By Mary O’KEEFE Regan Boone is well-known in the area for her longtime work with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of the Foothills and her Highway Highlands Farm unique jams and jellies sold at Sunday’s Montrose Harvest Market. But recently she was also known as the owner of a house that was on […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Mars 2020 Perseverance rover successfully launched into space on its way to Mars at 7:50 a.m. on Thursday, July 30 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. This is the beginning of its estimated seven-month travel to Mars, where it is scheduled to arrive on Feb. 18, 2021. It will land […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Coroner’s Office has identified the two people involved in a fatal car accident early Monday morning on the 210 Freeway near the Pennsylvania off-ramp. Nicole Ardon, 23, from Sunland was identified as the wrong way driver who struck a vehicle driven by James Haddid, 27, of Pasadena. Both drivers were killed. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE School begins this month but it won’t be a traditional return to the classroom as COVID-19 has forced administrators, teachers, students and parents back to the computer screens for virtual learning. When classrooms were shuttered in mid-March and replaced with remote learning it was up to the school district to quickly create […]
Despite nail and hair salon owners meeting every guideline in order to reopen, they seem to be challenged every step of the way. By Mary O’KEEFE After about three weeks of allowing hair and nail salons to reopen, the governor’s office has once again ordered their closure. This time around an amendment to the order […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept. and the community is mourning the loss of Dep. Dennis Gill and his 14-year-old daughter who were involved in a fatal car accident while vacationing in Oregon. On July 25 the deputy and his daughter, along with Gill’s 11-year-old son, were involved in a traffic collision. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is set to launch on July 30 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch window opens at 4:50 a.m. PDT. Perseverance is an appropriate name for this next Mars mission as it has had to persevere through a pandemic to make it to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There is a lot of construction going on at Two Strike Park. A major portion of the project will create a walking trail that will be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). “The inception of the project was in 2010 when it was brought to the attention of then-Supervisor Michael […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Progress continues on the renovations of Gus and Andy’s Montrose Grill, the previous location of longtime diner Rocky Cola Café. Community members have noticed the scaffolding now in place as the façade of the building is being worked on. “Our project is a complete remodel of building and structure,” said diner owner […]
By Mary O’KEEFE We have all seen them, the brown trucks with the gold UPS [United Parcel Service] sign on the side. We’ve seen drivers jump out and quickly deliver packages to a home, then just as quickly jump back into their truck and continue on their way. UPS and those brown trucks, with delivery […]