By Ted AYALA The four-year plan that the City of Glendale adopted in 2012 to shore up Glendale Water & Power finances is being taken back to the drawing board. Glendale City Council voted Tuesday night to award a contract for $103,000 to Bartle Wells Associates of Berkeley to devise a new water rate structure […]
March 30 4400 block of La Crescenta Avenue, a vehicle belonging to the First Baptist Church – La Crescenta and a wall on church property was vandalized with spray painted graffiti between 2 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. March 29 4300 Ocean View Boulevard in Montrose, all four tires of a vehicle were slashed after being […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Dept. is asking for the public’s help concerning a burglary that occurred at the Central Christian Church, 4459 Lowell Ave. in La Crescenta. Police are looking for a male described as bald, 30-to-40 years old, 6′ to 6’2″ tall, with a heavy build of 250 to 275 pounds. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police searched for two suspects in the area around El Caminito Street and New York Avenue after a residential burglary. At about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, a resident discovered a man in his home. He chased the suspect, described as a male about 25 years old, apparently of Middle Eastern descent, […]
The sixth grade Falcons conference basketball team lost in the championship game at Cal State Northridge to the ARC All-Stars. The Falcons were the fifth seed to start the playoffs. They previously defeated Family II, the No. 4 seed, in the quarterfinals and the Santa Clarita Quakes, the No. 1 seed, in the semifinals. The […]
The sixth grade Falcons conference basketball team lost in the championship game at Cal State Northridge to the ARC All-Stars. The Falcons were the fifth seed to start the playoffs. They previously defeated Family II, the No. 4 seed, in the quarterfinals and the Santa Clarita Quakes, the No. 1 seed, in the semifinals. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office has yet to release the identity of a man who was found in a suitcase in the debris basin near Glorietta Park. At 9 a.m. Monday morning, a public works employee was cleaning the debris basin near Glorietta Park between Verdugo and Cañada boulevards when he […]
Nov. 28, 1913 – March 29, 2014 Charles E. McEvoy, 100, of O’Fallon, Ill., formerly of Sunland, born Nov. 28, 1913 in Osgoode Station, Ontario, Canada, passed away at home on March 29 surrounded by his loved ones. Recognizing his ability to play a good game of pool, his father encouraged him as a teenager […]
Nov. 5, 1947 – Jan. 23, 2014 On Jan. 23, James Dante Martino was taken to heaven and reunited with his mom and dad, Bea and Bart Martino. He was a longtime resident of La Crescenta and Tujunga. He attended Clark Jr. High and Crescenta Valley High (where he played football ) and Glendale College. […]
Dec. 11, 1929 – March 29, 2014 Edith M. Gelbke passed away on March 29 in the comfort of her home in La Crescenta. She was born Dec. 11, 1929, the first of two daughters. Her sister Ruby was seven years younger; both lived with their mother and grandmother in Alabama. At 15 she met […]