By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday the U.S. Army celebrated its 250th anniversary. Locally members of American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614, with community members, enjoyed breakfast at the Verdugo Hills Memorial Hall. This month the breakfast included a celebration of the anniversary of the Army. The Continental Army was first […]
The members of Las Candelas recently held the final meeting of its 2024-25 term at Oakmont Country Club. After the business of the day was conducted, the 2025-26 slate of officers and chairwomen were installed by Past President Debbie Hinckley. After two years of serving as president of the group, Karen Swan passed the gavel […]
Local middle and high schools promote and graduate classes. By Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Mary O’KEEFE It was a day of promotions and graduations throughout the Valley. At Rosemont Middle School over 600 eighth grade students were promoted, many with plans to attend Crescenta Valley High School in the fall. In her opening remarks, Principal Suzanne […]
By Julie BUTCHER “Usually I see you from the comfort of my own home – sometimes it’s from my bedroom because you go so long – but today I thought it was really important to show up and say thank you for the decision the city has [made],” said Anita Quiňonez Gabrielian when addressing the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A public meeting was held by the Crescenta Valley Water District on Tuesday night concerning the proposed water and wastewater rate increases and rate system change. The meeting was one in a series of meetings, outreach and one-on-one discussions with the community over a year. “The [CVWD] board and staff have held […]
A Tough Spot I’ll admit it – I don’t always say what’s on my mind. First off, as owner and publisher of this paper, aside from this column I don’t want the paper to be a forum for my personal beliefs. We take pride in writing “down the middle” (though just this week it was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE June 8 was World Oceans Day. It is an annual event that honors the seas and promotes their protection and conservation. Throughout the world environmentalists and citizen scientists educated the public through beach cleanups and other activities. In Redondo Beach, 7 Seas Collective (https://www.7seascollective.org/) held a beach health survey. Participants surveyed invertebrates […]
Car Show to Celebrate Flag Day On Saturday, June 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Albertsons grocery store in Tujunga, with the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, invites the community to a car show in its parking lot. Free to attend. Albertsons is located at 6240 Foothill Blvd. at Lowell Avenue in Tujunga. Calling […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The new chief of the Burbank Police Dept. has deep roots in the area as he moves from a Glendale police captain to leading the BPD. Rafael Quintero, formerly with Glendale Police Dept., was announced as the new Burbank chief of police on Feb. 26. He began his new job in April. […]
By Eliza PARTIKA The Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) board of education held an emergency meeting on June 8 to address concerns about immigration authorities in school communities. During this meeting, the board discussed the district’s plan for potential ICE activity in the Glendale area during the last week of school and ensured all school […]