By Mary O’KEEFE Yesterday was the winter solstice – the shortest day of the year. The winter solstice is the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the day during the year with the fewest number of hours of sunlight. We can choose to look at this as the kind of thing […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY They’re almost synonymous with Christmas – the holiday bell ringers standing next to the red kettles outside grocery stores and retailers, offering greetings and reminders that donations are needed to help the less fortunate. But the Salvation Army – an institute that stretches back over 150 years – is much more than […]
California Credit Union has provided $10,000 to help Glendale Unified School District expand mental health support for students by opening a new student “wellness room” at Glenoaks Elementary School. Wellness rooms provide a safe, welcoming space where students can relax, reduce stress and access wellness resources. The Glenoaks wellness room will be staffed by a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The community said goodbye to Jean Maluccio last week with a memorial that highlighted her service to Crescenta Valley, and something she would have absolutely hated. In fact she would have been upset that CVW is writing about her but there are some special people who cannot just fade away, their lives […]
Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning An “open gate” event is taking place at the Rosemont Preserve on Sunday morning, Dec. 18. This is a chance for residents to visit the Preserve and wander the trail at their own pace and enjoy the tranquil setting, the wildlife and the natural beauty. Photographers: bring your camera to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Taking A Look Outside Our Window So far the monthly rain total recorded on the gauge at Rosemont Middle School is 1.44 inches; 1.29 of those inches occurred during Sunday’s storm. The mountain areas received anywhere from four to seven inches of rain. This California storm did not stop at our border, […]
Season of Parties … and Passings Like many people, Steve and I have been invited to several holiday parties … and we’ve attended as many as possible! I’ve pulled out my holiday garb -green sweaters, red sweaters and those with holiday glitter. Glendale Arts, the CV Sheriff’s Station, Montrose Search & Rescue, the Crescenta […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Verdugo Hills Hospital is celebrating 50 years serving the community. An official celebration was held on Tuesday night when patients, staff, supporters and community members traded VHH stories and took time to recognize the achievement of “the little hospital that could.” According to uscvhh.org, the hospital actually began as Behrens Memorial Hospital […]
On Wednesday, Reps. Adam Schiff, Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, Jamaal Bowman from New York, and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida introduced legislation to eliminate student loan debt for disabled and elderly individuals. The Student Loan Relief for Medicare and Social Security Recipients Act would fully relieve Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance participants of all student loan debt […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Scams happen year round and are so common that most people have either been scammed or have just missed being scammed. Amazon recently sent out a notice of the most common scams concerning its orders but that notice can be applied to other company online orders as well. One scam is the […]