Expressions of Gratitude Yesterday, Sept. 11, I was honored to be part of the 9/11 Remembrance Motorcade that traveled through the Crescenta Valley. For the first time, I heard that there were questions regarding why the motorcade was held. After all, the attacks on the United States should not be celebrated. The motorcade is not […]
“The whole heavens seemed closing in with bank upon bank of dark, heavy, ominous-looking clouds,” reported the Daily Alta California, Oct. 2, 1858 These words are from a historical newspaper account. They tell of an all-but-forgotten hurricane that occurred 171 years ago on Oct. 2, 1858. The tropical storm of 1939, written about in last […]
A driver ran the stop sign at Wickham Way and Honolulu Avenue yesterday, Thursday, at about 4 p.m. The driver came close to striking a film security officer who was in the area. GPD responded and arrested the driver for suspicion of driving under the influence.
Glendale police responded this morning, Friday, to a call concerning a burglary at Seasoning Alley in the 2300 block of Honolulu Avenue. The front window was shattered at about 1:30 a.m. GPD is investigating the burglary at this time.
A representative from Los Angeles County Public Works/Regional Planning will make a presentation tonight, Thursday, Sept. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Land Use Committee meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council. Los Angeles County is in the process of developing several housing initiatives for the unincorporated areas of the county. The presentation centers around […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As with every start of the new school year, CVW reminds drivers to be aware of pedestrians, and pedestrians to be alert to drivers. Many local neighborhoods do not have sidewalks, making many streets difficult to traverse for both drivers and pedestrians. The sun is a factor, especially in the morning in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 17-year-old boy from Rancho Cucamonga died Monday after apparently falling between 50 and 60 feet from Switzer Falls in the Angeles National Forest. “The call came into the [Crescenta Valley] Station at 7:16 p.m.,” said Lt. Mark Lopez. “Montrose Search and Rescue responded to a missing hiker at the Switzer Falls […]
In providing a message regarding gun safety, the sheriff’s department earned a nod from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. By Mary O’KEEFE Imagine hearing voices of young children talking about playing zombie hunters. It sounds like a typical play date; however, the visual that is linked to these playing children is a handgun, […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Montrose Parking Task Force shared the results of their work on parking in the Montrose Shopping Park area at a community meeting on Thursday, Aug. 29 and announced next steps, including short and long-term strategies. Charging for off-street parking is the last action proposed, a last resort, task force members assured […]
Aug. 30 600 block of Highland Drive in La Cañada, a family left their home in the morning and returned to find a person/persons had entered their residence and ransacked several rooms. The screen on a window had been removed and the glass had been cracked in several places. Several personal items were stolen. The […]