The principal shuffle

By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Unified School District has announced that current Fremont Elementary School principal Cynthia Livingston will be assuming the role of principal at Rosemont Middle School. In a principal musical chairs, Livingston will be taking over the helm at Rosemont after that school’s principal of two years Michele Doll moves on to […]

In brief

LOW COST PET VACCINES OFFERED The City of Glendale City Clerk’s Office is sponsoring a low cost vaccination clinic for dogs and cats on Thursday, June 24 from 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. in the small parking lot directly behind City Hall at 613 E. Broadway in Glendale. The City Clerk’s Office will provide dog/cat licensing services. […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Some people are weather wise, some are otherwise.” — Ben Franklin Although unofficial, Memorial weekend brought summer to the foothills. Temperatures in the low 90s were an invitation to backyard barbecues and a dip into the pool. Nighttime lows did not dip much below a mild 60 degrees. As the week progressed it felt more […]

Thinking of and thanking our departing school staff

From the desk of the publisher By Robin Goldsworthy As we approach the end of the school year, which for some has already arrived, it’s with a bit of melancholy that I reflect on those changes that are taking place within our district. While the teachers union and the school board battle it out, debating […]

Congressman Schiff visits CVHS

By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday Congressman Adam Schiff paid a visit to Crescenta Valley High School at the invitation of teacher Alicia Harris and her advanced placement government class. About 50 students posed questions to the congressman covering issues from the country’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide to the polarizing political atmosphere.  The students invited […]

CVWD will be going digital

By Geghard ARAKELIAN A presentation during the Crescenta Valley Water District board meeting on Tuesday marked one of the many steps that have been taken by the power company to manage accounts online. During the presentation, board members were given an in-depth overview of a web portal which will allow CVWD customers to pay their […]

Bird on the line causes power outage

By Mary O’KEEFE About 3500 customers were affected by a power outage and a hillside was set ablaze all due to a bird that landed on a wire this morning about 8 a.m. “The bird landed on a fuse bracket holder which caused the transformer circuits to lock up,” said Dave Ford, spokesman for Southern […]

Meet Vince Takas, local artist & shhh! he’s Santa, too!

Now his cover is blown. This Christmas when you see our perfect Santa walking the streets and handing out candy canes, look closely at his face and you will find Vincent Takas, fully in character. But I warn you: When the red suit goes on, Vince has “left the building” and you feel as if […]

What are you grateful for?

“Focusing on what we already have and are grateful for right now is one of the most powerful things we can do to alter our life in a positive way.” Mike Robbins We are very grateful for all the American soldiers who have given their lives for our country. Hopefully you enjoyed the day off […]

Our local heroes

On Monday, the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce helped pay tribute to our fallen soldiers at a ceremony at Montrose’s Vietnam War Memorial. Our treasurer, Charles Beatty, was our emcee. We were very glad to enjoy the company of many distinguished guests including Glendale Mayor Ara Najarian, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich, Senator Carol […]