By Mary O’KEEFE Dr. Richard Sheehan, superintendent of Glendale Unified School District, has taken the superintendent position at Covina-Valley Unified School District. The announcement was made at a special board meeting of the Covina-Valley Unified School District Tuesday night. “It is bittersweet,” Sheehan said of his departure from GUSD. “I love Glendale. I love the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “I understand.” That single statement made by Warren Spayth identifies the feeling at the Two Strike Park Memorial Day service held on Monday. Spayth served in Vietnam in the U.S. Marine Corps. His comment was made to the event’s keynote speaker, Lt. Col. Raffi Najarian, after a presentation of a rubbing of […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley Town Council is concerned Metro and Caltrans are not listening to the community’s concern about increased traffic on the 210 freeway and Foothill Boulevard if the proposed SR North 710 freeway tunnel is approved. Representatives from Metro, Cal Trans and the engineering company CH2m Hill took questions from council […]
CVWD Hosting Meeting at Rockhaven Crescenta Valley Water District is having a community meeting at the Rockhaven site in the 2700 block of Honolulu Avenue on Saturday, May 30 from 10 a.m. to noon to discuss the installation of a new groundwater well and pipeline. The project is a joint project with the City of […]
This upcoming Wednesday, June 3 sees graduation and commencement ceremonies at the public schools throughout the Crescenta Valley. There will be crowds of students and their family members hurrying to and from the various schools for these ceremonies. The community is urged to take extra time and care when traveling. GUSD administrators remind the community […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At lunch on Tuesday, a Crescenta Valley High School student pedestrian was hit by a CVHS student driver. The pedestrian reportedly had a compound fracture and was transported to the hospital, stated CVHS administration. According to Officer Fan of the California Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at Encinal west of Ramsdell Avenue […]
By Isiah REYES Girl Scout Troop 16451 will have a Team Earthquake Preparedness and First Aid Fair on May 31 at Two Strike Park as part of their Community Bronze Project, with special appearance by the CV Boy Scouts. The event is free and will be open to community residents and groups. The objective of […]
On May 8 between 1:49 p.m. and 2:24 p.m., unknown suspects burglarized a home in the 400 block of Starlight Crest Drive in La Cañada Flintridge. One suspect smashed the rear sliding glass door and gained entry into the home. He then unlocked the front door from the inside and let three other suspects in. […]
May 21 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a tote bag, candy and three bottles of liquor were taken from the Rite Aid by a man described as Hispanic or Armenian in his 30s, about 5’7″ to 5’8″ tall, weighing 180 to 190 pounds with brown hair and a goatee. The suspect allegedly […]
“By forces seemingly antagonistic and destructive Nature accomplishes her beneficent designs now a flood of fire, now a flood of ice, now a flood of water; and again in the fullness of time an outburst of organic life.” ~ John Muir Memorial Day, often considered the “unofficial first day of summer,” was cloudy and […]