The former director of construction for Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena was sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay $4.8 million in restitution for orchestrating a kickback scheme in which companies were paid for work that was never done at the Pasadena hospital. David Hamedany, 55, of Glendale was sentenced by […]
The Glendale Teachers Association and the Glendale Unified School District are pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached regarding 2011-2012 furlough days. There will be no furlough days for the 2011-2012 school year. Therefore, students will be at school on March 16 and April 24, 2012. Additionally, teachers will be on duty […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday at about 8 p.m., a 27-year-old woman was running on the Crescenta Valley High School track when she noticed two men standing near the field. She continued her run and a short time later, was approached by one of the men. The other man had left the area. The man […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr. delivered his State of the State address on Wednesday morning. His speech was tempered optimism stating that California was “on the mend.” He stated that last year the state was looking at a structural deficit of over $20 billion. “It was a real mess,” he said in […]
Jan. 16 600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a man described as Hispanic wearing a black baseball cap reportedly ran out of the TJ Maxx store carrying two purses and did not attempt to pay. A witness reported seeing him get into a white two-door sedan that may have been a Hyundai […]
Middle School Students Robbed of Phones By Mary O’KEEFE Two Rosemont students reported having their cellphones stolen while walking home from school on Thursday. The first incident occurred at little after 3 p.m. at La Crescenta Avenue and El Caminito. A 12-year-old girl was walking home with a friend. She reported that someone had grabbed […]
A Great Gift for this Grandpa Christmas came late to our house. Sure, a couple of weeks ago we did the whole tree and lights and roast beast and piles of presents and visits from the in-laws and exclamations of “We’re never going to do this again!” and Christmas Eve candlelight service and stocking stuffers […]
The Touching and Tragic Story of the Zwick Family As shoppers walk along the 2300 block of Honolulu Avenue in Montrose, they pass many businesses whose names carry a history – the City Hall Coffee Shop, the Montrose Bowl, Al’s Italian Deli – all have a story worth telling. But perhaps the most engaging story […]
Chastises Chase In response to Jim Chase’s column last week, I find his opinions extremely insulting and narrow-minded [New Year, New Laws, Same Old Sacramento, Jan. 5, Viewpoints]. Of the 760 newly passed laws, he focused mostly on the ones designed to protect LGBT people. According to him, there should be no laws dealing with […]
By Maddy PUMILIA Several foothill schools’ robotics teams are gearing up for the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) challenge, which takes place in March in the Long Beach Sports Arena. La Cañada High School, St. Francis High School and Crescenta Valley High School all have robotic teams and are working for […]