from the Dept. of Justice: A Glendale man was sentenced on Oct. 30 to 78 months in federal prison for laundering at least $3 million in fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance (UI) benefits that his accomplices fraudulently obtained during the COVID-19 pandemic. Arman Nikogosyan, 45, was sentenced by United States District Judge John F. Walter, who […]
By Michelle GANIAN, Mary O’KEEFE and Ruth SOWBY Halloween fun could be found throughout the community beginning over the weekend. Looking at the crowds, the Montrose Shopping Park’s Annual Spooktacular event was a family friendly success. The event, sponsored by the Montrose Shopping Park Association, is a popular community tradition. For those who have not […]
By Mikaela STONE At the Oct. 10 Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) meeting, community members rallied around the GUSD Japanese Dual Language (JDL) program. Some speakers agreed that moving the program from Wilson Middle School and Glendale High School to Rosemont Middle School and Crescenta Valley High School would be the right decision to keep […]
By Mikaela STONE The GUSD school board on Oct. 24 gave students a chance to make their opinions heard at the fourth annual Student Voices panel, composed of representatives from the five Glendale Unified high schools and moderated by Crescenta Valley High School student Claire Kang, covering opinions on health and safety, academic support […]
Halloween Thoughts So Tuesday night was Halloween. When the boys were young, we were effusive in our decorations; in addition to cobwebs and fog, over the years we’ve featured “creatures” crawling about our fountain, staged a car accident in the driveway and one year had a smoke-breathing dragon and troll. It took days to […]
The Sins of Littering By Mary O’KEEFE I don’t know about you but it is getting more and more difficult for me to turn my brain off at night so I can sleep. So many thoughts swim through my mind and many of them are just random. One of those sleepless night thoughts recently had […]
American Heroes Airshow The American Heroes Airshow is on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.at Hansen Dam Sports Complex, 11798 Foothill Blvd. in Lake View Terrace. More than 20 helicopters are expected to be on-site and will be open to inspection by adults and kids. In addition, a naturalization ceremony takes place […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Every holiday season, shoppers can find red kettles around town indicating a point of collection for the Salvation Army. The accompanying ringing of a bell is a gentle reminder that the Army is collecting money to ease the pains of those in need. According to its website www.salvationarmy.org, the bell is […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Lion’s Club will be having a boutique on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. “The Lion’s Club as a whole has not held a boutique [before]; at least not that the current active members know of. However, some of the […]
Oct. 29 800 block of La Porte Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a woman reported a neighbor told her that someone may have stolen her bike, which had been in her unlocked garage. The theft occurred at 3:55 p.m. Oct. 28 3000 block of Baptiste Way in La Cañada Flintridge, the front passenger window […]