By Mary O’KEEFE I hope you all had a Happy Earth Day on April 22 and did good things to support Mother Nature. While growing up in Iowa I saw the evolution of tornado warnings. Back then it seemed we were more of “being one with the Earth.” But if a tornado warning was issued […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Good Friday, bells could be heard across the country to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the ride of Paul Revere and the beginning of the American Revolution. Congregations across the country came together in a symbolic act titled “Ringing the freedom bells for democracy.” St. Luke’s of the Mountain Episcopal Church […]
CVCA to Meet Tonight The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting will include discussion on local issues as well as an opportunity for Foothill area residents to bring their own concerns. Contact the CVCA at crescentavalleycommunityassn@gmail.com with questions and for Zoom meeting information. All are […]
By Mikaela STONE Historically, a government cannot withstand the peaceful resistance of just 3.5% of its population, states research by Erica Chenoweth, academic dean for Faculty Development and the Frank Stanton professor of the First Amendment at Harvard Kennedy School. The Indivisible movement seeks to mobilize this 3.5% against the Donald Trump Administration in both […]
The USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and other federal wild land fire agencies will conduct annual training for personnel of Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) at Channel Islands Air National Guard (ANG) Station in Port Hueneme from now until April 26. The training will include personnel from the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On May 3 the community is invited to the Glendale Community College (GCC) open house. The first time GCC opened its doors for an open house was four years ago toward the end of the pandemic. The pandemic had affected GCC, like many colleges across the country, resulting in lower enrollment. It […]
The bargaining teams of the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) and the Glendale Teachers Association (GTA) have reached a tentative agreement on wages for the 2025-26 school year. The tentative agreement, reached after one negotiation session, includes an ongoing 4.5% wage increase effective July 1. This wage increase was made possible through the collaborative efforts […]
April 19 900 block of Town Center Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a vehicle’s rear driver’s side window was shattered and several items were stolen. The vehicle was parked in the upper parking lot at the location at 5 p.m. April 15 4900 block of Vineta Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, deputies responded to a […]
By Mary O’Keefe Prom Plus, the 30-year-old organization that has given high school seniors a safe place after prom, has been resurrected by local parents concerned about the safety of local seniors and their guests – but they continue to need the public’s help. The Prom Plus board has trimmed back the May 17 event […]
Burbank Police and Fire are at the scene of a death investigation at the Burbank Water Reclamation Plant at 740 N. Lake St. The call was a medical call dispatched around 12:45 p.m. this afternoon after an employee was found unresponsive. That individual has been pronounced deceased. The cause of death is unknown. The employee’s […]