By Mary O’KEEFE People began lining up early on Friday for their free flu shot offered by Los Angeles County Public Health and sponsored by CV Ready. The shots were part of the CV Ready seasonal flu vaccine and emergency preparedness educational exercise outreach. Sandra Gomez, RN and emergency preparedness public health nurse, proposed bringing […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Those who want to help the local community while having a delicious breakfast can head over to Crescenta Valley High School on Saturday morning for the annual Crescenta Valley Town Council pancake breakfast. The pancake breakfast is a fundraiser for the council with proceeds earmarked for its many programs including annual scholarships […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The year is 2025 and California has been in a drought for decades. The once green landscape has turned to dry and dying vegetation, and those who have survived have one purpose – to find water. But sometimes that which we search for, once found, is not our savior but our tormentor… […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Briggs Terrace residents had a visitor last weekend that liked the area so much it didn’t want to leave. On Friday afternoon a resident found a bear lounging on her patio deck. The bruin then took a stroll around her yard. According to residents, the Crescenta Valley Sheriff Station was contacted and […]
No need to go anywhere else for a Halloween haunt. Crescenta Valley has lots to offer. By Mary O’KEEFE After a nine-year hiatus, the Haunted Jail is back. Most who have lived in Crescenta Valley for over 10 years will remember the Haunted Jail either from walking through it or volunteering to work on […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Over 180,000 people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) in 2011, according to the Dept. of Motor Vehicles in September 2013. CV Weekly was recently on a ride-along with the California Highway Patrol out of the Altadena station with Officer Ryan Bejar. The CHP at the Altadena office was concentrating […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Oct. 8, Glendale Unified School District students joined children across the world for International Walk to School Day. All the GUSD schools and several private schools joined in the walk. It is estimated that throughout the United States over 5,000 schools participated in the healthy event. The International Walk and Bike […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently CVW was allowed to ride along with California Highway Patrol Officer Ryan Bejar and Officer Manuel Rodriguez on two separate occasions. The first ride along was during the day with Officer Rodriguez, who works out of the Altadena CHP office. Most Crescenta Valley residents would recognize Officer Manuel Rodriguez when he […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At about 4 p.m. on Tuesday, a California Highway Patrol captain was driving in a CHP emergency vehicle traveling westbound on the Foothill (210) Freeway at Wheatland Avenue when he noticed a sedan traveling at high speeds behind him. The vehicle drove past the CHP captain at unsafe speeds, according to Officer […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At the Oct. 8 Glendale Unified School District special board meeting, Sandy Russell was named as the interim school board member to fill the seat left vacant by Mary Boger. “What a great opportunity this is to learn something firsthand that can help me advocate for kids later on,” Russell said of […]