Indecent Exposure Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

By Mary O’KEEFE A man suspected of acting inappropriately near a children’s play area has been arrested by Glendale police. Hazem Alhajeh, 36, was arrested by Glendale police detectives on Aug. 30 and is suspected of being the man who was seen on Aug. 17 at 2:45 p.m. touching his private parts at Pacific Park. […]

GWP Launches Peak Day Alerts Program

Glendale Water & Power (GWP) has launched the Peak Day Alerts program to encourage residents to conserve energy on extremely hot days or during heat waves. Similar to the California Independent System Operator’s Flex Alerts, Peak Day Alerts are part of a behavioral demand response (BDR) program where GWP communicates with customers through email or […]

Povilaitis Hosts Coffee and Chat

  Coffee with the Chief brought several community members to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Montrose on a recent Tuesday morning. This was the first Coffee with the Chief event for Glendale Police Dept. Chief Carl Povilaitis since he was sworn into office. It was a chance for local residents to voice concerns and […]

Bear Visits Local Family

The Erickson family had a surprise guest in their backyard on the evening of Aug. 27. They were sitting at their kitchen table with the glass patio door open and only a screen between them and the yard. Though they did not notice the yard light go on, their camera did and captured this mature […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Aug. 31 4600 block of Dyer Street in La Crescenta, the front window of a home was broken, several rooms were ransacked and numerous items of jewelry were stolen between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.   1000 block of White Deer Drive in La Cañada, a 2018 blue Audi Q5 was stolen from a residence. […]

Walk for Water Marches Through Montrose – Again

Walk for Water Marches Through Montrose – Again

By Julian MITCHELL, intern The Walk for Water charity event is coming to Montrose for the fourth consecutive year. The event, which is hosted by Glendale Sunrise Rotary Club, will be taking place on Sept. 15 at Montrose Community Park. The walk will benefit the Aid Africa program, which does charitable work for African people, […]

Gabrielino Trail Reopens

After nine years, the “Trail Closed” signs were removed from the Gabrielino National Recreation Trail from the Switzer/Bear Canyon Trail junction to Oakwilde campground and the Ken Burton Trail. Hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians now have access to all 26 miles of the Gabrielino. Large swaths of the trail were destroyed by the 2009 Station […]

In Brief

Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, Sept. 8 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers will be tending to native plants, removing invasive plants and doing some light trail maintenance. Wear sturdy shoes, comfortable clothes and […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Well, the sun’s not so hot in the sky today And you know I can see summertime slipping on away …”  ~ James Taylor, musician How many times in the last few days have you heard it said, “I can’t believe it’s already September?” In the 1960s and ’70s, in the Glendale Unified School […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Summer Highs and Lows   I had a longtime friend and loyal CV Weekly reader stop by the office on Wednesday morning to pick up a past issue of the paper since she was on vacation when it came out. We chatted for a few minutes and she asked how my summer was. My summer […]