Drama Teacher Honored by Alumni Organization

Small Change for Big Change looks to recognize teachers, students. By Brandon HENSLEY As the end of another school year winds down, one Crescenta Valley High School teacher is gearing up to receive a brand new award. Drama teacher Brent Beerman won the first ever Teacher of the Year award by the CV alumni organization […]

IN Brief

CV Fireworks Tickets Now On Sale Starting today, you can purchase your tickets to the July 4th Fireworks show held each year at La Crescenta Elementary School. The advance sale tickets are $7 each, children 7 and under free. Tickets sold the day of the event will cost $10. Remember you can purchase your tickets […]

Funding Finished for Rosemont Preserve

By Agnes CONSTANTE At the end of May, community members pledged enough money to create the Rosemont Preserve, a 7.75-acre portion of land located above Rosemont Avenue. Saving the area cost $450,000 and fundraising efforts throughout the past few months have paid off, as the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy website reports that it has acquired […]

Probation Compliance Check Done in La Crescenta

By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Dept. was joined by members of the U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Force, State Parole, Probation and Gang units as well as the Special Enforcement Detail in a Probation Compliance Operation recently held in the far north Glendale area. The probation compliance checks were conducted at 14 separate locations where […]

GPD Seeks Public’s Help in Identifying Suspect

Glendale police are looking for a woman who is targeting 24 Hour Fitness locations in Glendale and burglarizing the women’s locker rooms. On May 14, the suspect entered the 24 Hour Fitness at 450 N. Brand Blvd. and claimed to have left her purse in the locker room. She was allowed to enter without showing […]

Veterans and Active Military Personnel Invited to a Barbecue

By Mary O’KEEFE Veterans and their spouses are invited to a free barbecue sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1614 on Saturday. “There are so many veterans in our area that don’t know about the VFW,” said Andy Gero, VFW member. For over 100 years, the VFW has been an organization that supports […]

Sad Day for Science Fiction, Fantasy Fans

By Mary O’KEEFE Ray Bradbury, science fiction and fantasy writer, has died at the age of 91. The author and recipient of the 2000 National Book Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, died on Tuesday after a long illness. He lived […]

La Cañada Drowning Investigation Concluded

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau detectives have concluded their investigation into last week’s drowning in La Cañada. It has been determined an accident. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau detectives investigated the  drowning of a 6-year-old girl in a swimming pool in La Cañada. The incident occurred in the 4900 block […]

Poor Showing at Polls

By Jason KUROSU The election results are in after nearly record low voter turnout across the state.     June 5 marked a change in voting rules, as the state moved to a “top-two” primary system in which the two candidates who receive the most votes are placed on the November ballot, regardless of party affiliation. […]

Drug Series Begins

By Mary O’KEEFE Drug trends come and go. A few years ago, Crescenta Valley saw an increase in teenagers with a heroin addiction in nearby rehabilitation centers. That trend soon found its way to law enforcement where heroin arrests were on the rise. That translated into a Crescenta Valley heroin problem that was recognized by […]