Full Agenda Greets In-Person CVTC Meeting

By Justin HAGER The Crescenta Valley Town Council welcomed the public back to the La Crescenta Library last week for its first regular in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic eliminated large in-person gatherings more than two years ago. The meeting began with a solemn ceremony as Councilmember Frida Baghdassarian presented the Armenian National Committee of […]

Elections 2022 <<< The Candidates Respond

In our ongoing efforts to better acquaint our readers with the candidates they’ll be voting on in June, CV Weekly posed three questions to each of the candidates running for Assembly District 44, State Senate District 20 and Assembly District 52. Note that we may have had to limit their responses due to space limitations. […]

Voting Dates to Note

By Mary O’KEEFE The primaries are quickly approaching. June 7 is Election Day but there are important dates to remember prior to that. Some residents may have already received the State Voter Information Guide; if you haven’t received it yet it is coming. Vote-by-mail ballots will be sent out beginning on May 9. Every registered […]

Drowning Deemed an Accident

On April 6, emergency responders were called to the Verdugo Hills YMCA concerning a possible drowning. According to the LA County Coroner’s Office, the victim was a 77-year-old woman. They have determined the death an accident caused by drowning. Vince Iuculano, chief executive officer of the YMCA of the Foothills, released the following statement. “Over […]

Crime blotter

April 25 5100 block of Princess Anne Road in La Cañada Flintridge, numerous items were stolen from a home. Surveillance footage showed three suspects running from the home at about 8:30 p.m. April 23 4400 block of Rockland Place in La Cañada Flintridge, the driver and passenger side windows of a vehicle were smashed. Nothing […]

Veterans Thank Local First Responders through Operation Gratitude

Veterans Thank Local First Responders through Operation Gratitude

By Bethany BROWN Veterans from the American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614 in La Crescenta, along with the Los Angeles Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW), partnered with Operation Gratitude to package and deliver gift bags to local first responders throughout the month of April. The […]

Robert J. Wells

Robert J. Wells

1939 – 2022 Robert James Wells, 82, passed away suddenly but peacefully following a four-month illness. The only child of Clarence and Sophie Wells, Bob grew up in New Hampshire. Enlisting in the U.S. Army after high school, he was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas until early 1962 when he came to California. Bob enrolled […]

Sylvia Gene Fogle Simison

Sylvia Gene Fogle Simison

                        Sylvia Gene Fogle Simison passed away on April 1 in her beloved La Cañada home that she and her late husband, architect Jack H. Simison, built in 1947. She was born on Aug. 2, 1923 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Samuel and Crystal Fogle, […]

PROBLEM SOLVED <<< CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT

She won a sweepstakes from Extended Stay America in 2019. Where’s her prize? When Michelle Fiorelli wins a battery-powered toy car in a hotel sweepstakes, she looks forward to receiving her prize. But almost four years later, she’s still waiting. Will she ever get it? Q: In 2019, I won a back to school sweepstakes […]

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EARLY ARMENIAN IMMIGRATION ON TGHS ROSTER The community is invited to hear The Glendale Historical Society board member Ani Mnatsakanyan tonight, Thursday, April 28 at 7 p.m. as she shares stories of resilience and strength in the Armenian American community. She’ll recount how Armenians reconstruct their lives in a foreign land while attempting to preserve […]