By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Fire Dept. has responded to a fire near Brand Park. The fire, titled the Brand Incident, is in steep terrain and as of 4:07 p.m. forward progress of the fire was stopped; 3/4 acre was burned. Crews will remain on scene mopping up for an extended period of time. One minor […]
Memorial Day this year is on Monday, May 26 and the day will start with several early morning ceremonies including in La Crescenta, Montrose and La Cañada Flintridge. By Mary O’KEEFE American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post (VFW) 1614 will be observing Memorial Day at Two Strike Park, 5107 Rosemont Avenue, […]
By Julie BUTCHER Early Tuesday, May 20, the Glendale City Council held its second budget study session. The next budget study sessions are scheduled for June 5 and June 10 with the complete budget expected to be reviewed and adopted by the council on June 24. The city is predicting a $13.5 million deficit for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday at about 11 a.m., a bomb detonated in the parking lot of a fertility clinic on North Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. According to the FBI, the bomb was large and powerful enough to throw pieces of the vehicle that housed it hundreds of miles in the air and […]
A Fond Adieu Prom Plus, the after-prom event for Crescenta Valley High School seniors and their guests, was held on May 17-18 at the Crescenta-Cañada YMCA. And I wasn’t there. If you remember, I couldn’t attend Prom Plus (PP) in 2019 because my son was getting married. Mary O’Keefe took over the responsibilities that year. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This week I am not writing about the weather but I am writing about our environment – in a manner of speaking. I recently went through a mental gymnastic exercise with my cellphone service. I had called it because I was attempting to order an upgrade to my phone and the online […]
By Mikaela STONE Representative Laura Friedman awarded local advocate David Meyerhof a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition to celebrate his “unwavering commitment to Holocaust education and remembrance,” as well as his contributions to America as a speaker, educator and poet. Meyerhof is known for advocating for the voices of Holocaust survivors and for the past […]
CV Weekly Closed for Memorial Day The offices of the Crescenta Valley Weekly will be closed on Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day. Attention All Vets Veterans are wanted to participate and be honored in the Monday, May 26 La Cañada Memorial Day Parade. Contact Rich Boccia (760) 709-6616 or email bocciarich@gmail.com for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last week CVW reported on the SPHEREx team from NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Although the ringing of the NYSE bell is normally reserved for listed companies, it does invite other organizations and/or events that are noteworthy. SPHEREx fell into that category. […]
Five Facts Pet Parents Need to Know About Protecting Pets from Heartworms Heartworms are one of the most common and serious health threats faced by pets. According to the American Heartworm Society, more than a million U.S. pets are infected with heartworms and incidence numbers are rising – even though heartworms are easily prevented. To […]