The Crescenta Valley Water District (CVWD) will begin using chloramine instead of chlorine to disinfect drinking water supplies beginning on or after Oct. 1. The CVWD board of directors voted to switch to this popular disinfection method because of a buildup of byproducts from the chlorine treatment process. Persistent drought and diminishing groundwater supplies have […]
On Aug. 31, the U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested 36-year-old Ryan Alvarez in the city of Lancaster. Glendale Police Dept. detectives identified Alvarez as the suspect wanted on several felony charges stemming from an incident that occurred in La Crescenta on Aug. 21 at approximately 10:25 a.m. On Aug. 21, Glendale officers received a call […]
By Mary O’KEEFE California Highway Patrol is continuing its investigation into the early Sunday morning fatal crash that killed two people. CHP began receiving multiple calls of a person driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of the Foothill (210) Freeway. The first calls came in at 1:46 a.m. Callers stated they witnessed the wrong way […]
“Coffee with Council” at Two Strike Park took place on Sept. 8 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. We provided updates on Council business and answered questions about the medians on Foothill, which began construction last month, and on the Two Strike Park tree project, among other items of community interest. Speaking of the tree […]
CV’s First Inhabitants – What Did They Eat? Let’s imagine ourselves in the pre-European Crescenta Valley, walking up the dusty trail (today’s Honolulu Avenue) that ran between the villages strung along the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. We’re walking on the edge of a large oak forest (that is today Crescenta Valley Park) […]
Ask Phyllis! Selling Off Market Dear Phyllis, I must get three or four letters from Realtors® each week. They are pretty much the same. They have a buyer for my home and I can save on the commission. I am retiring next year and will be selling. If I opt to sell to […]
Elizabeth Bacino and Patrick Goldsworthy, both graduates from Crescenta Valley High School, married in a private ceremony on Catalana Island on June 23.
By Charly SHELTON There are lots of Halloween events around LA. Home haunts, festivals, park haunts, haunted museums, etc. But the big budget, big name events are at the theme parks. And between Disneyland’s Not-So-Scary take on the season, Knott’s classic haunt approach, Six Flags’ more teen/adult focused horror and thrills and Universal’s IP-heavy tribute […]
JPL has won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Interactive Program for its coverage of the Cassini mission’s grand finale at Saturn. The award was presented Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Accepting the award were members of the JPL Media […]
On Wednesday Sept. 19, the free admission Glendale Noon Concerts will feature the Calico Winds performing Ladder Variations by well-known Los Angeles composer and educator George Heussenstamm and premier a quintet written for them by noted film composer John Scott. The performance takes place at the Sanctuary of Glendale City Church from 12:10 p.m. to […]