Gone are upheaval and dust as construction at local schools comes to an end. By Mary O’KEEFE For students, school staff and parents, seeing temporary bungalows and construction on Crescenta Valley campuses has become almost second nature. But as the new school year begins, students will be walking onto school grounds boasting brand new classrooms […]
By Mary O’KEEFE New buildings are not the only changes that the Glendale Unified School District has in store for Crescenta Valley schools. Lincoln Elementary School said farewell to Principal Stephen Williams who resigned at the end of the last school year. A send-off that included a taco bar and decorated cakes was held in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Annual Rummage Sale was held on July 28 at the CV Sheriff’s Station. “It went very well,” said Dep. Alex Covian. “We sold the majority of items [and] got a very positive response from customers.” There was a long line prior to the gate opening at 7 a.m. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The City of Glendale Clerk’s Office has found that a proposed rent stabilization measure does not have enough signatures to qualify for the Nov. 6 ballot. Although about 4,000 signatures were collected, that number fell short of the required 10,000, according to Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian, Glendale city clerk. The hope of those […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently several residents have become victims of having their car batteries and catalytic converters stolen from their vehicles. “You can sell the batteries at recycling [places],” said Sgt. Alan Chu, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept., Crescenta Valley Station. Batteries can be worth from $15 to $20 each when brought to a recycling […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As our back-to-school issues begin this week and Crescenta Valley kids prepare to return to academic excellence, CVW will be highlighting the high schools, and middle school, that residents of CV will be attending. “Allan F. Daily High School is a dynamic and personalized educational alternative that strives to prepare students for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A company using a crane to do some repairs on the roof of an apartment complex on Ocean View Boulevard and the Foothill (210) Freeway on Tuesday evening apparently dropped equipment on, or connected with, the Southern California Edison overhead electrical wires causing far-reaching outages for several hours. The outages began at […]
Updated Aug. 10, 1:38 p.m. LA County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the man whose body was found wrapped in a blanket in a garbage can on La Tuna Canyon on Wednesday morning. Irvin Alarcon Garcia was 27 years old. Cause of death is unknown as an autopsy is pending, but the coroner […]
By Mary O’KEEFE National Night Out events were held on Tuesday throughout the nation and within the Crescenta Valley community. NNO began in 1984 and is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. It began as a way to get community members and emergency responders, including law enforcement and fire personnel, to meet and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Lana Norton purchased Quilt ’n’ Things at 2411 Honolulu Ave. a little over a year ago with a hope to create a place where the community of quilters, sewers and knitters could gather. And by all accounts she has done just that. Spend any time in her store and you will see […]