By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Unified School District is in the process of looking for an assistant superintendent to replace departing deputy superintendent John Garcia. Garcia is leaving to take the position of superintendent of the Downey Unified School District, which for him is coming full circle. “It’s a [kind of] homecoming. I went through the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Family love and support, positive communication and a caring educational system for your child may seem like obvious goals in raising a child but there are others that might not be as obvious, like having other adult mentors. “Having another adult is really important,” said Jennielyn Bazan, Crescenta Valley High School student. […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Glendale Community College presented the first in a series of humanity and social science lectures on Feb. 28. Associate professor of biology Joseph Beeman presented “The Effects of Tobacco, Marijuana and Hookah on the Human Body” to a standing-room only crowd. Beeman began his lecture by revealing that over 7,000 chemicals […]
With fundraising just about completed, Two Strike memorial wall is one step closer to construction. By Mary O’KEEFE This week, residents who frequent Two Strike Park on Rosemont Avenue may have noticed the memorial plaque taken down. The removal is the first step in the construction of the new Two Strike Park Memorial Wall. “We […]
By Ted AYALA In August 2011, the Glendale City Council adopted a plan to adopt fare increases on its municipal Beeline bus system. On Tuesday, it moved forward to cancel the fare increase that would have taken place on July 1. “At this point, based on fare-box revenue and our [revenue] projections going forward, we […]
By Ted AYALA Would Beethoven have been surprised to learn that his works would still be played and loved nearly 200 years after his death? How would he react to know that his music remains a core repertoire staple—so often played that for some listeners even the thought of listening to the German master’s music […]
Accident Closes Crest By Mary O’KEEFE Angeles Crest Highway is closed for an undetermined amount of time due to a fatal vehicle over the side at mile marker 32.5. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s from the Crescenta Valley station have responded along with Montrose Search and Rescue. The cause of the accident has yet to be […]
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By Mary O’KEEFE UPDATE Saturday: Below are links to the La Cañada High School website and a link to their crisis information page. http://www.lcusd.net/site/default.aspx?domainid=177 http://www.lcusd.net/cms/lib04/CA01000868/Centricity/Domain/1//Documents/CrisisSupportInformation.pdf UPDATE Friday 8p.m.: A La Cañada High School student fell from the roof of a building on campus this afternoon and pronounced dead at the scene at 3:55 p.m., said […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County firefighters and Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. sheriffs from the Crescenta Valley station responded to a call concerning an explosion at the Sport Chalet store in La Cañada about 10 a.m. this morning. “Employees smelled gas and shortly thereafter an explosion occurred resulting in two people being transported to Huntington […]