By Mary O’KEEFE Anyone who follows Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. Montrose Search and Rescue team on social media may have noticed an almost constant stream of incident responses especially over the weekend. “Our numbers are substantially up from last year, and that was a record breaking year,” said Sgt. John Gilbert, LASD Crescenta Valley […]
By Julie BUTCHER The bulk of the Glendale Unified School District’s board meetings on Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night was dedicated to an extensive discussion of plans for school opening on Aug. 19, dominated by a conflict with the teachers union about the exact schedule for distance learning when schools open next week. Many of […]
Highs and Lows I find this week that, emotionally, I’ve been on a roller coaster. First, I was on a high when I learned about the outreach efforts of Crescenta Valley High School students to collect food for the Bailey Center in Tujunga. Mary O’Keefe’s cover story shares how many of the students who […]
“Presently I noted that the sun belt swayed up and down, from solstice to solstice, in a minute or less, and that consequently my pace was over a year a minute; and minute by minute the white snow flashed across the world, and vanished, and was followed by the bright, brief green of spring.” ~ […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For many the ideal of an American small town is the church with the cross on a steeple peaking through the trees. For the Light on the Corner Church at 1911 Waltonia Dr. in Montrose, that ideal has finally become a reality. “Well, the original plans for the church included plans for […]
Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning An “open gate” event is taking place at the Rosemont Preserve on Sunday morning, Aug. 16. This is a chance for residents to visit the Preserve and wander the trail at their own pace, enjoying the tranquil setting, the wildlife and the natural beauty. Photographers: bring your camera to capture […]
The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) announced that Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) would need to limit campus activities in the near term, as community transmission rates remain high. These higher rates are driven, in part, by younger people between 18 and 30 years old who currently account for 25% to […]
Members of the Glendale Teachers Association are pushing back against a one-size-fits-all school district scheduling proposal for virtual learning that it states ignores the instructional needs of students and disregards the flexibility needs of their families and educators during these unprecedented times. GTA is launching a series of videos this week in an effort to […]
As 19 new deaths and 1,920 new cases of COVID-19 are confirmed on Aug. 10, the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) is seeing signs of stability in key indicators, including daily hospitalizations and deaths. There are 1,514 confirmed cases currently hospitalized and 31% of these patients are confirmed cases in the […]
The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 54 new deaths and 3,116 new cases of COVID-19. Public Health anticipates a continued reporting of a backlog of cases as the State electronic laboratory system (ELR) reporting delay is addressed. Data sources that track other key indicators, including hospitalizations and deaths, are […]