By Lori BODNAR, intern Seventh grader and La Crescenta resident Matt Blood has, at an unusually young age, completed all the requirements for his Eagle Scout project to earn the prestigious honor. For his project, Blood replaced the benches at Mountain Avenue Elementary School. He organized and oversaw a team that included 58 Scouts […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Verdugo Woodlands West Homeowners Association held its annual meeting on Saturday. Due to the pandemic it was held virtually; however, that did not alter the feeling of community. Prior to the meeting, association members dropped off “goody bags” to members who planned to attend, which included a few breakfast treats. Discussion was […]
By Brandon HENSLEY A somewhat brief virtual Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting took place on Oct. 15 and included an update by LA County on Senate Bill 743, which outlines California’s traffic impact on the environment. Ken Tsujii made the presentation, via Zoom, and said the LA County Dept. of Public Works is currently implementing […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Assemblymember Laura Friedman held a virtual town hall meeting focusing on wildfires in the area. The assembled panel spoke about the most recent wildfires at that time, the Bobcat and El Dorado fires, which are now nearly contained. The information shared is important to review as fire season continues in California. Afif […]
Oct. 25 600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a glass door was smashed and bottles of liquor were stolen from a store. Surveillance footage revealed the suspect, a white male adult, 5’8” tall, 160-to-175 pounds with dark hair wearing gray shorts, dark colored long sleeve shirt and black shoes. It appeared the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A male pedestrian in his early 20s was struck by a vehicle driven by a woman in her mid-30s at Orange and Rosemont avenues. The pedestrian was transported to Huntington Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. “The [accident] is under investigation. We are not sure if the [pedestrian] was in the cross walk,” […]
On Friday, Oct. 23 at approximately 2:31 a.m., a patrol officer contacted a male, later identified as 31-year-old Julio Hernandez (transient), regarding his vehicle being parked on the sidewalk and in a red zone along the 3400 block of Ocean View Boulevard. Hernandez could not offer an explanation for why he had parked his vehicle […]
On Friday, Oct. 23 at approximately 2:30 a.m., a patrol officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for speeding in the area of San Fernando Road and Broadway. Upon contacting the driver, identified as 27-year-old Razmik Grigoryan of Tujunga, officers could see multiple Employment Development Department (EDD) debit cards inside the vehicle and an […]
On Friday, Oct. 23 at approximately 8 a.m., Glendale Police were dispatched to a report of two subjects, later identified as 38-year-old Ruben Lopez-Ortega of Pacoima and 34-year-old Nicole Loeffler of North Hollywood, who were actively attempting to steal a vehicle from a subterranean parking garage on the 1100 block of Linden Avenue. Responding officers […]
The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 20 new deaths and 1,351 new cases of COVID-19. Public Health is seeing a gradual increase in new daily cases. Cases have increased from an average of about 940 new cases per day at the beginning of the month to, as of last week, an […]