By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1586, the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act. President Barack Obama immediately signed the bill into law. The measure includes $10 billion in funding that targeted saving teachers jobs, and $16.1 billion in health assistance to states thus reducing shortfalls which will allow states […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 17-year-old girl was transported to Huntington Memorial Hospital on Monday night at 6:15 p.m. after she fell while hiking with other teens in Upper Big Tujunga near Camp Colby. “The teen had fallen and [appeared] to have a broken arm and leg,” said Sgt. Michael Stuver of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s […]
Nine people of Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station received the department’s Life-Saving Award from Sheriff Leroy Baca on Aug. 3 for two separate incidents. The first incident occurred on Feb. 7. Sergeant Tracy Stewart and Deputies Walls, Lucas Tapia, Chad Pluimmer, Juan Martinez, Joel Broumley and Al Barreras were dispatched to the debris basin behind the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE DRB gives approval to addition The Glendale Design Review Board was highly complimentary of a proposed addition to 3308 Mill Ave., and approved with some minor proposed changes at its most recent meeting. The project was designed by South Pasadena architect Anthony George, a new member of that city’s planning commission. The […]
LIBRARY HOSTING CHILI COOK OFF On Aug. 14 at 1:00 p.m. the La Crescenta Library is hosting its inaugural chili cook-off. All are invited to bring their best recipe and compete with others in the community to be crowned the Chili King of La Crescenta Library. The winner will receive a crown and a $25 […]
By Odalis A. SUAREZ The Crescenta-Cañada Lions Club will be taking part in Kases for Kids, an effort that collects backpacks and luggage for kids entering foster care. “When kids enter the foster care system, they currently were given plastic or paper bags. The concept is to give a suitcase to take with [them], something […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “As marvelous as the stars is the mind of the person who studies them” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Weather this week in Crescenta Valley may seem rather boring – not too hot and not too cold. Considering the extreme weather world wide, including 100 degree temperatures and unhealthy air in Russia […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Almost a year after the Station Fire devastated Angeles National Forest, there is photographic evidence that life is returning to normal. That much was on display Aug. 5 in front of a large audience inside the La Crescenta Library community room, where Corina Roberts, Angeles National Forest employee and resident, presented a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Several religious statues were destroyed or damaged at St. Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church in the 500 block of South Central Ave. in Glendale. Witnesses reportedly saw a man, later identified as Victor Petrescu, 23, of Glendale, approach the monuments with a sledgehammer. “The witnesses were going to try to stop him but […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The last 48 teachers affected by RIF [Reduction In Force] in the Glendale school district were notified on Monday morning they would be rehired for the new school year. “Welcome home,” said Mary Boger, member of the Glendale Unified School board. The teachers had been officially notified in March they were not […]