North Glendale Plan a Step Closer to Reality

By Ted AYALA Sweeping changes to the Crescenta Valley are inching their way further to reality. The Glendale Planning Commission on Oct. 18 approved sweeping building and zoning changes that will affect the way much of the community looks in the next few years. Some of the biggest changes will be seen along the Foothill […]

Water District Talks Rate Increases, Elections at CVTC Meeting

By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley Water District is proposing an increase to its rates and will hold a public meeting on the matter next week. During the CV Town Council meeting on Oct. 20, Dennis Erdman, district general manager, spoke to the audience for why the board is considering an average increase of 8.2%, […]

Elections 2011 – La Cañada Unified School Board

By Maddy PUMILIA Two and a half years ago, AJ Blumenfeld graduated La Cañada High School and went to Princeton – now he’s looking to improve his alma mater’s school district by running for school board. At Princeton, Blumenfeld studied educational reform and co-founded Students for Education Reform. By spring, Students for Education Reform will […]

Falcon Community Mourns Loss of Coach

By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley community was saddened to learn CV High School softball coach Dan Berry passed away early Wednesday morning at Verdugo Hills Hospital. Berry, 66, suffered two seizures inside the school’s coaches’ office Oct. 11 and went into cardiac arrest. He was treated by paramedics before being taken to the hospital. […]

Welcome to La Crescenta

By Mary O’KEEFE A new sign now welcomes visitors and residents officially to La Crescenta at Pennsylvania and Encinal avenues. The long awaited dedication ceremony was held on Oct. 20. It may seem like a simple task to get a sign that welcomes all who enter the community, however it took about seven years to […]

Wanted: Outdated, Unneeded Medications for Take Back Day

By Mary O’KEEFE The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that a new study shows a fourfold increase in substance abuse treatment admissions involving non-medical use of prescription narcotic pain relievers in a 10-year period. According to the study, the proportion of all substance abuse treatment admission of those aged 12 and older […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Oct. 24 5300 block of Alta Cañada in La Cañada Flintridge, a 1987 white Toyota was stolen from the street at the location between 11:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. Oct. 23 1300 block of Journeys End Road in La Cañada, two tires on a vehicle were punctured with a half-inch hole while it was parked […]

Accident on the 210

By Mary O’KEEFE An accident involving two big rig trucks and a mini van occurred about 10:57 p.m. on Tuesday night on the westbound Foothill (210) freeway, west of the Pennsylvania Avenue exit.  All westbound lanes were closed for about 15 minutes, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Barrios. Traffic was then closed to all […]

Id theft arrest

By Mary OKEEFE Glendale police found several pieces of identity including bank information and passports for over 90 different individuals in the vehicle of a man after he was detained due to a routine traffic stop at Los Olivos Avenue and Moore Street. The 49-year-old Glendale man was found to be on probation at the […]

Convicted Murderer of CVHS Student Closer to Parole

By Mary O’KEEFE On Oct. 19, an Orange County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation hearing found that Paul Crowder is suitable for parole. Crowder was sentenced in November 1991 to 15 years to life in state prison for second-degree murder of Crescenta Valley High School senior Berlyn Cosman.
OC Senior Deputy District Attorney Paul Chrisopoulos argued […]