By Mary O’KEEFE More than 65% of LA County is unincorporated and is governed by the LA County Board of Supervisors with County departments providing municipal services. The County is divided into five supervisorial districts; La Crescenta/Montrose is in the fifth district. In some areas town councils, or neighborhood councils, have been in place since […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments owner Elias Shokrian and Montrose LP pled not guilty on July 1 to a criminal misdemeanor charge of inadequate maintenance. The charges stem from a complaint by residents of the apartment complex after both of the complex’s elevators stopped working in May. One elevator broke down in October […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The saga of the non-working elevator, at times elevators, continues for the residents of Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments in the 2500 block of Honolulu Avenue. Some background: In October 2018 one of the two elevators at the senior apartment complex stopped working. Residents were worried about having only one working elevator and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last month a new captain was assigned to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept.-Crescenta Valley Station after former captain Christopher Blasnek was promoted to commander. Blasnek had been at the station about two years before being promoted. Captain Todd Deeds was promoted to the CV Station in May. Readers have contacted CVW […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There have been a lot of lost hikers and rescues lately in the Angeles National Forest. The Montrose Search and Rescue team, along with search and rescue teams from around the state, as of Wednesday continue their active search for a missing 73-year-old hiker, Eugene Jo, near Mount Waterman. “[Jo] was hiking […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Fifty-two golfers came out in the rain and fog to play in the Annual Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament at Scholl Canyon Golf Course on Friday. At the end of their game they enjoyed a lunch catered by Zeke’s Smokehouse. The dedicated golfers were there to support the Chamber and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A week ago, the Justice Department announced the establishment of the Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force, which will be a joint law enforcement effort bringing together resources and the DOJ’s Consumer Protection Branch, the U.S. Attorneys’ Office for six federal districts, the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and other organizations. The […]
Gates open at 4 p.m. to an event that features inflatables, music, food and, of course, fireworks. By Mary O’KEEFE In the 1700s, Great Britain was one of the most powerful countries in the world. The power of the British Empire stretched across the globe as it colonized countries to increase trade, profits and tax […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Being a student at Crescenta Valley High School is not easy. The curriculum is demanding and, for students taking any AP [advance placement] classes, it is even more difficult. It is not just the classes that are challenging but it is also trying to maintain the balance among school, outside activities, clubs […]
High temperatures didn’t dissuade family and friends from witnessing their students’ achievements. By Mary O’KEEFE and Robin GOLDSWORTHY It was graduation/promotion day in Crescenta Valley for the Class of 2019. Tuesday was the last day of school for students in the Glendale Unified School District, which meant sixth and eighth grades promoted, and high school […]