DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint Planned this Weekend
The Glendale Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on May 1, 2015, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol […]
Big Rig Accident on 210 and Waltonia
Updated 9:30 Los Angeles County Fire and California Highway Patrol have responded to a big rig accident at Waltonia Drive and La Granada Way. According to CHP, a big rig lost control while traveling on the transition from the northbound 2 freeway to the westbound 210 freeway when it drove off the road way. The […]
Foothill Entry Sign Design
The City of Glendale has partnered with the Friends of North Glendale to create welcome signs on Foothill Boulevard. The signs would be placed at the City of Glendale entry points of Lowell Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue. The City of Glendale is seeking input from North Glendale residents and businesses to ensure the art is […]
Genocide Remembered by GUSD Students
As the century mark approaches for the Armenian Genocide, local students present music and dance to commemorate the occasion. By Jason KUROSU Nearly a century after the Ottoman government initiated events leading to the deaths of over 1.5 million Armenians, multiple generations of Armenian Americans gathered under one roof Tuesday night to remember the Armenian […]
Community Braces for Raised Water Alert Level
By Jason KUROSU The Foothill Municipal Water District has officially changed its water alert level from yellow to orange, signaling the latest in state conservation efforts amidst drought conditions and historic conservation mandates. Water agencies statewide are taking measures to comply with Gov. Jerry Brown’s mandatory reductions, which call for a statewide water use reduction […]
Come Down to Hometown Country Fair
By Mary O’KEEFE The community is reminded that the Hometown Country Fair is this Saturday. Each year the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts this event which celebrates the area’s small town feel in the middle of an urban setting. The parking lot at CV Park will be full of carnival rides and games. There […]
Tentative Agreement Reached at USC-VHH
By Mary O’KEEFE “We are happy to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached between CNA (California Nurses Association) nurses at USC VHH (Verdugo Hills Hospital) and the University of Southern California for a first contract at VHH,” announced Dinorah Williams, CNA labor representative. That tentative agreement was made on Friday and concluded after […]
CV Games Over–Preparing for Summer and World Games
By Mary O’KEEFE Special Olympics athletes from the tri-valley area came to Crescenta Valley High School on Saturday competing in track and field events and hoping to qualify for the Summer Games. Six delegations comprising 155 athletes competed in events including the 100-meter race, relays, softball throw, disc throw and long jump. The morning began […]
From the Desk of the Publisher
Welcomed Home After spending just over two weeks in New Hampshire, I have to say how wonderful it is to be back home in La Crescenta. Not only did I miss a couple of really great community events – Relay For Life, of which I was co-chairperson with Mary O’Keefe, and the Special Olympics qualifying […]