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 […]
“May the sun always shine warm on your windowpane. May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.” ~ Irish Blessing Summer is now a memory with an exception: its weather. It lingers on and on … like encore after encore following a long chamber music piece. With summer, it’s one more blast of heat. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Oct. 8, Assemblymember Laura Friedman held a virtual town hall meeting regarding wildfires. She opened the meeting by talking about the present wildfires across the state as well as how the fire seasons have been “going on for longer and longer periods.” Friedman chairs the Natural Resource Committee. “I see the […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council on Tuesday night again expressed its strong condemnation of the aggression of Azerbaijan and Turkey against the independent republic of Artsakh. “These have been tough weeks for every Armenian,” Councilmember Ara Najarian said before thanking the city’s interim city manager and police chief for their responses to recent […]