By Dominique ROCHA Montrose residents and business owners have been outraged at the proposed draft Land Use Element, part of a plan that many fear will result in residential developments replacing many city-owned parking lots, some of which are in Montrose. The plan has caused uproar in the community. In an attempt to answer the […]
Marking 16 Years This week’s cover story is by Mary O’Keefe about the arrival of the SuperScoopers – firefighting aircraft on loan from Canada. Looking over her story I can’t help but recall the fires in January that were propelled by violent winds and our own brush with disaster in 2009 when we were battling […]
By Mary O’KEEFE With the Act of March 1, 1872, Congress established the first national park – Yellowstone National Park, which covered the territories of Montana and Wyoming as “a public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people” and placed it “under exclusive control of the Secretary of the Interior,” according […]
By Vera GARABEDIAN and Robin GOLDSWORTHY It took more than 60 years, but Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) now boasts a stadium. Construction on the facilities took about two years. A ribbon cutting for the new track and field, bleachers and lights was held on Friday, Sept. 5, which was attended by an assortment of […]
CVW Office Closed at Noon The offices of the Crescenta Valley Weekly will be closed at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12. The offices will reopen on Monday, Sept. 15 at 8 a.m. Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 8 a.m. until […]
By Dominique ROCHA On Thursday, the Montrose Shopping Park Association (MSPA) board members and local residents and business owners met for the monthly MSPA board meeting. Hosted at the Montrose/Glendale Police Substation, the MSPA meeting was led by Board President Andre Ordubegian, Vice President GiGi Garcia, Board Secretary Kim Kelly, Treasurer Maureen Palacios, Business Administrator […]
Sept. 5 1000 Fairview Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a man reported parking his vehicle in front of the location and entering a nearby home to help with construction. When he came out of the home he found that his vehicle had been burglarized. The rear window was smashed and tools had been stolen. Surveillance […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It took about a week for Glendale police to investigate and make an arrest regarding the grand theft that occurred during a wedding reception in Glendale. The information concerning the theft, which occurred on Aug. 31, didn’t just make local news – it also made national news. The video of the suspect, […]
After a one-year hiatus, and in answer to community requests, the 9/11 Motorcade returns. By Mary O’KEEFE As reported earlier, the long time tradition of the local Patriot Day Motorcade will return to the area on Sept. 11 after a one-year hiatus. Last year, after a decade of hosting the motorcade, organizers decided to end […]
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger announced this week that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has completed its final debris removal and recovery work in Altadena and neighboring communities impacted by the Eaton Fire. USACE finalized its sign-off at Eliot Arts Magnet School in Altadena, marking the completion of all […]