On Tuesday, the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education gave direction for District leaders to move forward with their proposed plan for a phased return of elementary students for on-campus instruction in late March. Elementary teachers will return to campus on Tuesday, March 23 following the District’s spring break holiday. Students in transitional kindergarten […]
Social Change or Mental Derange? This week we saw More cancellation Of this country’s past As we reinvent our nation. No doubt some history Will make us squirm But isn’t that how We’re supposed to learn? From poor past decisions (I’d like to think they’re over) That makes us think We can’t get much lower. […]
By Julie BUTCHER The City of Glendale has a new manager. On Tuesday night, the council officially appointed Roubik Golanian to the position. Golanian has been filling the job on an interim basis since the retirement of Yasmin Beers in October 2020. Beers retired after having worked for the city in various positions for 33 […]
“Bears, dragons, tempestuous on mountain and river Startle the forests and make the heights tremble. Clouds darken beneath the darkness of rain, streams Pale with a pallor of mist. The gods of Thunder and Lightening Shatter the whole range.” – Li Bai, Chinese poet We’re in the midst of a cold winter storm system. While […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Fran Fletcher has worked at CVS for 14-and-a-half years. “I am one of the younger ones,” Fletcher said of her years at the pharmacy. She works at the CVS on Verdugo Boulevard in Montrose. She said people stay at the job for a long time. “It’s a nice place to work, a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Heath, announced that Los Angeles County has “crossed the threshold [into] the red tier” with the County’s COVID-19 positivity rate at 2.5%, reported on March 10. This means the County can open more businesses and even begin opening schools for grades […]
Spring Forward Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday morning, March 14. At 2 a.m., clocks are turned forward one hour. Off-ramp Cleanup The monthly cleanup of the La Crescenta Avenue 210 freeway off-ramp is Saturday, March 13. Volunteers meet at the 2700 block of Altura Avenue at 8 a.m. for instructions, safety vests and tools. […]
March 4 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, an employee reported several liquor bottles were stolen from a display case located in the store. Surveillance footage revealed a man, described as wearing a black jacket, black mask, black pants and black shoes, entering the store with a black duffle bag in a shopping […]
At its meeting on Tuesday, March 9 the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education adopted a resolution: Affirming the Glendale Unified Board of Education’s Commitment to the Safety and Wellbeing of our Asian American and Pacific Islander Students, Employees, Families, and Community Members and Denouncing Xenophobia Due to Fears of the Covid-19 Pandemic. This […]
Six Males Arrested for Attempted Residential Burglary On March 6 just after 9 p.m., officers responded to a residence on the 1100 block of Avonoak Terrace regarding an unknown person wearing a ski mask who was seen jumping the fence and entering the rear of the property. Within minutes, the Air Support Unit arrived overhead […]