By Mary O’KEEFE On Sept. 12, Glendale inducted six officers, including a canine for its K-9 Unit, at an event held at the Glendale Police Dept. Six officers – Ryan Varela, Albert Nazaryan, Charlton Vidal, Mitchel Tompkins, Armand Simian and Thomas Onderdonk – were officially sworn in as Glendale’s newest police officers. New employees who […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As it does at the beginning of every school year, the California Highway Patrol was out in force, focusing on schools in the Crescenta Valley. Friday found CHP motor officers at La Crescenta Elementary. There are several issues with traffic at this school, primarily that it is located on a busy street […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sept. 11, the Crescenta Valley Motorcade of Remembrance drove through the streets of La Crescenta and La Cañada, passing schools and fire and law enforcement stations to remember those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 and to recognize and show appreciation for early responders. Almost 3,000 people died when […]
By Julie BUTCHER “You know how we typically talk about surviving for 72 hours after a disaster? Three days?” local emergency preparedness trainer and advocate Paul Dutton asked without waiting for an answer. “Add a zero to that. Can you survive 30 days without clean water, food, gas or power? It’ll take So Cal Edison […]
This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 9 a.m. for a time of education for all ages. Family worship time begins at 10 a.m. Pastor Scott Peterson will lead the service with a sermon titled “For God’s Glory.” All are welcome! Join Pastor Scott […]
On Monday, Sept. 16, the Korean Comfort Women Peace Monument located on the Glendale Central Park grounds was vandalized. The monument was written on by a black marker and several potted plants around the monument were knocked over. The Glendale Police Dept. is investigating the incident, including reviewing surveillance footage of the incident. The monument […]
By Ani GASPARYAN Veterans and supporters were seen patrolling Cañada Boulverad for three days and two nights to bring attention to the high number of veterans who commit suicide every day in the United States. Not On My Watch, a three-day vigil to raise awareness about veteran suicide, had its opening ceremony on Friday afternoon, […]
Town Council Meets Tonight The monthly general meeting of the CV Town Council is tonight, Thursday, Sept. 19 at the La Crescenta Library community room. The meeting is at 7 p.m.; La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. LAcoFD will make a presentation and Steve Goldsworthy of the Vector Commission will offer an update on mosquitoes […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Ace Hardware has confirmed they have signed a lease for an Ace location in La Crescenta at the former site of OSH. “We will be releasing more details on the location in the coming weeks,” said Tom Mentzer, Ace spokesman.
Looking Back As CV Weekly reaches its 10th anniversary, it looks back at the significant stories covered over the last decade. By Mary O’KEEFE Ten years ago the foothill communities were dealing with the Station Fire, which filled the skies over the Angeles National Forest and surrounding areas with flames and smoke. Prior to Aug. […]