Two weeks ago I set the stage for a showdown between the left-wing Hugh Hardyman and the right-wing American Legion members in an early conflict of what was later known as the McCarthy Era. Hardyman was somewhat of a political oddball in the very staid, conservative Crescenta Valley. The newspapers of that time jumped on […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Around 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon, the 5300 block of Pineridge Road was blocked off as Los Angeles County firefighters and workers from Los Angeles County Department of Public Works responded to a call of flooding. When they arrived they found the flooding occurred not because of full debris basins but due to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 16-year-old boy fell into the wash that runs through Crescenta Valley Park on Sunday. “He fell in at the north of the park [near Dunsmore Avenue] and got swept down to the bottom end of the park,” said Capt. Stuart Stefani of the Glendale Fire Department. The boy was apparently attempting […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The CVS Pharmacy in Montrose was evacuated Saturday morning, Dec. 18, while Glendale police conducted a search for a man suspected of an attempted car jacking that occurred earlier. About 8:30 a.m. Glendale police received a call of a suspicious man that went into the CVS store to use the restroom. An […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS In recent years residents of the foothill community have witnessed the shrinking number of people who display Christmas trees and decorations during the holiday season. While some merchants in the Montrose area chose not to take part in the annual festivities, Glendale Are Schools Federal Credit Union president Stuart Perlitsh decided to […]
By Jason KUROSU Governor-Elect Jerry Brown held a state budget forum last Tuesday at UCLA in which he highlighted the budgetary obstacles that California will face going into the new year. Brown made no secret of the budget problems. “We’re facing some pretty … pretty is a soft word. This is really a huge challenge, […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS La Crescenta and Montrose residents are no strangers to indulging in the Christmas spirit. Families have been known to be extravagant in their pursuit of creating a perfect holiday home including coordinating music to blinking lights. This year is no exception for the foothill community. The Crescenta Valley Town Council joyfully awarded […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Thursday, Dec. 16, State Farm Insurance presented the Glendale Fire Department with a check for $5,000. “At State Farm, part of our community giving is in the area of safety. And so the focus here is safety disaster preparedness and regional training of the firefighters,” said Eddie Martinez, representative of State […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Toy and Food Drive volunteers packed up items for over 200 families early Saturday morning and began delivering. The rain didn’t dampen the spirit of giving as the volunteers went to homes of families in need, bringing food and toys. Joanne Berg has been part of the toy drive […]
I admit that, for me, it is sometimes hard to get into the “holiday spirit,” especially since our children are pretty much grown. When the boys were younger I was much more plugged into Christmas – baking for friends, decorating the house and setting up the tree. But times have changed in the Goldsworthy house […]