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Oktoberfest is Here!   On Saturday, Oct. 5 from noon to 10 p.m., Oktoberfest will be celebrated in Montrose! We have all your favorites – brauts, German dinner, D’Oberlander Dancers, the German American Brass Band, rides, games, contests and closing out the night with ’80s cover band the Past Action Heroes. But none of this […]

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So Long to a Short Summer   Hello, CV Weekly readers! September is here and brings with it not only an official end to summer but also the beginning of another busy event season! First up is the Chamber’s Annual 9/11 Remembrance Motorcade to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the […]

Preview of New School Year at BTSN

Preview of New School Year at BTSN

By Lori BODNAR, intern Crescenta Valley High School held back to school night (BTSN) on Thursday, Aug. 29. Thousands of parents and students came to the campus to hear from various teachers what was expected during the school year. To kick off the evening, Prom Plus held a fundraising barbecue offering meals of hamburgers, cheeseburgers, […]

CV Crushes Santa Fe in Season Opener

CV Crushes Santa Fe in Season Opener

By Vincent PAGE For the first time in its history, the Crescenta Valley High School football team took the field for its season opener with Hudson Gossard as head coach. In addition, it featured two new faces as quarterback. Despite new individuals in such high-stake, important roles, the Falcons saw results similar to previous years. […]

6th Annual Glendale International Film Festival at Laemmle

The Glendale International Film Festival (GIFF) will host the 6th International Film Festival in a span of eight days with a schedule of over 60 films and documentaries to showcase the works of many local, national and international filmmakers. The festival will screen films from Armenia, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom and USA. Velvet […]

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NASA & JPL UPDATES AT KIWANIS On Friday, Sept. 6, the Kiwanis Club of Glendale hosts Elena Semerdjian who will be speaking about JPL and NASA updates.  The Club will also be doing a service project at the Club meeting!  Come early to label 500 books to pass out to kids at the Glendale Open […]

Drug Arrest Near CVHS

By Mary O’KEEFE A man was arrested last week for allegedly selling drugs near Crescenta Valley High School campus. “We were notified by students they had been approached by a young adult male asking if they would like to buy drugs,” Dep. Wurzer, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept./CV Station. LASD School Resource Officer Deputy Scott […]

Heroin Arrest Made by CV Sheriff Deputies

By Mary O’KEEFE According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept.-Crescenta Valley Station, the Crescenta Valley Summer Crime Enforcement Team arrested a male adult near Foothill Boulevard and Marnice Avenue in Tujunga for possession for sale of heroin. “The suspect was parked in his vehicle by the Goodwill with the car door wide open. We […]

Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle on Fairmount Avenue

By Mary O’KEEFE California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles County Fire Dept. responded to a vehicle verses pedestrian at 6:35 p.m. Thursday in the 2500 block of Fairmount Avenue. Neither agency released any additional information; however, witnesses reported seeing paramedics  responding to a male on the ground after being struck by a vehicle. The vehicle’s […]

Search Continues for Local Carjacker

By Mary O’KEEFE   Glendale police responded to a carjacking today, Friday, Aug. 30 at 7:45 a.m. at Verdugo Road and Paloma Avenue in the Sparr Heights area. There were no weapons seen but the suspect, described as a male Hispanic in his 30s, simulated a gun when he took the victim’s vehicle. The victim […]