The driver of a truck lost control of his/her vehicle and hit a power pole at 1:07 p.m. this afternoon in the 3600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta. The incident has left about 60 customers without power. Glendale Fire Dept. responded. Glendale Water & Power is currently on scene. It is expected to […]
A resident in the 3400 block of Markridge Road arrived home today to discover several rooms of her residence had been ransacked. Glendale police officers are on scene conducting an investigation. Air support and the K9 unit are at the location as well. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact GPD at […]
Home displays and professional attractions make for a Halloween not to be missed. By Michael BRUER, Marissa GOULD and Mary O’KEEFE It’s that time of the year when the word “spooky” is seen in every store window and fake cobwebs are hung on any surface that will hold them. Lawns are littered with ghosts, goblins, […]
By Jason KUROSU A sunlit Burbank church on a Saturday afternoon was the site of a town hall meeting hosted by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, as he addressed his constituents’ concerns in a lengthy Q & A session. People came from across Southern California to see or speak to the assemblyman, while others merely walked up […]
By Ted AYALA The organization that formerly assumed management of the Twelve Oaks senior living facility in La Crescenta slapped its successor with a lawsuit last week. The National Charity League’s (NCL) Glendale chapter filed a suit on Oct. 15 against be.group for having “mismanaged and misused” Twelve Oaks revenues and assets. The NCL had […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The PTSA of Crescenta Valley High School invites families on Monday to hear Gina Morris from Challenge Success speak about the pressures kids are facing in life and in school. Challenge Success was brought to the attention of the PTSA by its president Monna Johnson who had heard of the program but […]
By Ted AYALA The long-running feud between La Crescenta residents and development interests entered a new phase on Tuesday. At center stage is a proposal by Olson Company of Seal Beach for a 30-unit townhouse to be built at 4201 Pennsylvania Ave. in La Crescenta. Area residents have voiced opposition to the project citing concerns […]
Those who want to rid their medicine cabinets of old unwanted prescription drugs can take part in a prescription drug drop-off on Saturday from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Most abused prescription drugs come from family and friends – often without the knowledge of the individual for whom the medication was originally prescribed. To help […]
“Water … has the power to move millions of people. Since the very birth of human civilization, people have moved to settle close to it. People move when there is too little of it … People move when there is too much … People fight over it. And all people, everywhere and every day, need […]
When A Work Day Gets Derailed I don’t know about you, but for me too often it happens that when I’ve set time aside to do something, to accomplish a particular task, that fate intervenes. For example, last Friday we had a family meeting to go over jobs that needed to be done around the […]