By Mary O’KEEFE Five seniors received scholarships from the Crescenta Valley Town Council at its monthly meeting on May 15. Jacob Curtis from Village Christian School, Amaras Elyaspoor from Providence High School and Joseph Choi, Darcey Ireland and Yeseung Cho, all from Crescenta Valley High School, were the recipients. Kelly King, assistant superintendent, Educational Services, […]
On May 8 at approximately 7:56 p.m., Glendale police officers responded to a report of a possible burglary in progress at a vacant property located at 1642 S. Central Ave. The property had previously been red-tagged and deemed unsafe after being destroyed by fire the week prior. A male subject was seen inside the location. […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and law enforcement partners in California and Florida on May 20 arrested 13 alleged members and associates of Armenian organized crime syndicates. Those arrested are charged with a series of crimes in five federal complaints including attempted murder, kidnapping, illegal firearm possession and thefts estimated to be in millions […]
By Mikaela STONE It was “brat spring” at Crescenta Valley High School when the CVHS dance team wrapped up its award winning season. Songs from singer-songwriter Charli xcx’s popular album brat were among the many melodies the dance team performed at the CVHS Spring Showcase on May 2. In popular culture, “brat” refers to someone […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Thursday, May 8 the Glendale City Council held the first of four budget study sessions, offering an overview of next year’s budget challenges and soliciting input from council members. Study session #2 is set for Tuesday, May 20 and will highlight departmental budgets, vacancies among city staff and the overall budget […]
By Eliza PARTIKA Over 220 parents and community members packed Monte Vista Elementary’s auditorium to capacity on Monday, May 5 to protest Glendale Unified School District’s plan to restructure its Korean Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program – a model that parents and teachers say has long been one of the district’s most successful. Despite widespread […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog here. You know, it’s such a beautiful day here. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the mosquitoes are delicious. As a frog who calls the Earth home, I want there to always be days like this. But you hear all these stories about climate change […]
In A State I have heard it said that the State of California under Gov. Gavin Newsom has been in a state of emergency since he declared it during COVID. Though I am not a Newsom fan, I questioned the statement. This is what I found on CalOES, the official website of the State of […]