By Mary O’KEEFE “With high rates of transmission, unfortunately, even those who are vaccinated can become infected and infect others. And while the hope is that omicron symptoms are milder, the current rise in hospitalizations is a cause for concern. Hospitalizations have increased by 30% since last Tuesday; the alarming rise in hospitalizations follows an […]
CV Weekly Offices Closed for Holiday The offices of CV Weekly will be closed on Friday, Dec. 31 in observance of New Year’s. COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Coming to La Crescenta Library A COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be at the La Crescenta Library on Thursday, Jan. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pfizer and […]
CV Weekly shares some of the stories that reflected a year of decision, indecision, disaster and hope. Through it all, COVID-19 was on the minds of most everyone, affecting each person’s course of action. Let’s toast a year that we want to end. January It was a New Year baby like no other as baby […]
“As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and winds sing. I’ll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, And the avalanche. I’ll acquaint myself with the glaciers And wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world As I can.” ~ John Muir, ecological thinker, political spokesman and religious […]
The Family We Choose The holidays are a wonderful reminder of how special families are. Two of our sons are in North Carolina and we didn’t spend the holidays with either of them. Work beckoned and, as it turned out given the airport delays, it was probably a good thing that we didn’t try to […]
On Dec. 3 at approximately 5:30 p.m., officers assigned to Glendale PD’s Patrol Bureau responded to the 1800 block of Camino San Rafael regarding a confrontation between a minor and an adult male. During the investigation, officers learned that the male was seen physically assaulting a minor before fleeing the area in a vehicle. Detectives […]
By Bethany BROWN La Crescenta Library held its 7th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on Dec. 8. The public was not invited to the event, which was sponsored by LA County 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger. Barger had the honor of lighting the tree as limited guests and employees of the library gathered in the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Some information on what led to a recent shooting on a Michigan high school campus has been released by that state’s authorities. Although the investigation continues on who knew what when, it is worth looking at how Glendale Unified School District investigates, analyzes and responds to possible threats to its schools. Due […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “We should all be concerned about omicron but not panic,” said President Joe Biden in a Tuesday press conference concerning COVID-19 and the increasing spread of the omicron variant. Omicron has quickly become the dominant variant of COVID-19 in the U.S. As of Dec. 17, more than 73% of new cases in […]