CRIME BLOTTER

June 23 2300 block of Del Mar Road in Montrose, an iPhone holder, coins, dental kit and portable fan were stolen from a locked vehicle overnight. 3900 block of Hampstead Road in La Cañada, a woman reported that a second story window in her home had been shattered and jewelry and a purse were stolen […]

Crescenta Commons Gets Gift from Girls

By Mary O’KEEFE At the end of May, Girls on the Run donated $400 to Crescenta Commons as part of a community service project. Girls on the Run is a national girl empowerment program that is active at Monte Vista Elementary School. “We sold ice cream sandwiches for $1 and raised money for the Commons,” […]

Local Vet Helps Vet Pet

By Brandon HENSLEY A police officer, a homeless veteran and his dog walk into a pet hospital. There’s no punchline here, just a heartwarming story of the veteran and his canine companion receiving help from the community. On Tuesday, Chris took his dog Corey to Crescenta-Cañada Pet Hospital for a much-needed check-up. It was all […]

A Warm Welcoming Blanket

A Warm Welcoming Blanket

By Mary O’KEEFE The immigration issue has divided people but one local business hopes to unite communities using a method that is as American as apple pie – an old fashioned quilting bee. Dating back to Colonial times women within communities would gather and help each other make quilts for their families. Many used leftover […]

IN Brief

Fireworks Tickets Available Tickets are on sale for the annual 4th of July fireworks celebration at Crescenta Valley High School. Pre-sale tickets are $7 and available through July 3 at CV Insurance, CV Weekly, J’s Maintenance and Bob Smith Toyota. Kids 7 and under and active military are always free. Tickets on July 4th are […]

Ham Operators Reach Across the Miles

By Mary O’KEEFE Local ham radio operators spent the night at Verdugo Park over the weekend as they participated in the annual Field Day. As reported in the June 15 issue of CV Weekly, Field Day is a 24-hour time period when hams, as amateur radio operators are commonly known, from across North America contact […]

Ambassador to the Solar System

By Mary O’KEEFE “Pathfinder was the first successful mission to the surface [of Mars],” said John Callus, project manager for MER at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Now landing on Mars seems easy, right? With each successful landing, rovers have become larger and have more equipment. It seems like a walk in the park – well, it’s […]

New Wheels for MSAR

By Mary O’KEEFE From July 31 to Aug. 31 last year, the Montrose Search and Rescue team searched for three teens from Fontana who were reported missing after they told family and friends they drove to “the mountains.” The team searched for two days before finding a vehicle over the side and, unfortunately, the three […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Praise for the Hometown Paper Pictures, words, stories, ads and articles could describe what goes into a newspaper. Well, maybe for a lot of newspapers; however, our local hometown CV Weekly includes all of the aforementioned and so much more! I include heart, empathy, compassion, inclusion, caring and goals. In our terrific small town, we […]

Father Arrested in Son’s Death

By Mary O’KEEFE On June 23, homicide investigators arrested Aramazd Andressian Sr., 35, for the murder of his son, 5-year-old Aramazd Andressian. The young boy, who was known to family and friends as Piqui, was last seen at 1 a.m. on Friday, May 21 after spending the day with his father and his father’s family […]