By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies from the Crescenta Valley Station responded to a 911 hang up call and discovered several marijuana plants in a home. The 911 call came into the station about 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 1. Deputies were sent to the residence where the call originated to make certain there […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The family of missing woman Megan (Ganajian) Dipiazza, 33, continues to search anywhere they think this mother, wife and daughter may be. Megan went missing on Nov. 11 after an argument with her husband Sal. The couple was having marital issues and had recently separated. Glendale police reported finding a note in […]
July 10, 1926 – Nov. 27, 2012 Margaret Steinpfad passed away peacefully with her son by her side at her long-time La Crescenta home on Nov 27. It was a blessing that she was able to see her beloved granddaughters, daughter-in-law, and family friends in the days prior. Margaret was born July 10, 1926 in […]
June 10, 1924 – Dec. 4, 2012 Born in Dowell, Ill. in 1924, Jack was brought to Tujunga the same year. His grandparents, the Wrights, owned a shoe store in Tujunga in the 1920s. His family then moved to Glendale for the schools for all five children – Jack and his siblings Richard, William, Lester […]
By Natalie MAIER In response to California’s new state Senate Bill SCR-100 that declared Dec. 12, 2012 as California’s Bullying Prevention Day, Toll Middle School in Glendale held a press conference to raise awareness of and put an end to bullying. Carol Liu, state Senator of District 21, attended the press conference with Glendale Unified […]
After four years in Sacramento, former Assemblymember Anthony Portantino returns to LCF. By Mary O’KEEFE The 2012 California Legislature was sworn in on Dec. 3. It was the largest Assembly class since 1966. For those legislators, both incumbents and newly elected, it was an exciting time. For former Assemblymember Anthony Portantino, though, it was bittersweet. […]
By Ted AYALA The Alex Theatre’s report of its financial health during the first quarter of the 2012-13 fiscal year was submitted on Tuesday to a joint meeting of the Glendale City Council and the successor agency to the former redevelopment agency. A cornerstone of the revitalized Brand Boulevard corridor, the Alex has drawn concern […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Tis the season – to admire Will Richards’ home. For six years now, the house that sits at 3500 Santa Carlotta Ave. in La Crescenta has been a beacon of holiday joy to Crescenta Valley residents. Taking it all in from the sidewalk, it’s practically impossible to not be impressed with everything […]
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DBSA Offers support group Depression Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) has a support group meeting every Tuesday at Vallejo Drive Adventist Church in Glendale every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. DBSA provides hope, help, and support through peer-based, recovery oriented empowering services, and resources when people need them and how they need to receive […]