Put Your Phone and Mascara Down – and Drive

By Mary O’KEEFE As part of April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month campaign, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, along with over 200 other law enforcement agencies, will be participating in a “zero tolerance” program for those texting or using their hand-held cellphone while driving. Participating law enforcement agencies will concentrate their efforts on April 18 […]

GWP Customers are Invited to Share and Compare

Glendale Water & Power (GWP) customers now have the ability to share and compare their energy use with friends on Facebook. The social energy app is designed to provide people with a better sense of their energy use while fostering friendly competition and provides new ways for people to discover savings opportunities.     Consumers can […]

Windstorm Report Released

  On Wednesday Rep. Adam Schiff  released the following statement after reports were released by the Davies Group and Southern California Edison (SCE) on the response to the windstorm of November 2011: “I am pleased that SCE has responded proactively to the problems identified in its response to the recent Windstorm by releasing both an […]

Put the Phone Down and Drive

  As part of this month’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month campaign, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will be offering “zero tolerance” to those texting or operating hand-held cell phones on April 4 and April 18. Drivers who break the law and place themselves and others in danger will be cited. The current minimum ticket […]

Rep. Schiff Announces Annual Art Contest with Online Voting

Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that he will host the annual Congressional Arts Competition Forum & Exhibit for the 29th District, featuring high school student artwork from the region, on Sunday April 15. The Congressional Art Competition is an annual contest, with submissions from across the country. The winner from each Congressional District has […]

Put Our Town on the Map

  Best of the Road® is back for round two, asking Americans to share their hometown pride and show road-trippers the best small towns America has to offer.  Rand McNally and USA TODAY are calling for friends, family, colleagues or coworkers to put their town on the map — literally — and be named the Best of the Road as […]

What Every Parent Needs to Know TONIGHT!

Join the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition and “What Every Parent Needs to Know” tonight at 6:30 p.m. There will be short skits written by local kids concerning underage drinking. Middle and high school students debate the problem and solutions, moderated by Judge Fredrick R. Rotenberg. Tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Center […]

Cub Scouts Bridge to the Next Level of Scouting

Twelve accomplished boys from La Crescenta Cub Scout Pack 360 have earned Cub Scout’s highest award, the Arrow of Light, which was presented to them on Friday in a ceremony held at Dunsmore Auditorium. Calling themselves “The Phoenix Patrol”, the boys, under the guidance of den leaders Nate Brown and Michael O’Bryan, completed up to 20 different […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Going any Lengths for Relay Last year while attending our community’s 11th Annual Foothills Relay For Life, a 24-hour walk for the American Cancer Society, I was struck with an idea how to raise additional funds on the morning of the event. Shave my head! This was not going to come cheap. My goal was […]