Off-ramp Cleanup The monthly cleanup of the La Crescenta Avenue 210 Freeway off-ramp is Saturday, July 9. Volunteers meet at the 2700 block of Altura Avenue at 8:10 a.m. for instructions, safety vests and tools. Cleanup typically lasts until 9 a.m. Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day […]
July 2 Highland Drive and Cordova Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, several street signs were stolen between Jan. 1 and July 2. June 30 600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, deputies responded to a call from a store that a male adult entered the store and took numerous items then left the […]
“Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.” ~Casey Stengel By Mary O’KEEFE It took a team of community members, coaches, school administrators and a state senator to secure a recent donation of funds for upgrades to the landmark Stengel Field in Glendale. On Tuesday State Senator Anthony […]
On June 30, Congressman Adam Schiff introduced legislation to provide policymakers, researchers and law enforcement officials with data to help crack down on illegal guns and firearm dealers and solve violent crime. The ATF Data and Anti-Trafficking Accountability Act would require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and Explosives to publish an annual report […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday, June 29, Crescenta Valley Town Council hosted a public meeting with law enforcement where the topic of traffic safety was discussed. The meeting was a follow-up to an earlier emergency meeting on traffic safety that CVTC held privately with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept., California Highway Patrol, Public Works Dept. – […]
“Bend low again, night of summer stars. So near you are, sky of summer stars, So near, a long-arm man can pick off stars, Pick off what he wants in the sky bowl, So near you are, summer stars, So near, strumming, strumming, So lazy and hum-strumming.” “Summer Stars” by Carl Sandburg Although it […]
Never Too Old to Learn Last week I visited the Salvation Army facility in Glendale. I recently became an advisory board member there. I was honored to have my name “floated” among the board members as someone who could bring something to the table, who had something to offer. Many of the other board members […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently the media was invited to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (the Lab) to interview the Lab’s new director Laurie Leshin, Ph.D. and to get an idea of the Lab’s intern program. The summer internship program is a 10-week full-time internship offered to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Hundreds of people lined Foothill Boulevard on Monday morning for the Sunland-Tujunga/Shadow Hills Rotary Club fourth of July parade. Dignitaries, including Rep. Adam Schiff and State Senator Anthony Portantino, were among those who made their way down Foothill Boulevard, cheered on by local residents – many who dressed in holiday garb. Later […]
By Julia KOHUT An estimated 1,500 people stopped by Honolulu Avenue on Sunday for the 20th Annual Montrose Car Show. Under clear skies with a cool breeze, the community came together to see 300 cars, trucks and motorcycles on display. The event had something for everyone, even those who don’t know a whole lot about […]