By Mary O’KEEFE The rain came and, for the first time in recent memory, the Montrose Founders Day festivities on Honolulu Avenue were canceled midway through the events. The day began gloomy with a lot of cloud cover. The crowds were light but consistent. Crescenta Valley Youth Town Council Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow was off to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Fire Dept. is participating in California’s Community Paramedic Pilot Project. The project is a new model for community-based health care in which paramedics function outside their customary emergency response and transport roles in ways that will help the underserved population. The project is a partnership between California Emergency Medical Services […]
New diagonal crosswalk in Montrose is hard not to notice as traffic slows to a crawl. By Mary O’KEEFE Last Thursday, to almost everyone’s surprise, a diagonal crosswalk was established at the corner of Ocean View Boulevard and Honolulu Avenue in Montrose. “It was just there,” said Justin Gentle. “It’s like Pasadena, but we aren’t […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The clean up continues after an early morning fire took place on Monday at Crescenta Valley Tow in the 4400 block of Cloud Avenue. At about 1:40 a.m., a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. sergeant who was patrolling the area noticed smoke coming from behind a gate at the CV Tow lot. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley has been compared, several times, to Mayberry, that iconic little town where everyone knows everyone and help is never further than a neighbor away. The reason CV is raised to this level of the classic depiction of American life is because of the people who not just live here, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Tonight, Thursday, Feb. 19 the Crescenta Valley Town Council will be hosting a discussion concerning the California High Speed Rail Authority. The council will host a representative from the Authority as well as a representative from S.A.V.E. (Save Angeles Forest for Everyone), a group of residents from the area that is […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday night the Crescenta Valley High School JROTC held its 27th anniversary Military Ball. The evening was a time for cadets to celebrate their accomplishments and to honor those who help support their program. The dinner was held at the Oakmont Country Club and was free for those in attendance thanks […]
By Mary O’KEEFE With the weekend approaching and as the east coast and Midwest continue to get hammered with snow, ice and below freezing temperatures, California is looking at a bit of a mini heat wave. The clear, warm weather entices people to enjoy the great outdoors, perhaps with a hike on local trails. This […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 28-year-old Valencia man lost control of his vehicle while traveling northbound in the 4600 block of Rosemont Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. The car went over a storm drain on the east side of the street, side swiped a parked vehicle and crashed into a detached garage. The man was arrested […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Starbucks is doing what it can for love this Valentine’s Day. The “World’s Largest Starbucks Date” is actually a day earlier, on Feb. 13, so those who find true love on Friday can celebrate on Saturday. “There’s no better time to celebrate meaningful moments of connection, and encourage new ones, than […]