Fire Weather Watch

The National Weather Service issued the following alert: A fire weather watch remains in effect from Wednesday, Nov.8 through Thursday afternoon, Nov. 9 for gusty Santa Ana winds and low relative humidity for wind-prone valleys in Los Angeles and Ventura counties as well as the Malibu coast.  Winds North to northeast winds 15 to 30 […]

Campaign Shines Light on Veteran Contributions

  Operation Green Light for Veterans campaign is an annual opportunity for Los Angeles County residents to recognize the sacrifices of U.S. veterans and their family members by illuminating homes and public buildings in green from Nov. 6 – Nov. 12.  The shining of a green light is intended to spark a national conversation to […]

Glendale Man Sentenced to 6½ Years in Prison for Laundering At Least $3 Million in Fraudulently Obtained Jobless Benefits

from the Dept. of Justice: A Glendale man was sentenced on Oct. 30 to 78 months in federal prison for laundering at least $3 million in fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance (UI) benefits that his accomplices fraudulently obtained during the COVID-19 pandemic. Arman Nikogosyan, 45, was sentenced by United States District Judge John F. Walter, who […]

Family – and Spooky – Fun Celebrates Halloween

Family – and Spooky – Fun Celebrates Halloween

By Michelle GANIAN, Mary O’KEEFE and Ruth SOWBY Halloween fun could be found throughout the community beginning over the weekend.  Looking at the crowds, the Montrose Shopping Park’s Annual Spooktacular event was a family friendly success. The event, sponsored by the Montrose Shopping Park Association, is a popular community tradition. For those who have not […]

JDL Program, Wage Enticement and More Discussed at GUSD Meeting

By Mikaela STONE At the Oct. 10 Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) meeting, community members rallied around the GUSD Japanese Dual Language (JDL) program. Some speakers agreed that moving the program from Wilson Middle School and Glendale High School to Rosemont Middle School and Crescenta Valley High School would be the right decision to keep […]

Students Offer Their Voices on Variety of Subjects

Students Offer Their Voices on Variety of Subjects

By Mikaela STONE   The GUSD school board on Oct. 24 gave students a chance to make their opinions heard at the fourth annual Student Voices panel, composed of representatives from the five Glendale Unified high schools and moderated by Crescenta Valley High School student Claire Kang, covering opinions on  health and safety, academic support […]

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Halloween Thoughts   So Tuesday night was Halloween. When the boys were young, we were effusive in our decorations; in addition to cobwebs and fog, over the years we’ve featured “creatures” crawling about our fountain, staged a car accident in the driveway and one year had a smoke-breathing dragon and troll. It took days to […]

WEATHER WATCH <<< TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW

The Sins of Littering By Mary O’KEEFE I don’t know about you but it is getting more and more difficult for me to turn my brain off at night so I can sleep. So many thoughts swim through my mind and many of them are just random. One of those sleepless night thoughts recently had […]

In brief

American Heroes Airshow The American Heroes Airshow is on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.at Hansen Dam Sports Complex, 11798 Foothill Blvd. in Lake View Terrace. More than 20 helicopters are expected to be on-site and will be open to inspection by adults and kids. In addition, a naturalization ceremony takes place […]

Salvation Army-Glendale Hosts Laugh Fest to Raise Funds

Salvation Army-Glendale Hosts Laugh Fest to Raise Funds

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY   Every holiday season, shoppers can find red kettles around town indicating a point of collection for the Salvation Army. The accompanying ringing of a bell is a gentle reminder that the Army is collecting money to ease the pains of those in need. According to its website www.salvationarmy.org, the bell is […]