By Jason KUROSU Legislators and medical professionals have combined their efforts against youth brain injuries with the sponsoring of the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act (or PABI Plan Act). Also referred to as H.R. 2600, the PABI Plan Act will fund a seven-year initiative and “will cover the entire continuum of care from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Police Department Lt. Gary Montecuollo has been announced as the new Glendale Community College Chief of Police. Montecuollo has worked in almost every aspect of the Glendale police force from community policing to S.W.A.T. (Special Weapons and Tactics). “I have been teaching at the school for 16 years,” said Montecuollo. His […]
Sept. 9 4400 block of La Crescenta Avenue in La Crescenta, a woman reported that she was walking southbound in the north/south alley west of La Crescenta Avenue between Prospect and Community avenues. She reported feeling someone pulling her purse off her right shoulder. The suspect was able to remove the victim’s purse and fled […]
Share The Cost The city council [recently] agreed to reduce some Beeline Bus services and is considering raising fees for public transportation. What was not put on the agenda was asking the city cyclists to pay a users tax for riding the city streets. The city has spent many thousands of dollars painting our city […]
Local Alien Abduction Stories Told in “The Tujunga Canyon Contacts” One of the earliest modern stories of extraterrestrial abductions came out of our own Big Tujunga Canyon! These abductions, which began in 1953, predate the more famous Betty and Barney Hill abductions of 1961, but weren’t publicized until 1980 with the publication of “The Tujunga […]
Feet (and Knees): Don’t Fail Me Now By the time you read this column, my wife and I will either have fulfilled our goal, met the challenge, lived the dream, slayed the dragon – whatever bromide you wish to use – or flamed out, bit off more than we could chew, crashed and burned; i.e. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, schools within the Glendale Unified School recognized the 9-11 10th anniversary with each school taking time to discuss the events that happened on that day, in an age appropriate way, and observe a moment of silence. At Lincoln Elementary School, Glendale Fire Department members joined students, staff and principal in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Some enterprising Crescenta Valley High School students have decided to take leadership into their own hands by founding Camp Firework for Rosemont Middle School students. The mission of this new camp is to develop confident leaders with good citizenship and a strong commitment to service through hands-on activities. The twist with this […]
AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization) had its opening ceremony on Sunday. Teams like the Raptors, Green Lanterns and Oscar the Grouchies paraded with their banners, team members and coaches around the track at Glendale Community College. Photos by Mary O’KEEFE
By Agnes CONSTANTE Thanks to the work of a dedicated group of high school students, 45 people on Skid Row were given bikes on Aug. 21. The bikes were distributed to a select group on Skid Row to assist them in finding jobs by providing a means of transportation. Approximately 20 students from LOOK, a […]