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Glendale Remains as One of the Top 10 Safest Cities
The Glendale Police Department has released the 2011 crime statistics showing an overall reduction in both Part 1 and Part 2 crimes. According to a release by Glendale Police Department: Part 1 crimes, reported to the FBI, are comprised of eight specific crime types used to make jurisdictional comparisons. They include the violent crime […]
Lunch Signature Needed for CV Kids
Policy asks parents to give permission for their student to leave the campus. But final decisions have yet to be made. By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley High School campus open lunch policy discussion continues but in the meantime there are some papers that the district would like parents to sign, or not, depending on […]
Car Crashes Through Brick Wall on Foothill
By Mary O’KEEFE A little after noon on Tuesday, Nareh Marootian, a receptionist at Skin Therapeutics, Medical Aesthetics, Inc. and Acupuncture and Herb Center in the 3700 block of Foothill Boulevard, was working with a customer when she heard a loud noise. “I was in the [back] room when I heard a loud bang,” Marootian […]
Glendale presented award from “Keep America Beautiful”
By Ted AYALA Glendale has long been known as the “Jewel City,” but that nickname may have to make way for a new one: “The Green City.” Presented to the City Council last Tuesday night were a series of awards from Keep America Beautiful (KAB). In existence for nearly 60 years, KAB has made it […]
from the desk of the publisher
Four Seasons … Not Just A Singing Group Getting the paper off the floor every week – even after more than two years – is still a learning process. Whereas in the beginning it was typically well after midnight before we locked up the office, over time we were able to whittle that back to […]
Weather in the Foothills
“We have the capacity to receive messages from the stars and the songs of the night winds.” – Ruth St. Denis What could be more soothing than lying in bed at night, listening to the falling rain? Perhaps the melodious sound of wind chimes? Yes, their sound foretold of last weekend’s change in the […]
Introducing New North Area Commander
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Dept. has announced the appointment of Lt. Scott Bickle (shown at right) as its new North Area Commander. In 2009, GPD divided Glendale into four specific sections of patrol areas. Montrose and far north Glendale are part of Command Area Four. Bickle fills the position that was vacated by […]
Lt. Ian Grimes Retires
By Mary O’KEEFE In October 2009, Glendale Police Dept. introduced its first North Area Commander, Lt. Ian Grimes. He was a perfect fit because not only had he begun his police career patrolling the Crescenta Valley area, he was also a resident. After 31 years with the Glendale Police Dept., Grimes has retired. His familiar […]