By Mary O’KEEFE It isn’t common that an actor who played a superhero actually is a superhero in real life, but then Lou Ferrigno is anything but common. According to the Urban Dictionary, a superhero is described as “a being with extraordinary physical or mental powers, far beyond the range of normal human ability, who […]
Future will tell what changes – if any – will result from elections held on Saturday and Tuesday. By Mary O’KEEFE The local elections are over and the Crescenta Valley has remained pretty much status quo. The results of Tuesday’s election had all incumbents maintaining their seats on the CV Water District board of directors. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The community is invited to join in the celebration of Veterans’ Day with members of the American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614 at the Two Strike Park War Memorial. This will be the first Veterans’ Day celebration at the newly constructed memorial wall that had its dedication […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday in Pasadena Superior Court, Bryan Mackey, 33, of Glendale pled not guilty to charges brought against him after a Halloween early morning pursuit that led law enforcement from Sun Valley to La Crescenta, on and off the Foothill (210) Freeway and weaving in and out of traffic, past schools and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, firefighters were out in force across the nation to bring attention to and raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Local firefighters joined in the national fundraiser for MDA, asking community members to “Fill the Boot.” The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is one of the largest national sponsors […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Foothills Relay for Life benefitting the American Cancer Society held its kick-off on Saturday night, Oct. 26 at the corner of Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard. The familiar giant signs reading HOPE, FIGHT BACK and CELEBRATE decorated the Relay table as Lori Carrico, chair for the Foothills event, spoke about […]
Candidates for town council and water district take the podium to answer final questions from the voters before the Nov. 2 and Nov. 5 elections. By Jason KUROSU Just one week after the candidates for the Crescenta Valley Town Council debated before an audience, the candidates gathered again at the La Crescenta Library Thursday […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON On Saturday, authors Mike Lawler and Gary Keyes spoke to a packed house at the La Crescenta Library about their latest book, “Murder and Mayhem in the Crescenta Valley.” Although CV is a bedroom community with a “Mayberry” personality, it also has a dark side – so dark in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Winter came a little early this year – actually, for about the last six years, winter snow has arrived early in Montrose in typical California style. Thirty-five tons of ice was transformed into snow and piled onto the parking lot of Montrose Travel for the annual Snowpalooza on Friday afternoon. There was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, community members brought their unused and/or unwanted drugs to various areas throughout Crescenta Valley as part of the Drug Take Back, sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration in partnership with the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition/Alliance and law enforcement. “We collected [over 700 pounds] of prescription drugs last […]