Crime blotter

Oct. 8 900 block of Town Center Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle parked in a business parking lot between 6 a.m. and 11:10 a.m.   Oct. 7 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, while a woman was shopping an employee of the store approached her […]

Volleyball Teams ‘Dig Pink’

The Burbank and Crescenta Valley volleyball teams renewed their traditional Dig Pink philanthropy and volleyball game to support cancer awareness and research. Via social media

From the Desk of the Publisher <<< Robin Goldsworthy

The Perils of Getting Here  I don’t know if I have shared with you that the Goldsworthy family is growing … again. Son Matthew, who lives in North Carolina, is expecting a little girl in the next few days (our third granddaughter – girls 3, boys 0) with his gal. Naturally, being the eager grandma […]

Dunsmore Elementary School’s Ribbon Cutting Celebrates New Mural

Dunsmore Elementary School’s Ribbon Cutting Celebrates New Mural

  Parents come together to create a new mural and refurbished garden. By Ruth SOWBY On Tuesday, Dunsmore Elementary School in La Crescenta unveiled a new mural painted by artist-parents Christin Briggs and Alique Pempejian. Fusako Ogasawara, grandmother to some of the children who attend the school, is the calligraphy artist. The three artists participated in an […]

Portantino Delivers $23 Million Affordable Housing Grant

Portantino Delivers $23 Million Affordable Housing Grant

By Ruth SOWBY State Senator Anthony Portantino was the man of the hour at the Sept. 27 meeting of the Glendale City Council. The Senator, City of Glendale Mayor Ardy Kassakhian and councilmembers posed for photos with a giant replica check for $23 million, made out to the “3 Cities Housing Trust” for affordable housing. […]

Povilaitis Moves Forward with Retirement

Povilaitis Moves Forward with Retirement

By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Police Chief Carl Povilaitis is retiring after over three decades of serving the City of Glendale. He will leave the department on Friday. Povilaitis has spent most of his life as a Glendale police officer, so when asked how he plans to go from being connected 24/7 to having some real […]

WEATHER WATCH <<< TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW

By Mary O’KEEFE In this space I write a lot about doom and gloom because, quite frankly, when talking about climate change it’s mostly gloom. We are now living in the world science fiction writers have been warning us about for generations, and most of us do not like being hearing “I told you so;” […]

In brief

Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers will be weeding the demonstration garden and removing invasive plants the pose a fire danger to the Preserve. Wear sturdy shoes, comfortable […]

Touch A Truck Raises Funds While Kids Have Fun

Touch A Truck Raises Funds While Kids Have Fun

By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday, Sept. 25, the Glendale Police Dept. sponsored a Touch A Truck event that raised money for the American Cancer Society. Over 1,000 people walked through the parking lot at the Elks Lodge on Colorado Street in Glendale. Kids, and adults, got to not only touch but also sit in and […]