The annual Montrose Film Festival was the place to be last weekend. The family-friendly movies were screened to a packed open-air house in the parking lot of Andersen’s Pet Shop. Years ago this was where the Montrose Theatre once stood before fire destroyed it in the late 1980s. Free popcorn was handed out and […]
On Sunday morning, a fatal accident occurred on the southbound I5 Golden State Freeway just north of the Balboa Boulevard exit at 11:08 a.m. resulting in the death of a Crescenta Valley High School graduate. Matt Fielding, 25, from La Crescenta was traveling southbound. A BMW was also traveling southbound in lane six when Matt’s […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Unified School District has contracted with Placeworks to conduct the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed lighting and bleachers at Crescenta Valley High School track and field. The district has also contracted with TbP Architects to do preliminary drawings/plans for Placeworks to use […]
On Sept. 17 at 12:42 a.m., Glendale officers responded to the 100 block of Wonderview Drive regarding a person heard yelling for help. Upon arriving at the residence, the officers made contact with a female, identified as 38-year-old Rui Yun Guan. After speaking to Guan, the officers conducted a welfare check of the home and, […]
By Charly SHELTON Under a federal administration seeking to revive coal as a driving energy source, California state legislators have taken yet another step in the opposite direction. Senate Bill 100 was voted upon, approved and signed into law last week requiring that all energy in California be clean energy by 2045 and, of that, […]
By Julian MITCHELL, intern “Water is life, but water is also death,” said Peter Keller, head of the Aid Africa organization, speaking on the difficulties and dangers of collecting water in Uganda. His comment was made in preparation for the annual Walk for Water event held on Saturday in Sparr Heights and Montrose. While his […]
Full Closure of Freeway Segment Planned The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to fully close a segment of the northbound State Route 2 (SR-2) from Mountain Avenue to Interstate 210 tonight, Thursday, Sept. 20 from 11:55 p.m. until 5 a.m. to install overhead signs across the freeway. An additional full closure may occur Friday […]
The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to fully close a segment of the northbound State Route 2 (SR-2) from Mountain Avenue to Interstate 210 on two separate evenings, Wednesday Sept. 19 and Thursday, Sept. 20 from 11:55 p.m. until 5 a.m. to install overhead signs across the freeway. An additional full closure may occur […]
The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will close lanes, on/off ramps and connectors on the Foothill Freeway (I-210), as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. Residents and local businesses located near the freeway may experience noise, vibrations and dust associated with construction activities. Water trucks will be used to minimize dust during working hours, and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday morning, a fatal accident occurred on the southbound I5 Golden State Freeway just north of the Balboa Boulevard exit at 11:08 a.m. resulting in the death of a Crescenta Valley High School graduate. Matt Fielding, 25, from La Crescenta was traveling southbound. A BMW was also traveling southbound in lane […]