Not just brick and mortar, the Memorial Wall at Two Strike Park has a foundation of community support. By Mary O’KEEFE and Jason KUROSU “It stops your life at that moment. At 5:45 in the morning, when that doorbell rang, Carolyn jumped up and said, ‘Oh no.’” That is how Paul Steinbacher described the worst […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last Thursday, a few community members were sitting around talking about 9/11 and what type of observance was being held in the area. “We thought of a remembrance parade [of classic cars],” said Dwight Sityar, member of the Early Rodders car group. The idea gained momentum and on Wednesday, Sept. 11, over […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Responding to an emergency is not just about someone coming when called; it takes a lot of science, technology and research before those who can help come to the rescue. Kids in the area are learning how much emergency responders have to know and will even take their turn at creating some […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday, True-Believer.net visited the Harvest Market in Montrose to introduce people to the new nerd website. True-Believers, for those who are, is how Stan Lee greeted his comic book followers. The True-Believer.net website was designed by Sedna Solutions and its content is supplied by writers from CVW. The idea of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After the Academic Performance Index was released last week, Valley View Elementary found itself 12 points higher than last year. The API is part of the Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999. It measures the academic performance and growth of schools. The scores range from 200 to 1000. The state’s goal is […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Police responding to what appeared to be a routine traffic accident ended up finding an apparent busy identity theft operation. An accident occurred on Tuesday about 1:30 p.m. on Foothill Boulevard at New York Avenue. The driver of the car who apparently caused the accident had left the scene. The driver of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A representative from New Urban West, Inc. has confirmed that they are in negotiations with the be.group to purchase the Twelve Oaks property at 2820 Sycamore Ave. “We have not purchased the property, but we are looking at the potential purchase,” said Ryan Bean, director of Acquisitions and Entitlements for New Urban […]
After 80 years, a community icon prepares to close. By Ted AYALA, Brandon HENSLEY, Jason KUROSU, Mary O’KEEFE and Michael YEGHIAYAN The 50 residents of Twelve Oaks Lodge assisted living facility woke up to shocking news on Friday morning that they had two months to vacate the site. The lodge, located at Sycamore and La […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Since George Orwell’s novel “1984,” the term “Big Brother is watching you” has been used to describe everything from over zealous camera placements in cities to McCarthyism. The term has now been updated to reflect the monitoring of Facebook, Twitter and social media used by local kids attending Glendale Unified School District. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Aug. 18, Assemblymember Mike Gatto spoke to the Cañada-Crescenta Democratic Club at a meeting hosted by Anthony and Ellen Portantino at their home. At the meeting, Gatto answered questions from the audience on a variety of issues and spoke about what was happening in the state assembly. He spoke on AB440, […]