IN BRIEF

Breakfast with Santa Saturday The La Crescenta Woman’s Club, Junior Section, is holding its annual Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the clubhouse, 4004 La Crescenta Ave. There will be free photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Admission is $10 per person and […]

Passing the Baton

By Mary O’KEEFE After four and a half years of being the “go to” cop for Montrose and far north Glendale, Officer Matt Zakarian will be moving downtown to a new position in the Glendale Police Dept. For over four years Zakarian has been the lead community officer for the North Command area of Glendale. […]

Party Time for Special Group

By Brandon HENSLEY One of the many places the foothills can celebrate the holidays will be at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church this Sunday, where a party will be held for adults with disabilities. It’s not put on by any organization, but rather the father-daughter duo of Vito Cannella and Grace Chase. “This event was started […]

Family Joins Supervisor Michael Antonovich for Swearing In Ceremony at Hall of Administration

Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich was sworn in for his ninth term as a member of the board of supervisors by the Honorable John A. Arguelles, Justice, California Supreme Court (Ret.). Among the other dignitaries present were Archbishop Jose Gomez, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, who delivered the invocation, Michael Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan, and […]

College Suffers Power Outages

By Michael J. ARVIZU Glendale Community College experienced its second power outage in less than a week on Tuesday evening, forcing the college to close the campus and cancel classes. After the power could not be restored Tuesday evening, college interim Superintendent/President Dr. Jim Riggs made the decision to cancel Wednesday classes and close the […]

Glendale Police Announce DUI Checkpoints

The California Office of Traffic Safety has awarded Glendale a $225,000 grant to provide additional enforcement measures to combat impaired driving. This is the second traffic safety grant for an anti-DUI program awarded to Glendale in two months. The Glendale Police Dept. is dedicated to keeping local streets safe through both enforcement and education. “A […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Dec. 3 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a 60-year-old La Crescenta man was arrested for being drunk in public after deputies witnessed him swaying back and forth and waving to apparently no one. Deputies could smell the odor of alcohol coming from the man, who allegedly told them he had several beers […]

Not Too Early to Think about Christmas Tree Recycling

By Ashley FILIPEK Entering the holiday season usually means lots of decorations, Christmas trees, presents and lights. Most families have designated boxes and storage space in their garage for the reusable decorations, but it’s not always clear how people are supposed to dispose of their Christmas trees. Both the City of Glendale and County of […]

Teen Struck by Vehicle

By Mary O’KEEFE A 14-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle and thrown about 20 feet as he was crossing northbound on Pennsylvania Avenue at about 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday. The boy was walking in a marked crosswalk at Honolulu Avenue at Pennsylvania, according to a Glendale police report. The driver was traveling northbound on […]

Student Dies in Fatal Accident on La Tuna Canyon

By Mary O’KEEFE A 17-year-old male who was a passenger in a vehicle died Saturday night after the driver, Arash Sanei, 19, of Montrose lost control of his 2005 Lexus on La Tuna Canyon Road about a mile from the Foothill (210) freeway. The vehicle spun out of control and slammed into a cement guardrail. […]