Website Founder Hopes to Inform, Unite

Website Founder Hopes to Inform, Unite

By Jason KUROSU Two weeks ago, Networkeronwheels.com launched, a networking website for businesses and nonprofits and the brainchild of Montrose resident Jerry O’ Brien. The site offers free thumbnail advertising to “businesses and nonprofits that give back, uplift and inspire their community,” according to O’Brien and features a number of organizations that advocate for the […]

IN Brief

Restoration Day at Rosemont Preserve The next Rosemont Preserve restoration day is Saturday, March 14 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Volunteers will be clearing the trail and spreading mulch at interpretive stations. A lot of mulch will be spread and shovels and rakes are needed; volunteers are requested to bring them if possible. The […]

Council Candidates Tackle Questions at LWV Forum

By Ted AYALA Aspirants to the Glendale City Council and its two incumbents met last Thursday afternoon in a forum held by the Glendale League of Women Voters. The forum, which was held in the city council chamber, had candidates field a number of questions, ranging from the permitting process to concerns over what some […]

Local Upgrades to Result from Grant

The Glendale City Council is committed to a cleaner, more sustainable Glendale as part of the Zero Waste Plan adopted in 2011. The City of Glendale recycles 20,053 tons each year and, in an effort to make even greater contributions to the city’s Zero Waste goals, the city’s Public Works Dept. recently submitted for and […]

Victims of Alleged Internet Predator Sought

The Glendale Police Dept. is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying possible victims involving an internet predator that seeks out underage females. The Santa Clara Sheriff’s office arrested 42-year-old Kenneth Delman of Glendale on Feb. 13 for allegedly soliciting an underage female over the internet. GPD is looking for additional female victims under the age […]

Draft EIR for 710 Ready for Review

By Jason KUROSU The long-awaited latest draft of the SR-710 study Environmental Impact Report was released on Friday beginning a four-month countdown for interested groups seeking to weigh-in on the controversial project. Five alternatives remain: the freeway tunnel with dual-bore and single-bore variations, bus rapid transit, light rail transit, Transportation System Management/Transportation Demand Management and […]

Arrest Made in Hit-and-Run Fatal Accident

By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Dept. Traffic Division has made an arrest in the fatal hit-and-run collision that occurred on Friday at about 4:55 p.m. in the 1200 block of East Wilson Avenue. The suspect, identified as 55-year-old Shant Badleean of Glendale, self-surrendered at the offices of the Glendale Police Dept. He was accompanied […]

Montrose Founder’s Day – Take Two

The Montrose Founder’s Day was cancelled due to rain on Feb. 22. The day started out cloudy with slight drizzle that turned into a real rainstorm. Organizers had planned to honor several individuals and organizations, however the weather was too severe and the seats were empty – and wet. The Montrose Shopping Park Association, which […]

Potential Changes to Sidewalk Dining Ordinances

By Ted AYALA Smokers indulging their habit in Glendale’s numerous restaurants with sidewalk dining areas have been put on notice. A set of amendments to the city’s Sidewalk Dining Program were introduced to the Glendale City Council on Tuesday night by Laura Stotler, principal planner for Community Development. According to her, a number of modifications […]

Two Schools, One Roof

By Jason KUROSU Less than a decade after the merging of Holy Redeemer Middle School and St. James Elementary School, the two campuses will be moving their students under one roof starting in the fall. St. James the Less will serve kindergarten through eighth grades starting this September. Holy Redeemer and St. James the Less […]