By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police are investigating a vehicle collision that occurred on Monday at about 3 p.m. at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. A 53-year-old male driver was arrested on DUI [alcohol] charges. The man was driving southbound on Pennsylvania Avenue when he ran a red light, according to Sgt. Dan […]
Brandon Rodriguez is an educator professional development specialist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory and physics teaches at Crescenta Valley High School. By Mary O’KEEFE “My time at JPL is split three ways,” Brandon Rodriguez said. He is the educator professional development specialist at NASA/JPL. Most of his time is spent in curriculum development, including holding workshops […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Dept. of Public Health, along with the cities of LA, Pasadena and Long Beach, announced on Wednesday they were declaring a local emergency in connection with the novel coronavirus. There have been seven recorded cases of coronavirus in LA County, six […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There have been some changes, and there are a few more to come, along Honolulu Avenue. Here is an update of a few businesses that have opened, closed and are in the process of opening their doors. Moss Supermarket, formally Cordon’s Ranch Market, at 2931 Honolulu Ave. closed in 2017. Since then […]
»ELECTIONS 2020 By Mary O’KEEFE Voters in Crescenta Valley faced long lines to cast their ballots on Super Tuesday, a common sight throughout Los Angeles County. Long lines and, in some cases, voting machines that did not work. Provisional ballots and some vote-by-mail ballots are yet to be counted but the results locally as […]
By Mary O’Keefe If Joe Allen had followed his original career plans to be an architect the Crescenta Valley community would have definitely suffered. But whatever career path he chose would have benefitted the community he called home simply because service to others is in his DNA. However, Allen chose a path in law enforcement […]
People of all faiths are invited to join together to hear from high school principal Linda Junge and pray together for local youth. By Mary O’KEEFE The community is invited to the Crescenta Valley 9th Annual Prayer Breakfast on March 7 at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church, 2563 Foothill Blvd. in La […]
By Julie BUTCHER and Mary O’KEEFE This week CV Weekly will introduce readers to the eight candidates running for the Congress – 28th District. They will be presented in the order in which they appear on the March 3 ballot. More information on the candidates can be found at www.lavote.net or on Facebook. Democrat Chad […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Registered nurses [RN] had a booth at Sunday’s Harvest Market in Montrose to bring attention to their current negotiations with USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. “We started on negotiations with management and [they told us of] major takeaways [from the nurses],” said Yvette Sealy, a USC-VHH nurse. She added the nurses went into […]
By Rachelle MILLER and Mary O’KEEFE Although the Ace Hardware store, located at the former site of Orchard Hardware Supply at 3100 Foothill Blvd., has been open for a couple of months, a grand opening was held on Friday and Saturday with the community cheering them on. It began on Friday with the cutting of […]