By Mary O’KEEFE It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – well maybe a lot like the beginning of the holiday season with decorations having appeared at the tree in front of the La Crescenta Library at 2809 Foothill Blvd. Last year Robbyn Battles, then Crescenta Valley Town Council president, wanted a centralized place […]
By Mary O’KEEFE If there is one thing Americans can take away from this most recent election is that every vote counts. This is especially true with local elections like the upcoming La Crescenta election when voters will be asked to decide on their Crescenta Valley Town Council representatives. The election is held on Friday, […]
On Monday, Oct. 31 at 6:36 p.m., the suspects parked in the front of the victim’s residence in the 3700 block of Santa Carlotta Avenue in La Crescenta. The suspects approached the rear sliding glass door and looked inside, using their cellphones to illuminate the interior. Suspect No. 3 appeared to be on his cellphone […]
By Brian CHERNICK After eight years of delays, deliberation and proposals, the fate of Rockhaven Sanitarium was finally decided during Tuesday night’s Glendale City Council meeting. The council voted 4-0 to approve the bid put forth by Gangi Design LED Build to develop within the Rockhaven property on 2713 Honolulu Ave., transforming the property into […]
Let’s Everybody Calm Down I’m excited to share with you the success of the Prom Plus Holiday Boutique that took place on Saturday. Held at St. Luke’s of the Mountains, the shopping event seemed to be thee event of the season! So many people – new friends and returning ones – were delighted with the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday at about 8 p.m. the Glendale Police Dept. responded to the 2200 block of Cañada Boulevard in Glendale concerning a “residential explosion/structure fire.” When officers and firefighters arrived they discovered a fire in the backyard of the residence. After an investigation they discovered the fire apparently began due to an […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There is a new addition to the Crescenta Commons on the corner of Rosemont and Orange avenues that at first glance is not easily understood. A utility pole about nine feet high has been installed on the north side of the property. Some CVW readers have described it as a tall utility […]
CV Town Council Elections this Week The CV Town Council and CV Chamber will be saluting Supervisor Antonovich for his 35 years of service to the Crescenta Valley at the general meeting of the council tonight, Thursday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library community room. All are invited. There will also […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Southern California Edison is continuing its work doing on local neighborhood streets. According to David Song, SCE spokesman, it is doing what is called a “cut over” where it is adjusting from a lower voltage to a higher voltage that will add to the capacity of the area. There have been comments […]
“It is almost possible to predict one or two days in advance, within a rather broad range of probability, what the weather is going to be; it is even thought that it will not be impossible to publish daily forecasts, which would be very useful to society.” ~ Antoine- Lavoisier Lavoister (1743-1794), French nobleman, […]