CV Weekly Office Closed Friday The CV Weekly office will close on Friday, June 11 to cover local commencement exercises. Blood Drive Planned Adventist Health Glendale and Lifestream are teaming up for a blood drive on Friday, June 11 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Wu Auditorium, Adventist Health Glendale. Please call (800) 879-4484 or visit […]
The CV Chamber of Commerce is hosting a vendors’ auction that kicks off tonight, Thursday, June 10 at 6 p.m. with a live Zoom presentation. The Zoom event will give buyers the chance to see the variety of items up for bid that include memberships to the YMCA of the Foothills, a gift certificate for […]
Shock … and Awe Like most, if not all, residents in the Crescenta Valley I was shocked to learn of the proposed placement of a sexually violent predator into a Briggs Terrace neighborhood. Mary O’Keefe has been closely following the story and has made sure to keep CV Weekly readers abreast of this unfolding situation. […]
June 5 2300 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a window at a business was smashed. Inside the business a pry bar was found near the cash register; the register appeared to be undisturbed. The business’ backdoor was damaged and a safe was stolen. Surveillance footage revealed an unknown four-door black sedan pulling […]
Photo by Mary O’KEEFE Local residents and supporters gathered on Saturday afternoon to protest the possible placement of convicted sexually violent predator Calvin Grassmier in a Briggs Terrace neighborhood. To re
By Mary O’KEEFE A procession for fallen Los Angeles County firefighter Tory Carlon traveled eastbound on the Foothill (210) freeway to Crippen Mortuary on Honolulu Avenue on Saturday. The 44-year-old firefighter was killed, and a fire captain was injured, on Tuesday morning at Fire Station 81 in Agua Dulce. Firefighter Carlon was shot by an […]
Dear Falcon Family, Falcon Family truly means something to me, and I write this email from that place. You deserve to hear from me directly that I have accepted the position of Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources in the South Pasadena Unified School District, and will begin officially on July 1, 2021. It has […]
On Wednesday night at about 9:36 p.m., Altadena Area California Highway Patrol units responded to a call concerning a traffic collision on the westbound Foothill (210) Freeway at the Pennsylvania Avenue exit. Upon investigation officers found the driver, a male in his 20s, was driving his Honda Accord at a high rate of speed and, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, May 28, the CVW was sent a press release from Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s office concerning the “potential release of a sexually violent predator into Crescenta Valley community.” The release stated: “I am disgusted and gravely concerned that the Los Angeles Superior Court is considering the […]
Korean veteran reads a long held letter written to an Army buddy. By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday a small in-person Memorial Day ceremony was held at Verdugo Hills Cemetery in Tujunga. The old cemetery seemed an appropriate place of remembrance for those who had made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country. Craig Durst, who […]