By Mary O’KEEFE Southern California Edison continues sending crews out around the Crescenta Valley to trim trees. The reason for the trimming has at its foundation in fire safety. SCE has contracted with tree services to cut branches and limbs near electrical wires. The difference this year is new requirements by the state that recommend […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments is still functioning with one elevator. The residents of the apartment complex are 65 years old and older. Many of them have mobility issues, so when the first elevator broke down in October 2018 they were worried about being dependent on one elevator. They feared that if the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE AB 516 has been a subject of discussion across California including by residents and business owners. AB 516 is titled the Authority to Remove Vehicles and authored by Assemblymember David Chiu. The bill proposes to repeal existing law that authorizes law enforcement officers to tow vehicles for having five or more delinquent […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As reported last week in the CVW, many of the residents of the Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments had been stuck in their homes for several days due to both elevators in their complex not working. After weeks of attempting to reach the owner of the apartment complex by residents, media and the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 36th Annual Montrose Arts and Crafts Festival last weekend was a success – even under cloudy skies. Dale Dawson, Montrose Shopping Park Association event coordinator, said there wasn’t yet an official number of attendees who attended but an unofficial tally is about 35,000. “More people came Sunday than Saturday,” Dawson said. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. at Crescenta Valley is investigating the assault of a male juvenile by a female juvenile, both who attend CV High School. The incident occurred at 12:30 p.m. on May 30 in the 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard. According to witnesses, the female used a box cutter-type […]
Special Olympics athletes and law enforcement supporters carried a torch of hope across the Crescenta Valley. By Charly SHELTON Just like the Summer Olympics that will be held in Tokyo in 2020, the Special Olympics have a torch that is carried through the streets and into the Games to start the Games. To get the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Water District will hold a public hearing on June 11 at 6 p.m. in the Crescenta Valley Water District boardroom, 2700 Foothill Blvd., concerning a proposed increase to water and wastewater rates and charges. Written protests by property owners must be submitted by the close of the hearing. There will […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Some elderly residents of the Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments at 2500 Honolulu Ave. have been unable to leave their apartments for about a week since the second elevator in their apartment complex stopped working. One of the elevators has not worked for several months, according to a resident who added that, because […]
Teaching the importance of news gathering and presenting was behind this Boy Scout’s Eagle project. By Mary O’KEEFE Community news at its foundation covers issues that are of interest to the neighbors it serves, it helps to give voice to their concerns and bring those stories to light in a factual way. This is a […]