By Brandon HENSLEY They were tested, poked and prodded, a 10-week course condensed into10 days giving them all they could handle. In the end, though, the hard work of 12 ambulance operators paid off this week as they officially became part of the Glendale Fire Department’s new Basic Life Support program. Starting this week, four […]
By Mary O’Keefe A vehicle traveling southwest down Waltonia Drive about 3 a.m. on Wednesday crashed into a car that was parked on the street in the 1900 block with enough force to slam the car into a utility pole, then shoving it into the front yard of the car’s owner. The vehicle was then […]
By Charles COOPER The city of Glendale is expected to start work this spring on phase four of the restoration of the stone barn at Deukmejian Park to serve as a meeting hall and museum for the wilderness park in La Crescenta. The council Tuesday approved plans and specifications for the seismic strengthening of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition, formerly Council, continues to move forward with its goal of education and support for the community. The organization began with a small group of parents who were concerned about the growing drug use in the area. It has become an outreach program that has […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police continue to ask for the public’s help in identifying the hit and run driver that struck and killed Montrose resident Joo Lee and at 7:15 p.m. on Jan. 1. Lee was struck while he was crossing the street in the 3000 block of Montrose Avenue. A driver had stopped […]
Jan. 18 1000 block of Fairview Drive in La Cañada, a brief case was stolen and the front passenger side window of a vehicle was shattered overnight. Jan. 16 300 block St. Katherine Drive in La Cañada, a resident reported that someone had entered her unlocked home and stole a digital camera, umbrella, duffle bags, […]
By Shana LiVIGNI Holy Redeemer students are ready to demonstrate how scientifically saavy they are at this year’s Science Fair. “It’s a science fair, not a competition, where students demonstrate their science skills and their science knowledge,” explained science teacher Cathi Garcia. “The students in grades five through eight are required to participate and their […]
By Mary O’Keefe Valley View Elementary students are raising funds to help those who have suffered the devastating earthquakes in Haiti. “The Valley View Education Foundation has a few hundred T-shirts we are donating,” said Dan Abboud. The T-shirts have been specially designed for the fund raiser. “The devastation is overwhelming,” Abboud said of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Tuesday’s Battle of the Badges blood drive was deemed a success with about 30 people stopping by the Crescenta Valley Sheriffs Station to donate. The day was part of a friendly competition with public safety/law enforcement officers and sponsored by the American Red Cross. “It started as a concept through the U.S. […]
SCHOOL CLOSURES ANNOUNCED The Glendale Unified School District announced that all schools located north of Foothill Boulevard will be closed today, Jan. 21 due to adverse weather. This will affect Mountain Avenue, Monte Vista, Valley View and Dunsmore elementary schools and Rosemont Middle School and Clark Magnet High School. The La Crescenta Presbyterian Center for […]