By Mary O’KEEFE Now that students are back in school, the possibilities of increased traffic and dangerous situations for students sets in for school officials, parents and the Crescenta Valley Town Council. One of the areas that has been a long time concern is Rosemont Avenue at Los Amigos Street near Rosemont Middle School. Last […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “The sun breaks forth this day overtaking darkness. Why have I fled peace for so long?” ~ Larry B. Stammers via Twitter, July 14, 2013 On Thursday, Aug. 6 Larry Stammers lost his long battle with cancer. He died at his home in La Crescenta. He was a father and husband, a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A picture of the artificial turf being watered at Crescenta Valley High School sparked a lot of discussion on social media. The turf is new and the watering is used to set the turf, said school principal Linda Junge. The turf was installed over the summer and still requires maintenance, which includes […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It has been a dangerous few weeks on the Angeles Crest and National Forest highways. Last weekend there were two vehicles over-the-side and missing hikers that resulted in two call-outs for Montrose Search and Rescue on Saturday and two on Sunday. On Aug. 1, MSR members Doug Cramoline and Linda Daniels responded […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The feeling of not being heard does not just pertain to the superintendent search meetings and the Be Heard CV survey. On Monday, the first day of school, a mom went home after dropping her child off at school, wrote a petition and put it online. “I didn’t think it would get […]
Beneath the back-to-school smiles on the faces of local children, there are issues that are making local residents less than happy. By Mary O’KEEFE The 2015-16 school year has begun and although Crescenta Valley residents are still incredibly supportive of their schools, teachers, students and staff, there is a quiet rumbling of discontent that seems […]
It started with a disturbing notice two years ago given to residents of Twelve Oaks Lodge, a local senior assisted living facility, to vacate the property, and ended with an agreement that brings everything back home. By Mary O’KEEFE wo years after senior residents left their homes at Twelve Oaks Lodge and after a lengthy […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Rosemont Middle School held its Howdy Day on Monday welcoming the seventh graders to the school. But it was also a Howdy Day for the two new assistant principals. Sebastian Puccio and Adriana Pestonji will begin their first year at Rosemont and both can’t wait to get started. Puccio started his educational […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Kids facing foster care have a lot of concerns. The decision to take children from their home and to a foster family is often times done at night, and can be chaotic. The Crescenta Cañada Lions Club has made that transition a little easier by collecting backpacks for kids to put their […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Mary O’KEEFE Thousands of neighbors across the nation gathered this week with one focus: neighborhood safety. Locally, Tuesday night was very busy with National Night Out events. La Crescenta and La Cañada Flintridge combined an event on Tuesday held in the parking lot of Ross Dress for Less, 2111 Foothill Blvd. […]