer.
“The witnesses were going to try to stop him but he had the [...]
By Mary O’KEEFE
The last 48 teachers affected by RIF [Reduction In Force] in the Glendale school district were notified on Monday morning they would be rehired for the new school year.
“Welcome home,” said Mary Boger, member of the Glendale Unified School board.
The teachers had been officially notified in March they were not going to have [...]
New principals take the reins at Crescenta Valley High, Rosemont Middle and Fremont Elementary schools, but to many of the students, they’re old friends.
By Brandon HENSLEY
Spring and summer are usually reserved for big name free agents in basketball and football to make headlines by moving from one team to another. This year, however, several local [...]
By Mary O’KEEFE
Law enforcement is reminding residents to be aware of their surroundings and lock their homes after one burglary and two attempted burglaries occurred last week.
On Friday, Aug. 6, a resident in the 2600 block of Mayfield
Avenue in La Crescenta reported that his home had been
burglarized between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 [...]
Chairman concerned about pre-built projects
Glendale Design Review Board #1 chair Ivan Insua expressed concern at the board’s most recent meeting over the number of projects coming to the board for design approval when previous approval had not been sought or obtained.
The latest local project presented to the board for belated action is an 836 square [...]
By Jim CHASE
As I mentioned several weeks ago, my family has been waiting expectantly for our daughter and son-in-law to give birth to their first child, our fourth grandchild. The big event happened last week, and … it’s a girl! Welcome to the world and to our family, little Bailey Brooke Kuehn. It may seem [...]