By Mary O’KEEFE A car fire snarled traffic along Pennsylania Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. At about 4:25 p.m., Glendale Fire Dept. responded to a call concerning a vehicle fire on Pennsylvania Avenue just north of the Foothill (210) freeway off ramp. The fire originated in the trunk of the vehicle. The driver is a construction […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The family of missing CVHS graduate Megan (Ganajian) Dipiazza, 33, is appealing for the wife and mother to return home. Dipiazza was last seen on the evening of Nov. 11. Earlier she had been at her home in Tujunga/Sunland talking to her husband Sal. She and Sal were separated and Megan had […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For Crescenta Valley High School junior Joy McCreary, most Tuesday nights are pretty well planned for the next several months. McCreary will be found sitting on the panel alongside the Glendale Unified School District board of education members at their scheduled bi-monthly meetings. The board has had student representatives since 1992. This […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police are asking for the public’s help with any information pertaining to a trashcan fire in Montrose Park in the 3500 block of Clifton Place on Monday. Witnesses reported seeing two boys, 14-to-15 years old, running toward the park’s bathroom. He then saw that a trashcan near the area where the […]
Annual Thanksgiving Run kicks off community food/toy drives. By Mary O’KEEFE The annual Thanksgiving Day Run and Food Drive had runners and cheering supporters up early Thanksgiving morning. The main race began at 8:30 a.m.; a kid’s mile began after. The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge sponsored the event. The route ran along Foothill […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 36th Annual Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade is Saturday. The parade is a tradition that began in 1950 with a simple horse ride, and walk, down Honolulu Avenue by actor Dennis Morgan and some of his movie star friends including Jackie Cooper and Jack Carson who served as grand marshals. When Morgan […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Nov. 15, the Crescenta Valley Town Youth Council held its monthly meeting at the La Crescenta Library where the main topics were Rosemont Middle School, Ralphs Market and the recent ATS [Alternative to Suspension] notices that were given to 101 students at CVHS. Council President Cooper Iven opened the discussion with […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Millions of households without power, lines of communication spotty at best, people trapped in homes, weather taking a turn for the worse. These were the headlines that followed Hurricane Sandy that slammed into the east coast on Oct. 29. The late-season storm left a path of destruction as it made landfall in […]
By Jason KUROSU As with every year, the collective focus will shift to the holiday season as soon as Thanksgiving dinner plates are scraped off. In Montrose, things will gear up towards the annual Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade that takes place on Dec. 1 and begins with White Friday. Twenty tons of snow will be […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Nov. 15, Glendale police responded to a call at about 5 p.m. concerning a man trespassing and possibly violating a restraining order in the 3200 block of Montrose Avenue. The officers attempted to contact the man, however he fled the area on foot. Officers chased the man eastbound on Montrose Avenue, […]