Launch Date Announced for Perseverance

Launch Date Announced for Perseverance

By Mary O’KEEFE NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is just over a month from its July 20 targeted launch date. The rover’s astrobiology mission will seek signs of past microscopic life on Mars, explore the geology of the Jezero Crater landing site, and demonstrate key technologies to help prepare for future robotic and human exploration. And […]

Done with that Couch? Don’t Dump Illegally – Call for Pick Up

Done with that Couch? Don’t Dump Illegally – Call for Pick Up

By Mary O’KEEFE Because of the Safer-At-Home Order issued due to COVID-19 many people spent the time at home cleaning out closets and reorganizing their homes and yards. But with all the cleaning and clearing came the challenge of what to do with furniture and large items that were no longer wanted. Donation centers like […]

GUSD Plans School Reopening – Carefully and Cautiously

By Mary O’KEEFE At Tuesday’s Glendale Unified School District board of education meeting, members and staff discussed the process of reopening schools. Before the discussion began, several teachers weighed in with their concerns on how the reopening choices were made. They spoke about an upcoming district presentation, sharing their disappointment in not being included in […]

Mobile and Virtual Graduations Held

Mobile and Virtual Graduations Held

Students, teachers, parents and school staff join forces to create lifetime memories for this year’s graduates.   By Mary O’KEEFE June is traditionally the time for promotion ceremonies for those moving from eighth grade to high school and commencements for students graduating from high school. The time frame is the same but this year’s events […]

A Brother’s Loss – the Face of COVID-19

A Brother’s Loss – the Face of COVID-19

By Mary O’KEEFE COVID-19 numbers, both the positive cases and deaths, are shared every day but beyond the numbers are people, loved ones and friends who are self isolating, who are hospitalized and who have lost their battle with the coronavirus. The number of deaths, as of Monday, June 8, reached 2,655 in Los Angeles […]

Savings Program Sets GUSD Students on College Path

By Mary O’KEEFE For about nine years, Glendale Unified School District board member Nayiri Nahabedian has been working with local individuals, organizations and elected officials who support education and want to give students a leg up on their academic future. This year all the hours of work and countless emails paid off, literally, with the […]

DCFS Dispels Rumors During the Pandemic

By Mary O’KEEFE Stress surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt in a variety of ways including a concern by some parents that if they test positive for COVID-19 their children will be taken from them. This is not true. “We have heard of that rumor and we want to dispel the notion,” said Bobby […]

Several Protests and a Vigil throughout CV Area

Several Protests and a Vigil throughout CV Area

By Mary O’KEEFE Several relatively peaceful vigils and protests occurred in Pasadena, Montrose, La Crescenta and La Cañada Flintridge on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, Pasadena held a vigil that saw a line of thousands of cars begin at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Pasadena, then caravan around the city stopping at […]

Frontline Workers Get an In-N-Out Thank You

Frontline Workers Get an In-N-Out Thank You

North Valley Nursing Center celebrated its hard-working frontline essential employees with a treat by In-N-Out Burger and hosting an afternoon parking lot cookout for the staff in a much-deserved employee appreciation celebration at the facility on May 21. In California, health care workers are in increasingly high demand and under ever-growing stress. Even prior to […]

GUSD Faces a New Budget Challenge

By Mary O’KEEFE Students in Glendale Unified School District were looking forward to their spring break in March. Little did they know that their week off would turn into the rest of the school year. They then started their virtual learning experience, which for some worked well and for others has been a time of […]