Lexus and Scholastic publishers, sponsors of the Lexus Eco Challenge, announced on March 20 that the Carbonators, an eight-student team from Clark Magnet High School, won a first prize in the fifth annual Lexus Eco Challenge. Clark’s Carbonators is one of eight teams nationwide to win a $15,000 first prize with $3,000 designated for the […]
April 2 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a man and woman entered Rite Aide and stole several bottles of perfume. A store employee reported viewing a surveillance video tape and witnessed the women enter the store first and began looking around as if for security. The man then entered a short time […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Three elementary schools within the Glendale Unified School District have been notified they have been recognized as California Distinguished schools. Monte Vista, Mountain Avenue and Balboa elementary schools received word of their award at the end of March. The California Department of Education has set a standard criteria for the award that […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Community College has announced that superintendent/president Dr. Dawn Lindsay has accepted the position of college president at Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland. She will begin her new job on Aug. 1. The search for her replacement will be discussed at the next GCC board meeting on April 16. Lindsay will […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday night, March 24, officers from the Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) office and Glendale police visited several bars and liquor stores around the Glendale area in a proactive effort to educate and partner with local owners to make certain permits and other requirements were in place. “It is more of an […]
Best of the Road® is back for round two, asking Americans to share their hometown pride and show road-trippers the best small towns America has to offer. Rand McNally and USA TODAY are calling for friends, family, colleagues or coworkers to put their town on the map – literally – and be named the Best […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As part of April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month campaign, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, along with over 200 other law enforcement agencies, will be participating in a “zero tolerance” program for those texting or using their hand-held cellphone while driving. Participating law enforcement agencies will concentrate their efforts on April 18 […]
Glendale Water & Power (GWP) customers now have the ability to share and compare their energy use with friends on Facebook. The social energy app is designed to provide people with a better sense of their energy use while fostering friendly competition and provides new ways for people to discover savings opportunities. Consumers can […]
On Wednesday Rep. Adam Schiff released the following statement after reports were released by the Davies Group and Southern California Edison (SCE) on the response to the windstorm of November 2011: “I am pleased that SCE has responded proactively to the problems identified in its response to the recent Windstorm by releasing both an […]