By Mary O’KEEFE When students go back to school on Monday, they will probably not notice too much of a change, as teachers prepare for Common Core State Standards to begin. The process is a four-year process that will complete implementation in the 2014-15 school year. “We began talking about [CCSS] in [March] 2011,” said […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU St. Bede the Venerable Church Associate Pastor Rev. Kevin Kester passed away early Tuesday morning after a long illness, the church announced on Wednesday. He was 63. A native of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, Kester began his pastoral assignment at St. Bede in 2003. An Air Force “brat,” Kester entered St. […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Monsignor Thomas Doyle, pastor emeritus of St. James the Less Church in La Crescenta, passed away Monday morning, the church announced this week. He was 83. Born in 1930 in County Waterford, Ireland, Doyle was ordained a priest in 1954 at the age of 24 and served in parishes in Norwalk, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As fast as it arrived, summer vacation for local public schools comes to an end. On Monday, the streets and sidewalks will again be filled as students and parents greet, whether grudgingly or excitedly, the first day of school. If there is a common thread throughout the community regarding back to school […]
Industry eyes are turning to Glendale as new production companies open their doors. By Michael YEGHIAYAN Fans of the Johnny Carson era of “The Tonight Show” may remember the studio’s host city of Burbank as a perennial target of Carson’s nightly quips. Yet, through the laughs, Burbank grew in its own right to become an […]
Trails and Open Space News The City of Glendale Trails and Open Space Aug. 10 program “The Sky is Falling, The Sky is Falling” is full. There is no room to accommodate any additional participants. The next event is a campfire program on Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. “I Don’t Like Spiders and Snakes!” takes […]
The Rush is On I love that fall commercial for one of the office supply stores where the music playing is the traditional holiday song, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and a dad is pushing a shopping cart down the aisles, picking out back to school supplies with a huge smile on his […]
A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for two children taken from Boulevard, California. By Mary O’KEEFE Sixteen-year-old Hannah Anderson and her eight-year-old brother Ethan were abducted from the city of Boulevard in San Diego County. James Lee DiMaggio, 40, is suspected of abducting the children, according to an Amber Alert release. […]
A $500 reward is now being offered for the return of “Hildie,” a Terrier/Border Collie mix that’s been missing from Sunland since July 6. Hildie weighs about 50 lbs. and is 10 years old. Her owner, Pat Kramer, says she is an important part of the family and everyone is missing her a great deal. […]