By Mary O’KEEFE Last weekend, Scouts for Food collected hundreds of bags of groceries donated by local neighbors. On Nov. 9 Scout troops dropped off empty bags to local residents asking people to fill the bags up with non-perishable items. Then on Nov. 16 the Scouts picked up the bags filled with donations. There were […]
Glendale police officers responded to the area of San Rafael Avenue and Dryden Street regarding a report of a fight in the street. When they arrived on the scene, they discovered a total of three men in their 20s who were suffering from non-life-threatening stab wounds. The incident occurred at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Nov. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It’s time again for the annual golf tournament hosted by the Chace Taylor Malone Impact Foundation-Los Angeles (IFLA). It will be on Friday, Nov. 22 at the Brookside Golf Club, 1133 Rosemont Ave. in Pasadena. This is the fourth year for the event, which supports IFLA and all it does for […]
The election results are in for the Crescenta Valley Town Council. Out of over 13,000 eligible voters 91 showed up to vote for the CVTC candidates, according to the CVTC website. Incumbents Dede Mueller received 41% and Frida Baghdassarian received 34% and returning councilmember Chris Kilpatrick received 25%. “Although CVTC was disappointed in the voter […]
Nov. 16 4500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in La Crescenta, a resident returned home to find the front window screen and the window frame bent where it appeared someone had attempted to use a pry tool to slide the window open. The resident reported that a family had called him and reported seeing two “strange […]
By Mary O’KEEFE While on patrol in the Lopez Canyon area on Nov. 15 at about 7:19 p.m. deputies from the Los Angeles County – Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station heard what sounded like gunshots. They investigated in the 13000 block of Lopez Canyon Road and found a four-door black Infinite vehicle parked on the south […]
Overcoming Resistance To Memory Care Dear Phyllis, I am another loyal reader who enjoys your real estate advice. I have a question with a twist. I am my mother’s conservator, she has dementia. Although she has caretakers, it’s getting to be the time that I will need to sell her home to continue to pay […]
Oct. 21, 2024 Charles F. “Tye” Veden passed at 93 on Oct 21. He was a longtime resident and civic activist in Glendale. Tye started in business selling insurance. He later bought a local agency from Goodwin Knight and owned Knight Insurance Agency with his brother Noel until Tye’s first retirement. Tye (no one knows the origin […]
March 29, 1948 – Nov. 2, 2024 Anthony Gerardus Verkouteren, 76, of Altadena passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Nov. 2. He was known to some as Tony or Gerry but to those closest to him he was Dad, Uncle or Opa. Anthony was born on March 29, 1948 in Surabaya, Indonesia to Henri and Cecilia […]
Charting a New Path Forward – The Economy Must Work For Us All Elections can be hard things. One side wins, one side loses. Too many people feel lost. More feel apathetic. But our last several elections have existed in categories of their own. So much was at stake this year: the economy, inflation, funding […]