Feeling Helpless – But Not Hopeless It was a helpless feeling that I had waking up Wednesday morning to the news that a gunman had opened fire on five people – mainly Republican legislators – while they were practicing for a charity softball game in Virginia. This was after I went to bed Tuesday night […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Opioid overdose rates have tripled since 2000 with more deaths reported in the United States in 2014 than in any previous year on record, according to a report issued in 2016 by the Food and Drug Administration titled “Naloxone for Treatment of Opioid Overdose.” According to the FDA, there were a total […]
“Spring flew swiftly by and summer came; and if the village had been beautiful at first, it was now in the full glow and luxuriance of its richness.” ~ Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” The backdrop of our village – the San Gabriel Mountains – is green. The plentiful rainwater of winter and spring is […]
June 11 2900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, surveillance footage revealed a suspect entering a business, walking to the cash register and taking money from the drawer at 4:05 a.m. June 9 5100 Angeles Crest Highway in La Cañada, a green 1993 Chrysler Concorde was stolen from a locked garage. The rear glass […]
A gala celebration was held at the Oakmont Country Club recently to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Towne Singers, a local community chorus founded by Phyllis Winnaman on April 1, 1987. Winnaman hosted the party for 80 singers and guests, including a few of the original nine members of the choir. Several past and […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY On Saturday morning during the monthly community breakfast of American Legion Post 288 and VFW Post 1614, the Legion’s new commander Darren Azarian was introduced. Azarian, 50, who was installed earlier in the month, greeted guests and outlined his plans for the Post. “I’m very proud to be holding this position,” he […]
CVTC General Meeting The general meeting of the CV Town Council is tonight, Thursday, June 15 at the La Crescenta Library. On the agenda is information from Jams Hartman from the LA County Dept. of Agricultural Commission/Weights and Measures on the coyote problem in the county. Also on the agenda is a presentation by Robert […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The student speeches at the commencement at Crescenta Valley High School’s Osborne Field on Thursday night reflected a generation that may have grown up in turbulent times, surrounded by negativity and where world violence is a more commonplace occurrence than in the past, and yet instead of combating negativity with more negativity […]
By Brian CHERNICK Glendale City Council passed a motion authorizing the city manager to enter into an agreement with a company that will provide the city with its first comprehensive bus stop maintenance service. Currently there are 340 Glendale Beeline bus stops the city and 540 in total. The city will be initiating a five-year […]
By Nicole MOORE On Thursday, Glendale Fire Station 29 on Honolulu Avenue participated in the countywide Sidewalk CPR training event. Firefighters from the station were found in front of the Montrose Library, just east of the Station 29, eager to teach “hands only” CPR techniques. According to a press release by the County of […]