By Mary O’KEEFE and Michael YEGHIAYAN For years, Glendale Police Officer Jerry Uebel was the “cop on the beat” for Montrose. He was seen at every town event from the Montrose Christmas Parade to a new business dedication. Uebel was the community officer who knew everyone’s name. He retired in 2007 and, although he could […]
Never far from work, CV Weekly reporter Mary O’Keefe brought the paper with her when she and her daughter Molly traveled cross-country to take Molly back to college. The pair took time from their travels to shoot this photo at the Grand Canyon. CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your next trip […]
Get ready for the Fourth Annual Montrose Film Festival taking place this weekend. By Mary O’KEEFE The Fourth Annual Montrose Film Festival will be held this weekend at the former site of the Montrose Theater in the 2200 block of Honolulu Avenue. From 1924 to 1987, the Montrose Theater was a popular fixture along the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, bingo daubers will be at the ready as the second annual bingo night sponsored by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars gets underway. The event is held inside Healy Hall at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montrose. This is the second year organizers have held a bingo night […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Students in the Glendale Unified School District headed back to school on Monday. At elementary schools across Crescenta Valley, kindergartners all had one thing in common: excited, nervous and sometimes tearful parents. “At our kindergarten tea, I asked who was having a harder time [with the first days of school] – the […]
NASA administrator Charles Bolden toured JPL clean room in anticipation of the year of Earth science. By Mary O’KEEFE and Molly SHELTON On Monday, NASA administrator Charles Bolden visited Jet Propulsion Laboratory to see the progress of the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission that will be launched in 2014. “It’s the year of Earth […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There is a new north area commander for the far north area of Glendale. Lt. Lola Abrahamian is introducing herself to local organizations and getting used to her new role. Abrahamian took an unusual path to police work. For 14 years she had worked as a reproductive biologist. “I worked as an […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The issue of big rigs parked on the overpasses and throughout the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County La Crescenta will be discussed at tonight’s Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and is held at the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta in the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police responded early Wednesday morning to a residential day care in the 3200 block of Orange Avenue after receiving a report of child endangerment. The parents had picked up their child from the north Glendale in-home day care late afternoon on Tuesday when they became concerned about their baby’s condition. They […]