Turning the page(s) on the holidays

Had enough of gift catalogs yet? Does your kitchen table sag under the weight of them? Does your mail carrier glare malevolently at your house as he crams another 86 pounds of glossy, full-color catalogs into your mailbox? Mine does. In fact, I refuse to be anywhere near our mailbox when he arrives – there’s […]

La Crescenta’s contribution to the history of radical politics

We just went through a very divisive national election. But historically, we here in the Crescenta Valley are no strangers to divisive politics of national impact. As a matter of fact, our little community hosted one of the initial battles of Cold War domestic politics in the form of a minor face-off between members of […]

Glendale police warn: Put that phone down and drive

By Mary O’KEEFE Driving down Verdugo Road motorists will notice a crashed vehicle near the Oakmont Country Club turn off and an overturned vehicle just past Glendale Community College. The vehicles are not waiting for a tow truck but are part of the Glendale Police Department’s Driven 2 Distraction campaign. Throughout the city of Glendale […]

Be a Santa to a senior

By Mary O’KEEFE The holidays are thought as a time for family, friends and children. Santa’s helpers collect toys so children can have something under the Christmas tree. Those same helpers will fill grocery bags with food so families can sit around the table and share a healthy meal. But often there is a segment […]

Keep car doors locked and valuables safe

By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s and Glendale Police Department are reminding people to keep their vehicle doors locked and do not leave valuables in the car. “We have had several vehicle burglaries. We want to remind residents not to leave valuables like purses in their cars,” said Sgt. Ray Harley, CV Sheriff’s Station. Harley […]

GUSD experiences shake up

By Jason KUROSU Starting at the beginning of the Glendale Unified School District’s second quarter – Nov. 2 – approximately 50 students from Glendale High School and Hoover High School transferred to Crescenta Valley High.  This is an extension of the ideas developed in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, a bill which […]

Late break for GUSD

By Jason KUROSU GUSD schools are adjourning for the holidays at a noticeably later date than usual: Dec. 23. The winter break will go through the first week of January so that students will return to class on Monday, Jan. 10. The shift of about a week in the starting and ending dates of the […]

Sheriff’s Toy and Food moving forward

By Misty DUPLESSIS The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station has hosted its annual Sheriff’s Toy and Food Drive for more than 20 years – and this year is no exception. Although the organization is currently actively welcoming donations, the Sheriff’s Toy and Food Drive committee never stops accumulating items for the yearly event. Toy surpluses from […]

The season has officially started

The Montrose Christmas Parade was my official start to the holiday season and everything that means. On Saturday, we here at the CV Weekly were busy spiffing up our office for a ‘pre-parade’ open house and goodie giveaway. Our office faces Honolulu Avenue and for those preparing for the parade, we opened our picture window […]

Arrest of Maryland Avenue car crash driver

By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police have arrested a 15-year-old La Crescenta boy as the driver who plowed through several cars during a wild trip through a quiet neighborhood on Nov. 1. According to Sgt. Tom Lorenz, the boy had borrowed his grandmother’s vehicle without permission, pick up some friends in the area and went on […]