By Mary O’KEEFE Chris Sambar and his family spent Memorial Day doing something not many ever get to do. He threw out the opening pitch at the Red Sox vs. Blue Jays game at Boston’s Fenway Park. He did this in honor and memory of U.S. military men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice […]
May 27 3700 block of Normandy Drive in La Cañada, a glass door was shattered at a home between April 15-May 27. 3700 block of Normandy Drive in La Cañada, a resident reported that a laptop computer that had been delivered to his home had been stolen from his front porch at 1:17 p.m. […]
Busy Season Not Quite Over Mary O’Keefe, who not only works with me at the CV Weekly but is also vice president of Prom Plus in addition to overseeing The Firehouse Youth Center, and I were talking this week about how the expected slowdown in activities hasn’t yet happened. Typically we look to Prom […]
“What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.” ~ Gertrude Jekyll, British horticulturist, garden designer, artist, and writer Monday was the starting point for […]
Swearing In Ceremony for Povilaitis Today, Thursday, May 31, Carl Povilaitis will be sworn in as Glendale’s new chief of police in a formal ceremony at the police department community room, 131 N Isabel at 3 p.m. All are invited. Chief Povilaitis has been serving the Glendale community for the past 27 years. Rosemont […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On May 17, Wellness Works held a ribbon cutting to announce its expanded service projects. Wellness Works may sound familiar; its home is in Glendale and it has been around for over 30 years. It began as a service organization to help those with HIV and AIDS, and served that community for […]
On May 24 at approximately 8:46 a.m., the Glendale Police Dept. AB 109 Task Force conducted a probation compliance check at a residence in the 300 block of Chester Street in the City of Glendale. The AB 109 Task Force was conducting a compliance check involving 31-year-old Selin Charmaholi, a convicted felon on probation for […]
A full slate of activities planned for the Memorial Day weekend. By Mary O’KEEFE Memorial Day is a busy time in the foothills. Fiesta Days in La Cañada Flintridge, a patriotic display at Forest Lawn in Glendale and, of course, Memorial Day services in Montrose, La Cañada and Two Strike Park. Memorial Day was originally […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE A bag of varied news from Glendale Water & Power (GWP) elicited mixed responses from a group of local residents at the Adult Recreation Center off of East Colorado Blvd. on Thursday. The utility is seeking to move forward with a new five-year rate increase for its customers. That increase would be […]
By Brian CHERNICK Glendale streets are expected to see more speed humps in the near future after Glendale City Council voted to reduce requirements for their installation. Revisions to the city’s Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program aims to improve safety around schools and parks by reducing the required percentage of community consensus, allowing the installation of […]