CVCA to Meet Tonight The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting will include a discussion of the revised plans recently submitted for 3411-3437 Foothill Boulevard (at the NW corner of New York Avenue), the Verdugo Hills Golf Course property lawsuit and the […]
By Ruth SOWBY Council members put safety first at their general meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15. The meeting, held at the La Crescenta Library, described the formation of a task force that will assist residents in unincorporated La Crescenta to become prepared for future disasters including wildfires, earthquakes, and “floodsand” debris flows. “Our goal is […]
By Julia KOHUT LA County Parks and Recreation is offering an “Every Body Plays” drop-in adventure program for children between the ages of 7 and 17. This program includes offers plenty of activities such as arts and crafts, sports, nature hikes and such more. Perhaps the best part is that all of it is free. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of the victim involved in a fatal pedestrian vs. vehicle accident on the Foothill (210) Freeway on Sept. 13. Isel Molina, 42, was on the eastbound 210 Freeway when she was struck by a vehicle. California Highway Patrol received a call at […]
Los Angeles City Fire Dept. responded to a fire in the Shadow Hills area near 10018 North Sunland Boulevard. The call came in at 1:03 p.m. on Wednesday. As of 4:26 p.m. it burned about 107 acres in light-to-medium brush. The fire moved uphill in about eight mile an hour winds. “However, the forward progress […]
Sept. 16 4300 block of Oakwood Road in La Cañada Flintridge, a glass window of a rear door at a residence had been broken and several rooms were ransacked. Nothing was reported stolen at the time. The burglary occurred between 5 p.m. on Sept. 16 and 11 p.m. on Sept. 17. Sept. 15 Angeles […]
The Crescenta Valley 9/11 Patriot Day Rembrance Motorcade made its way through La Crescenta, far north Glendale and La Cañada Flintridge on Friday, Sept. 9. The motorcade consisted of classic vehicles and emergency responders, including fire and law enforcement vehicles, that drove past local schools and organizations as students and community members waved flags and […]
Montrose Search and Rescue team is planning huge event celebrating its 75th anniversary. By Mary O’KEEFE For 75 years members of the Montrose Search and Rescue (MSAR) have been at the ready, 24/7, to respond to everything from lost hikers to vehicles over the side of the road in the Angeles National Forest. To celebrate […]
By Ruth SOWBY After a two-week hiatus of Glendale City Council meetings, it was standing room only at city hall as concerned citizens packed the council chambers to hear the future of the highly debated 535-acre Scholl Canyon Landfill. Long an eyesore to those in La Crescenta, La Cañada, Glendale, Pasadena and surrounding communities, the landfill […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY On average in 2019, 17.2 veterans died by suicide each day according to the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report released in September 2021. And Navy veteran Joseph Palesano, executive director of Wellness Works Glendale, believes that’s unacceptable. Palesano is co-founder of Not On Our Watch, a program of Wellness Works […]