GPD recognized for its efforts to raise cancer awareness. By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday, the Glendale Police Dept. was recognized by the Adventist Health Glendale hospital with the Flame of Hope Award. “Once a year we have [this event] as a celebration of life for our survivors and our community,” said Dennis Quagliani, director of […]
GEF Launches Teacher Grant Program Beginning this academic year, the Glendale Educational Foundation (GEF) launches a new initiative, the Teacher Grant Program. This program will make available a total of $15,000 for direct grants to classroom teachers in the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) in the three priority areas – visual and performing arts, science […]
By Charly SHELTON On Aug. 26, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed an executive order that removed married men from draft deferment eligibility. Up to that point, if any man over the age of 18 were married, he would not be drafted. As of midnight on Aug. 27, a newly-married man could be drafted. Men […]
By Mary O’KEEFE From the 1920s to 1978, The Ledger newspaper was the paper of record for the Crescenta Valley. It was a true community paper, its pages a perfect reference for history buffs. In 2002, the Historical Society of Crescenta Valley (HSCV) discovered that newspapers, like many historical papers, were deteriorating rapidly. A microfilm […]
July 26 900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a gym bag and personal items were stolen from a vehicle between 2:45 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. 900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, personal paperwork was stolen from a vehicle between 3:57 a.m. and 7 a.m. July 24 1900 block of Verdugo […]
updated 12:55: Missing boy has been found. He is safe and with his family. Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept.-Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station are searching for a 9-year-old boy reported missing since this morning at 11:30. He is 4′ tall, 75 lbs., missing in the 4900 block of Ramsdell Avenue. His name is Joshua. At the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley and Glendale law enforcement will be out in force doing something they both enjoy doing – meeting with the community during National Night Out (NNO) on Tuesday, Aug. 1. “This is a time when we can meet [community members] without there being a victim or crime,” said Sgt. Robert William, […]
By Charly SHELTON With nice weather in the morning continuing into the early afternoon, it might be easy to forget how punishing the heat can be later in the day. Many hikers take to the trails around the Crescenta Valley expecting to be back at their cars before temperatures peak. Instead, some wind up stuck […]
The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will close portions of the Foothill (I-210) Freeway as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. Scheduled closures are subject to change and/or cancelation. A long-term ramp closure of the westbound Ocean View Boulevard off-ramp begins Monday, July 31 and continues through August. Closures continuing through Saturday, July 29: Eastbound […]
Over the past few weeks, hikers discovered two dead fox carcasses, untouched, in property preserved by the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy (AFC) in Millard Canyon in Altadena. Another hiker observed a bobcat walking in circles, seemingly catatonic. At AFC’s Rosemont Preserve, a dead rat was found, belly up in the middle of the trail, untouched […]