By Mary O’KEEFE Town councils have been established in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County for over five decades; however, it wasn’t until the 1980s, with the support of former LA County Supervisor Michael Antonovich, that they seemed to flourish. Town councils in the unincorporated areas of LA County act as advisory boards that […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Council on Community Pediatrics annually recognizes community pediatricians with the Community Pediatrics Local Hero Award. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Community, the award is presented to individuals who epitomize the “community pediatrician.” The award is presented to two pediatricians annually. This year one of the recipients of […]
Prom Plus Holiday Boutique The community is invited to head to Crescenta Valley Park community room and courtyard on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Prom Plus Holiday Boutique. The boutique features over 30 vendors offering a wide variety of items for sale. Opportunity drawing and bake sale, too. […]
On Oct. 26 at approximately 1 p.m. Glendale police officers responded to the 900 block of Alma Street in regards to a street robbery that had taken place about 20 minutes earlier. The officers contacted the victim, who was a 55-year-old woman walking to her car after work. The victim told the police that she […]
On May 1, Glendale police officers responded to the 3100 block of Emerald Isle Drive regarding a catering van that was broken into overnight. An investigation into the break-in revealed the suspect had stolen fresh strawberries from the catering truck. The officers checked the area and found strawberry stems that were discarded by the suspect […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Dept. collected nearly 200 firearms on Saturday during its anonymous gun buyback event. The types of arms collected ranged from old World War II rifles to newer guns. “We had one [gun] that was still in the box with its paperwork,” said Sgt. Dan Suttles, GPD spokesman. In all, […]
Holiday shoppers unite! Plans are being finalized for the Prom Plus Holiday Boutique! By Charly SHELTON Yesterday was Halloween, which means the holiday season officially starts now! Time for delicious sweets, gift shopping and goodwill toward all. What better way to kick off the season than by doing all three at once at the annual […]
Oct. 26 3100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, gardening tools were stolen from a truck at 1:10 p.m. Oct. 25 600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, the sliding glass door was shattered and doors leading to a pharmacy were smashed. Surveillance footage revealed three suspects, all in dark clothing and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A suspected drunk driver apparently lost control of her vehicle in the 2400 block of Honolulu Avenue in the Montrose Shopping Park on Saturday at 2 a.m. The driver hit the cement retaining wall on the south side of the crosswalk in front of Rest Farmhouse Inspired. The wall is presently in […]
In the early morning hours of Jan. 31, at least 30 cars were broken into in La Crescenta in the area of Pennsylvania and Montrose avenues. One man was arrested in connection to those crimes, while yet another man was identified through DNA that was collected by Glendale Police Dept. forensics specialist. That man was […]