By Ruth SOWBY After a two-week hiatus of Glendale City Council meetings, it was standing room only at city hall as concerned citizens packed the council chambers to hear the future of the highly debated 535-acre Scholl Canyon Landfill. Long an eyesore to those in La Crescenta, La Cañada, Glendale, Pasadena and surrounding communities, the landfill […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY On average in 2019, 17.2 veterans died by suicide each day according to the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report released in September 2021. And Navy veteran Joseph Palesano, executive director of Wellness Works Glendale, believes that’s unacceptable. Palesano is co-founder of Not On Our Watch, a program of Wellness Works […]
Slipped On By September, as is the case almost every year, has turned into a really busy month. In addition to Labor Day, the traditional 9/11 Remembrance Motorcade was held on Friday (more on that next week) and, personally, I’ve been fighting a cold while preparing to fly to New Hampshire for my niece’s wedding. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE First a bit of a disclaimer: Remember when conspiracy theories used to be fun and would make the most amazing television shows and movies. Well, lately conspiracy theories have left the realm of “what if” and moved toward “gospel.” For this article I am asking you to remember the good ole days […]
CV Town Council Holds General Meeting The general meeting of the CV Town Council is tonight, Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. at the La Cres-centa Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. Enter from the rear, upper parking lot. All are invited to attend. Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning An “open gate” event is taking place at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It was busy weekend at Once Upon a Time bookstore in Montrose. Two authors shared their new books, signed their books and answered questions from their most loyal – and excited – readers. First of all, there were a lot of kids at these two events. Young readers came from nearby and […]
Witnesses Sought in the Sexual Assault of a 13-year-old The Glendale Police Dept. is seeking public help to locate witnesses to the sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy. A sexual assault occurred in a donut shop in the 600-block of West Glenoaks Boulevard in Glendale. The victim is a 13-year-old boy. On the morning of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE California Highway Patrol received a call at about 4:10 a.m. on Tuesday morning concerning a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle on the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway near the Angeles Crest Highway State Rt 2, according to Officer Johnathan Boyd. The victim was a female and had been struck by […]
Sept. 9 3100 block of Alabama Street in La Crescenta, deputies responded to a forgery call. They were told the victim received an email from “Amazon” customer service stating an item she returned had yet to be received and that she would be charged for the items. She found a number on the Google search […]
Paul Carafotes, author of the children’s book series “Charlie Bubbles,” and his wife Toni Ann stopped by the Glendale Area Schools Credit Union on Friday morning to sign copies of his books and meet with local fans. The credit union also gave away copies of the books to grateful readers. Photos by Bethany BROWN