By Mary O’KEEFE A Phone Ed communication was initiated by CVHS Principal Linda Junge who informed parents that a girl jumped from the second ramp on the campus of Glendale High School today. She was communicative and responsive as she was transported to the hospital where she is getting the care she needs. Junge said […]
Today, Rep. Adam Schiff, a senior Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after the President ordered strikes against ISIL and the Khorasan group in Syria last night: “Last night’s airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria represent a significant expansion of the Administration’s efforts to degrade and ultimately defeat […]
Two Accidents, One Fatal, Involving Glendale Pedestrians Today, Monday, at about 8:30 a.m., Glendale police officers received a call of a traffic collision at Western Avenue and Glenoaks Boulevard. The preliminary investigation revealed the driver, an 18-year-old Burbank woman, was driving her pick-up truck eastbound on Glenoaks Boulevard when she lost control of her vehicle […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Larry Battin, a resident of Tujunga, was only 9 years old when First Baptist Church, La Crescenta (FBCLC), broke ground for an expansion of worship facilities in 1964. All of the schoolteachers were excited, he recalled, as they brought their students over to witness the big event. Hundreds of people were […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Sammi SLAYBACK The Crescenta Valley community had the opportunity to recognize 9/11 last week with three separate events held over two days. The first was a Remembrance Parade that began at 9:11 a.m. on 9/11 that wound through the streets of the Crescenta Valley. Later that day, an emotional tribute was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A surveillance video is making the social media rounds of a man stealing a bench in front of Montrose Pet Hospital. Without hesitation he picked up the bench, then apparently placed it in his truck. Comments on social media reflect feelings of anger, but mostly disappointment that someone would do this in […]
By Isiah REYES On Sept. 12, 2014, the community had the opportunity to celebrate La Crescenta 91214 (the area’s zip code) by visiting 15 historical landmarks located throughout La Crescenta. Locations ranged from Crescenta Valley Park and Dog Park, Whiting Woods, Rosemont Preserve and Ananda Ashrama, to name a few. The main reception for the […]
Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 in the Crescenta Valley was surely a day to remember. The CV Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Early Rodders Car Club organized the second annual Remembrance Parade, a commemoration of Patriot Day and an opportunity for the community to show its respect for those who died on Sept. 11, […]
By Brandon HENSLEY September always brings the start football season, but in La Crescenta it also means it’s time to gear up for Joe’s Minibike Reunion Tour. For the third straight year, the minibike tour will take place at Crescenta Valley Park this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. “It’s a short, fun gathering […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Councilmember Laura Friedman, during remarks summarizing the trip she and other members of the council made to the meeting of the League of California Cities (LCC), urged her colleagues to adopt an online comment system that she said would “engage the public in discussion in a formal way.” That system, […]