By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday at 5:13 p.m. a man was arrested for being found in possession of burglary tools and bringing a controlled substance into a jail. Deputies from Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a call of a suspected burglary when a witness reported seeing a man, later identified as Albert Montoya, 62, […]
By Ted AYALA On any given morning in Montrose and especially on the weekends, you’re likely to see them. Whether they’re relaxing along Honolulu Avenue or pedaling up Verdugo, Montrose has become a very popular center for local bicyclists. So when the city of Glendale passed its revision of the city bicycle master-plan on Dec. […]
By Jason KUROSU The last GUSD board of education meeting of 2010 was kicked off in holiday fashion Tuesday. The boardroom was adorned with wreaths and Christmas lights and the meeting began with a caroling performance by the Crescenta Valley High Charismatics. The holiday spirit was furthered appropriately by a series of gifts. School board […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A routine traffic stop by Glendale police ended in the arrest of a 50-year-old man and the discovery of a handgun and loaded magazine. On Sunday about 5:37 p.m. Glendale police stopped a vehicle for expired registration license plate tags in the area of Boston and Anderson avenues. During the stop they […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday about 9:30 p.m. Glendale police received a 911 call concerning someone screaming, yelling and threatening to kill someone near the convenience store at La Crescenta and Montrose avenues. The caller had given a description of a pick-up that was being driven by the threatening suspect. The reporting party told officers […]
By Mary O’KEEFE La Crescenta resident Todd Hunt announced on Monday that he will be seeking a seat on the Glendale Unified School District board of education on the April 5, 2011 ballot. The terms of GUSD board members Mary Boger and Nayiri Nahabedian are up for re-election in 2011. At a time when education […]
By Ted AYALA At the Glendale City Council meeting of Dec. 7, the City passed a measure giving ultimate control of Montrose’s Vietnam War Memorial (located on the northwest corner of Honolulu Avenue and Oceanview Boulevard) to the governing board of the local business improvement district (BID) – in this case, the Montrose Shopping Park […]
By Jason KUROSU Former Crescenta Valley High co-principal Mike Livingston set out on the Vagabond, a sport fishing vessel, in late November with hopes of a relaxing fishing trip. He ended up getting that, but also happened to set a world record in the process. While fishing at Magdalena Bay, along the west coast of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Trader Joe’s construction seemed to have started then stalled but looks can be deceiving. “The work everyone was seeing was not Trader Joe’s breaking ground but our city workers doing what they were contractually supposed to do,” said Glendale City Councilmember John Drayman. Trader Joe’s that has been approved by […]
By Ted AYALA The Glendale City Council met for the final time this year (they had voted to cancel the last two meetings of December at a previous meeting). All members were present. The one throbbing point that was a major source of discussion regarded Councilwoman Laura Friedman’s resolution showing the displeasure of the city […]