Sept. 12, 1967-April 6, 2017 Daniel J. Chaney, a professional tenor and French horn player who inspired many with his passionate and powerful talent, left us on April 6 after a battle with cancer. For many years he was a beloved member and regular soloist of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and concurrently the soloist […]
Sept. 5, 1915 – April 4, 2017 We regret to announce the death of longtime Crescenta Valley resident Nick Virgallito. At 101 years of age, Nick passed away peacefully from pneumonia at Verdugo Hills Hospital. He was born to Italian immigrants in Niles, Ohio in 1915. At 18 years of age he and other young […]
April 1 4400 block of Commonwealth Avenue in La Cañada, a resident reported returning home to find the back gate open. He then noticed that several items in the laundry room had been moved to the floor. The resident called the CV Sheriff’s Station, and deputies responded. The deputies discovered several rooms had been ransacked. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On April 2 at about 9:30 a.m. a Glendale police officer conducted a routine vehicle traffic stop for not displaying a license plate at Foothill Boulevard and Lowell Avenue. During the stop officers reported seeing a firearm magazine on the passenger seat. The driver, Hector Sanchez, 35, from Tujunga, was detained. After […]
By Brian CHERNICK The City of Glendale has undertaken preliminary steps to increase the cost of wastewater as council voted to allow staff to begin notifying residents of the impending hearing processes to adopt new rates. The city currently has a “pay-for-what-you-use” rate structure that includes an initial flat-fee and a rate based on the […]
Spirit of the games stretches across the globe. By Mary O’KEEFE You know that feeling when everything just seems to work? When all the gears are in sync and everything you planned and strategized actually comes to fruition? Well, that is the feeling Clark Magnet High School’s robotics team 696 is feeling right now as […]
By Charly SHELTON On Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown issued Executive Order B-40-17, ending the drought state of emergency. After this year’s unprecedented rainfall and snowpack, things are looking good. For now. “This drought emergency is over, but the next drought could be around the corner,” Gov. Brown said in a statement released Friday. “Conservation must […]
By Charly SHELTON and Mary O’KEEFE The first annual Prom Plus bingo game will be held on April 22 at the American Legion Hall Post 288. Proceeds from the game will benefit the after-prom event for CVHS seniors and their guests. There will be 10 bingo games plus three “big chip” games, each paying out […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The annual Relay for Life of the Foothills, a fundraiser benefitting the American Cancer Society, was held from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday at Clark Magnet High School. About a dozen teams turned out to walk Clark’s field to raise awareness (and funds) for the ACS. The day was capped […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Kid’s Hike to Mt. Lukens Turns Deadly, Part 1 On a warm and clear winter morning, Dec. 30, 1971, the neighborhood kids from the 3200 block of Henrietta Avenue decided to hike to Mt. Lukens to visit the freshly fallen snow. They had all done the hike many times before, […]