By Robin GOLDSWORTHY For many, Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is the unofficial kickoff to the summer season. But while there may be decisions about what to throw on the barbecue, the more important decision is where to go to observe this somber holiday. Simply put, Memorial Day is an opportunity to remember those […]
CV Weekly Offices Closed for Holiday The offices of CV Weekly will be closed on Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day. CVCA Meets Tonight The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, May 26, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting will include discussion on local issues as well as an opportunity […]
May 21 2100 block of Cross Street in La Cañada Flintridge, deputies responded to a call regarding a burglary in progress. The suspect had run from the Cross Street location. The suspect was described as a white male adult wearing a black baseball cap, a white shirt, black pants and black shoes. Deputies were unable […]
The 5th Annual Armed Forces Day was held on Saturday at the Crescenta Valley Park. The event was sponsored by the American Legion Post 288, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614, Moose Lodge #641, Outlaw Garage, Early Rodders, Rydell Chevrolet, Pinnacle Disposal, La Crescenta Pharmacy, The Band Inferno and Harmony Farms. The event […]
On May 19, California Highway Patrol officers responded to a traffic incident in the 2400 block of Janet Lee Drive. The vehicle had traveled in reverse westbound on Janet Lee from Briggs Avenue, struck a small cement retaining wall on the north side of the street, crossed over a driveway and went into the yard […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On May 20 the California Highway Patrol received a call about 12:30 p.m. of a vehicle that had left the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway at the southbound Glendale (2) Freeway transition and landed on the parking lot in the 1900 block of Verdugo Boulevard behind the El Polio Loco restaurant. “Officers arrived […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday a driver drove through the front window of the Citibank in the 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard. “An elderly male driver who was attempting to park in a space in front of the Citibank apparently mistook the car’s accelerator for the brake and crashed through the bank’s window, stopping inside […]
English students at Crescenta Valley High School created a voter education project that focused on the Los Angeles mayor’s election. “The basic premise of our project is to use the literature that we read this year to identify issues in society. Our group is focusing on the weaknesses of democracy, as demonstrated in ‘Animal Farm,’” […]
The Crescenta Valley Fireworks Association announced that on Monday, July 4 it will once again be putting on its annual fireworks display at Crescenta Valley High School. “The fireworks committee is working hard to give all of the attendees another great show,” said President Mike Shaar. He added that in 2021 Health Department restrictions prevented […]
Following the report on Tuesday of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvlade, Texas, GUSD superintendent Vivian Ekchian released the following statement: Dear Glendale Unified Students, Families, Employees and Community, We are devastated to hear of yet another school shooting, this time at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Our hearts go out […]