On Friday, March 4, the CV Water District received approval from the California Department of Public Health to place Well 5 back into service. Due to high levels of MTBE, Well 5 had been out of service since September 2008. In mid-February 2011, a five-day pump test, which produced a total of 5.1 million gallons […]
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) will shut down its F.E. Weymouth Water Treatment Plant in La Verne from March 18 to 28 to make needed reliability upgrades, prepare the plant for ozone treatment and inspect structures that are inaccessible when the plant is in service. This will impact 1.7 million customers stretching from […]
By Ted AYALA In an announcement that had long been expected, Caruso Affiliated and Ray Patel of the much fought-over Golden Key Hotel finally reached a resolution on Friday, Feb. 25. The announcement brought an end to a protracted point of contention that pitted the city and Caruso against Patel and detractors of eminent domain […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS The Glendale Council PTA recognized community supporters at its Feb. 24 Founder’s Day dinner. Founder’s Day is a day the PTA thanks those who have made a positive impact on the community. The ceremony took place at Crescenta Valley High School and held some of Glendale Unified School District’s most recognizable names. […]
By Jason KUROSU La Cañada Flintridge’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is in the process of laying off around 200 employees, a process that will be completed by the end of March. NASA, like many federal programs, has suffered from tough economic conditions that have yielded numerous budget cuts. Last fall, around 50 employees were laid off […]
March 7 2300 block of Mira Vista Avenue in Montrose, the rear window of a hatchback was broken with an unknown object overnight. March 6 2100 block of Waltonia Drive in Montrose, a 32-inch flat screen television and a laptop computer were stolen from a home between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. March 5 200 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Getting together with old friends and enjoying a meal is always a great way to celebrate a birthday. And when your friends are all kindergartners and you are turning six what better way add to the birthday celebration then to not only eat your favorite type of pizza, but also create it […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Some Southern California Edison customers between Lasheart Drive in La Cañada west to Briggs and beyond experienced a power outage due to a truck accident at Briggs Avenue just north of Foothill Boulevard at about 11:40 a.m. today. “The driver was heading southbound on Briggs from the Canyonside area. He reported possible […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Night time rainy weather most likely played a part in the felling of a Eucalyptus tree on the corner of Highridge and Cloudcrest avenues. Residents awoke to a crashing noise shortly after midnight on Saturday when the estimated 100 foot tree toppled, blocking a resident’s driveway and preventing pedestrian and vehicle traffic. […]
Temperatures dipped below freezing in the foothills of Crescenta Valley this past weekend turning intermittent rain into snow flurries. Some braved the freezing temperatures and could be found snowboarding down the hilly La Crescenta streets while many instead chose to check out the fluffy white stuff inside their heated homes. Snow dusted from La Crescenta […]