Briefs

Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Coalition Community Forum A free drug and alcohol forum will be held on  April 13 at Verdugo Hills Hospital 4th floor from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The topics of discussion will include Social Hosting: Drug & Alcohol Parties hosted by adults for children. A  panel will discuss the laws […]

A garden grows in Crescenta Valley

By Mary O’KEEFE Recently Crescenta Valley seniors were invited to an afternoon tea and stroll through a lovely Californian garden at Crescenta Valley Park. The tea was a celebration of the end of a long and at times very difficult journey that Girl Scout Nancy Au began many months ago. “I wanted to have a […]

Two arrested suspected of several vehicle burglaries

The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station has received reports of more than twenty-five window smash vehicle burglaries since the beginning of 2010. Similar burglaries were also reported in the latter half of 2009. The suspects targeted locked vehicles with small valuables (purses, laptop computers, backpacks, etc.) left in plain view. Most of the burglaries occurred in […]

DePompa speaks of the CV drug problem

By Mary O’KEEFE “A gateway environment.” That was how Glendale Police Chief Ron DePompa described Crescenta Valley and its drug and gang problem at Tuesday’s Glendale City Council meeting. With the use of a Power Point presentation De Pompa illustrated the correlation between crime and heroin and drug arrest. “Drug use is on the rise,” […]

Family calms concerns

By Mary O’Keefe Glendale police have investigated reports concerning a man taking pictures of children at Dunsmore Park last weekend. The 29-year-old man, according to police, is autistic and was working on a photography project. The man reportedly approached several children at the park. Parents had contacted the Glendale police and had begun to send […]

Dr. Lucy explains it all

Treasures of the Valley » Mike lawler Like many of us who have lived in the Los Angeles area for many years, my family has permanently imprinted and associated the image and voice of Dr. Lucy Jones with disaster. She and her associate Dr. Kate Hutton have for the last 20-plus years been the first […]

Drug drop a success but…

Concerns are raised that the large number of collected items may be the result of pharmaceutical companies disposing their outdated products. By Mary O’KEEFE In an effort to give residents a safe place to dispose unwanted prescription drugs as well as bio-hazardous used or new hypodermic needles and illegal drugs, the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station […]

from the desk of the publisher: What’s in a name?

By Robin Goldsworthy “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” The ides of March are behind us and our family is eagerly awaiting the arrival of our first grandchild. Ashlynn Loree Goldsworthy is due at any time and with four sons, you can only […]

Earthquake rocks, boulders unlikely to roll

By Geghard ARAKELIAN According to the U.S. Geological Survey website a 4.4 earthquake hit the greater Los Angeles area at about 4 a.m. on Tuesday; Glendale Parks & Recreation reported that no rocks were dislodged in Deukmejian Park. According to officials, large rocks exposed by rainfall erosion have little chance of dislodging in an earthquake […]

The Mix’s doors are still closed

By Mary O’KEEFE The doors remained closed on St. Patrick’s Day at The Mix Bar in the 2600 block of Honolulu Avenue after the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control suspended its license. “The Board of Equalization had [requested] a hold be put on their license until an issue was resolved,” confirmed John Carr of […]