By Mary O’Keefe Every time rain is predicted residents along Starfall Drive take a deep breath, examine all the sandbags they have in place and make sure their shovels are close by. Thursday and Friday’s rainstorm brought more mud down the mountain and over what is left of the Khatochooni’s fence. The mud that […]
Mud and water flows cause massive damage to homes in the foothills as residents wait to see what else may be coming. By Mary O’KEEFE A press conference concerning the mudflow and flooding in Crescenta Valley and other areas affected by the Station Fire is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Officials are expected to […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Crescenta Valley woke to mud and debris this Saturday morning as ongoing rain overnight resulted in mud and debris being carried down our local streets. The National Weather Service extended a flash flood warning in effect until 12:15 p.m. and reported some rates of rainfall are estimated at being over one […]
By Mary O’Keefe Crescenta Valley is being hit with a second rainstorm today, Saturday that is expected to last through this evening. A flash flood warning for the Station Fire area is in affect until 5:15 a.m. Saturday, said Curt Kaplan, meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “In some areas near the Station Fire the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After 50 years of teaching Rosemont Middle School students, math teacher Jack Silberstein is retiring. “I am honored to be with this ensemble of brain power, mega ton, mega width brain power here. I am so humbled and so privilege to have [worked with you] and to have learned so much from […]
Feb. 1 1500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a 24-year-old La Cañada man was arrested for taking a can of beer out of the La Cañada Liquor store. According to the sheriff’s report, an employee witnessed a man taking the can of beer from the refrigerated compartment in the store. He walked […]
By Mary O’Keefe A car chase that began with an armed robbery in Burbank raced through Sunland, Crescenta Valley and ended at the Americana in Glendale. The saga began at a liquor store in the 2000 block of North Glenoaks, Burbank. The employee of the store noticed a suspicious man, later identified as Alexander Moya, […]
After years in the planning and building, the Crescenta Valley boasts a library that establishes a true town center. By Mary O’Keefe With a crowd of community members and public officials and the cutting of a ribbon, the La Crescenta Library was officially opened last Friday, Jan. 29. “It is our hope that this library […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Jan. 19 Crescenta Valley Water District director Richard Atwater sent his letter of resignation to the CVWD stating he would no longer be able to hold his office on the board due to a complaint by a community member. Atwater’s letter of resignation stated that in “early December an anonymous person […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Water District board of directors has a vacant seat with the resignation of Richard Atwater. On Jan. 19 Crescenta Valley Water District director Richard Atwater sent his letter of resignation to CVWD stating he would no longer be able to hold his office on the board due to a […]