By Isiah REYES Glendale Adventist Medical Center hosted its annual community ceremony Blessing of the Grapes on Aug. 13 for visitors, patients and hospital employees. The ceremony is designed to give the first yield of the vineyards as gifts to the church as a way to ask for God’s blessing. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, conducted […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Although La Cañada Flintridge and the Crescenta Valley area have low crime rates, there are still issues with residential and vehicle burglaries. In an effort to be proactive, La Cañada Flintridge’s Public Safety Commission decided to use social media to educate residents on tips to avoid being a victim of a burglary. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A community forum has been scheduled by Glendale Unified School District to discuss the Sagebrush territory transfer issue. The meeting will be held at Mountain Avenue Elementary on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. in the school’s cafeteria. There will be two other meetings held at Monte Vista and Fremont elementary schools. […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Civic leaders gathered in the Rosemont Middle School cafeteria on Saturday to discuss the heat – specifically a fictional heat wave that reached 110 degrees for multiple days. The scenario was one presented by the Rand Corporation as part of a tabletop exercise to explore how prepared the foothills community is if […]
Glendale City Councilmember/MTA boardmember Ara Najarian, Crescenta Valley Town Council President Robbyn Battles and South Pasadena City Manager Sergio Gonzalez tackled the issues of the 710 tunnel and transportation on a recent episode of “The Question is With Anthony Portantino,” a public policy talk show. “It is important to educate the public on the enormous […]
By Jason KUROSU Glendale Water and Power will begin employing a new pilot program that will send customers tips on saving energy via email or phone. On the day prior to a peak energy event, GWP will send notifications to customers with suggestions for energy saving, as well as feedback on their overall energy usage […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A Los Angeles Police Dept. arrest led to a man suspected of two robberies in Montrose. As reported in last week’s CVW, two elderly women were victims of daylight robberies. The first was on July 25 when a woman was approached outside her home in the 3600 block of Malafia Drive. She […]
The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will hold a public hearing to take comments on the proposed regulations governing the State Route 710 property sales today, Thursday, Aug. 21 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Los Angeles Christian Presbyterian Church, 2241 N. Eastern Avenue in Los Angeles. The proposed regulations will outline how […]
A Glendale police sergeant was arrested and charged with soliciting prostitution in Las Vegas. On Aug. 8, Vahak Mardikian allegedly approached an undercover officer in the Flamingo Casino in Las Vegas. According to the criminal complaint filed by the district attorney’s office in Clark County, Nevada, Mardikian approached the undercover officer, engaged her in conversation […]
Emergency responders are on site of a fatal vehicle over the side accident on Earlmont Drive and Alta Canyada. There is no information as to the identity of the victim, only that it is a woman. Los Angeles County sheriff and fire are on scene.