MSPA Hosts Meet and Greet

By Jason KUROSU The Montrose Shopping Park Association held a merchants’ meeting at the Sparr Heights Community Center Monday night, attended not only by Montrose merchants but also by Glendale city officials. While the MSPA holds regular monthly meetings, this occasion brought together merchants who may have not attended the intimate meetings held at Ocean […]

Arrest Made in Robbery

By Mary O’KEEFE An Alhambra man has been arrested in connection with a robbery that occurred Nov. 30 in the 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard. Armando Vidana, 30, walked into the Pasadena Courthouse on Feb. 21 after a warrant had been issued for his arrest. “The judge remanded him and he is [being held] on […]

Help Support the Rosemont Preserve

The Crescenta Valley Weekly is partnering with the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy, a local environmental nonprofit, on a project to preserve about eight acres of land at the top of Rosemont Avenue known as the “Rosemont Preserve.” Preserving the land would prevent it from ever being developed, secure habitat for the wildlife that roam the […]

Community Turns Out for “Drew’s Voice” Benefit

By Timithie NORMAN More than 250 people flooded into the parking lot of Leo’s All-Star Sports Bar & Grill on Sunday afternoon to raise money for Drew’s Voice, a nonprofit organization recently founded in memory of Crescenta Valley High School student Drew Ferraro who took his life on campus on Feb. 10. Families ate barbecued […]

Body of Missing Man Found

By Mary O’KEEFE Henry Richard Derusha, 76, of Silverlake told his family he would be camping for a few days in the Angeles National Forest, a common event for the avid hiker. However when he did not return by Monday morning his family became worried. Montrose Search and Rescue responded to the call at 8 […]

CRIME BLOTTER

March 3 3100 block of Brookhill Street in La Crescenta, stereo headphones and a Bluetooth device were stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight. 4600 block of La Crescenta Avenue in La Crescenta, the rear driver’s side window was smashed on a vehicle between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. 4600 block of La Crescenta Avenue in […]

BREAKING NEWS: GPD Responding to Suspicious Device

FINAL: 7:32 p.m. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad has detonated the grenade twice to render it safe. The device was determined to be a World War II grenade and because of the thickness of the casing, bomb squad members could not determine whether the grenade was active or not. As a safety […]

Support Robotics and Dine Out

Crescenta Valley High School Robotics Falkon Team 589 is holding a fundraiser at Panda Express in La Cañada (700 Foothill Blvd., at the corner of Foothill and Oakwood Avenue) on Wednesday  from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm. Come for lunch! Come for dinner! Print the coupon above, take it to Panda Express and 20% of […]

Body of Missing Man Found

Body of Missing Man Found By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station Lt. Majory Jacobs has confirmed that the body found in Angeles National Forest was the missing hiker that teams had been searching for since early Monday morning. The family has been notified that the body discovered is their missing family member. Henry Richard […]