By Charly SHELTON Back in June, CV Weekly reported about ShakeAlert, the Earthquake Early Warning System, being stricken from the federal budget for fiscal year 2018 by the current administration. Local representative Adam Schiff has been pushing for the development of ShakeAlert for years, touting the benefits of the system that would give a few […]
Aug. 7 4400 block of Commonwealth Avenue in La Cañada, golf clubs, sunglasses a car charger and other personal items were stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight. Aug. 6 2900 block of Henrietta Avenue in La Crescenta, as a resident was sitting in his living room watching television he heard the sound of a window […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Oct. 18, the Montrose Search and Rescue team will be celebrating its 70th anniversary. The search and rescue team is composed of volunteers who have been trained through the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. MSAR members are dispatched from the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. The volunteers receive $1 a year as […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Local public schools are back in session and it is time to remind drivers that traffic has increased. Parents are rushing to drop their children off and teen drivers are searching for elusive parking spaces near Crescenta Valley High School. California Highway Patrol, Glendale police and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies will […]
By Charly SHELTON It’s that time of year again – time for new backpacks, new clothes and the long-awaited return of free time for parents. That’s right – it’s time to go back to school. But with the new school year comes new challenges, both mentally and physically. Getting the kids to and from school. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The last time it was seen here was February 1979. That was the last time the moon crossed in front of the sun, totally blocking it out in some areas. There are often two eclipses somewhere in the world during a calendar year, sometimes there are as many as five, but that […]
Glendale Adventist Medical Center celebrated its annual “Blessing of the Grapes,” an Armenian harvest-time tradition that dates back 1,700 years, on Aug. 9 in the hospital’s chapel. The chapel was packed with patients, doctors, nurses, the media, and members of the community. Father Vazken Atmajian of St. Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church in Glendale performed the […]
Cobb Estate on HSCV Agenda The Cobb Estate property in Altadena, a popular trailhead for Rubio Canyon, Mt. Lowe and the Sam Merrill Trail, will be the focus of the Aug. 21 meeting of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley. The property is the site of an unsuccessful gold mine and was the grand […]
Opting In, Opting Out My head is just about spinning on my shoulders! I’ve shared with you that summertime is typically a slow time at CV Weekly. But even though fall is still a month off, the pace has definitely quickened here. I shared with you that the ballots for CV Weekly’s Finest have been […]
“Oh dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total Eclipse Without all hope of day! ~ John Milton (1671) All systems are clear for “The Great American Eclipse.” But will the skies clear over the Crescenta Valley by Monday at 9:05 a.m. to begin our viewing? No matter the state of the […]