On Friday, Sept. 25 a residential burglary occurred on the 1600 block of Leycross Drive in La Cañada Flintridge. The suspect responsible for the burglary was captured on a home video surveillance system while he was inside and outside the home. The suspect was observed by a witness leaving the scene in an older model […]
Horace Mann Elementary School has been selected as a 2020 Best Urban School by the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST). The award recognizes schools that serve predominantly low-income students and exceed several performance indicators, including excellent achievement scores, high attendance rates, low suspension rates and high graduation rates for every demographic group of […]
By Michael LEVITSKY CIF-SS commissioner Robert Wigod announced on Oct. 1 that all school athletics are still set to begin in mid-December, if clearance is received from county and state health officials, along with individual school districts. During a Southern Section council meeting, he assured that calendars and playoff divisions will remain as they are, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A witness reported on social media of seeing two men, not in any type of uniform, pull up to a U.S. Postal Service mailbox on La Crescenta Avenue just south of El Caminito Street at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday and take the mailbox from its bolted location, then place it into a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The first debate for the 43rd State Assembly race was held between incumbent Laura Friedman and challenger Mike Graves. The debate showed both candidates displaying respect for each other while highlighting their differences in policies. In their opening statements, Friedman shared how serving in the Assembly has been the “biggest honor of […]
As of Wednesday, Oct. 14, well over 99.9% of housing units have been accounted for in the 2020 Census. Self-response and field data collection operations for the 2020 Census will conclude today, Oct. 15. Specifically, Internet self-response will be available across the nation through Oct. 15 until 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) (5:59 a.m. […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern The Crescenta Valley Lions Club is holding its 12th annual Kases for Kids drive on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of the Ralphs market in the 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard at Raymond Avenue. Members of the Leo Club, the youth arm of […]
CVTC General Meeting The monthly general meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council will be held tonight, Thursday, at 7 p.m. For information, visit the Council Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CrescentaValleyTC/. Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning An “open gate” event is taking place at the Rosemont Preserve on Sunday morning, Oct. 18. This is […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday the office of the Orange County District Attorney released a statement concerning the launching of an investigation into reports of several unauthorized ballot boxes that had been placed throughout Orange County cities. Throughout the weekend the Secretary of State’s Office had received several complaints regarding the boxes throughout the state. […]
Extending a Helping Hand from Unexpected Places As most of you know, I belong to or am on the boards of a couple of local organizations. One of these is the Kiwanis Club of Glendale. The membership is quite diverse and some members are rather notable including Glendale City Councilwoman Paula Devine and City […]