By Mary O’KEEFE The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) is getting ready to repair the pipeline that brings precious Colorado River water to Southern California. The repairs will affect outdoor watering for most Los Angeles County residents from Sept. 6 to Sept. 20. Residents are being asked to suspend outdoor watering for these 15 days. MWD […]
Crescenta Valley Station School Resource Officers Prepare for All School Incidents By Deputy Wachter In light of the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas this last May, I have had the same questions asked over and over again. Parents and faculty inquire, “What would you do if an armed person came to our school?” […]
Numerous law enforcement agencies have been made aware of a person calling and stating s/he is a detective from their station. The imposter tells the resident there is a warrant and the resident needs to pay a sum of money to avoid being arrested. While the CV Sheriff’s Station is not aware of anyone posing as […]
By Ruth SOWBY At the Tuesday night meeting of the Glendale City Council, Mayor Ardy Kassakhian congratulated the City on its Harrower Village groundbreaking that had councilmembers in attendance. The Village is a 40-unit, 100% affordable rental senior-housing project located at 912-920 E. Broadway and 117 S. Belmont Street. The Housing Authority has provided a total […]
On Monday, the Prom Plus organization and Prom Plus Club provided a welcome back-to-school breakfast for teachers and staff at Crescenta Valley High School. When the teachers and staff gathered for meetings to prepare for the 2022-23 school year they found Prom Plus Club high school members flipping pancakes for them. Photos and story by […]
Smiling faces overcame high temperatures as students made their way to school. By Lori BODNAR, Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Mary O’KEEFE It was a Wednesday morning full of hugs, high fives and welcome backs at local schools where teachers and staff greeted new and returning students. At Lincoln Elementary School, students ran up to each other, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE NASA missions explore the solar system for new worlds and water, or signs of ancient water sources, as evidence that indicates life. In fact, NASA’s motto in exploration is “follow the water.” Explorers of the universe know the value of finding water but for most people on Earth, water has been one […]
Lingering Effects Last week, specifically Wednesday, was tough. Challenges included having a temporary layout guy (who worked his tail off yet pulled it all together) while our regular guru Steve was on vacation, wonky email service, Excel issues that made it nearly impossible to print route sheets for our delivery people and a reporter who […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It may sound like a broken, albeit melting, record but the Earth has seen another hottest month on record. July 2022 was the world’s sixth hottest July on record, according to National Oceanic Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) National Center for Environmental Information. “Last month also saw Earth’s sixth hottest year-to-date on record […]
CV Town Council Meets Tonight The general meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council is tonight, Thursday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. The meeting is also available via Zoom (dial (669) 900-6833; meeting ID is 283 256 4275; password is 626159. Among the items on the agenda […]