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The suspect charged with the murder of 4-month-old Troy May Elaine Cohn, who died June 29 after allegedly being thrown to the ground at a Claremont home daycare facility, is a 17-year-old boy with autism, according to reporting by KTLA. Pictured is a sidewalk memorial outside the facility in the 1400 block of Lynoak Drive where the infant was fatally injured June 29. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
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“The night Barack Obama was elected president, November 4, 2008, I sat around the TV with my two young daughters, 6 and 2, and shed a tear as the Obamas walked onstage to deliver his victory speech. There was a new feeling in the air, a sense of joyous, confident optimism. It was a great time to be an American. It seemed we had turned a corner, that we were moving closer to realizing the promise of our young country’s audacious, though flawed, founding principles. All that optimism seems impossibly naive now.”
The Claremont Unified School District has reduced its $10.8 million 2025-26 budget deficit by $9.2 million, leaving it just $1.6 million short for 2026-27. The announcement came at the Board of Education’s June 19 meeting, which also saw the board unanimously approve a measure to advance a 30-year $77 million bond measure to the November 3 general election ballot. Pictured is Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Desiree Reyes at the June 18 meeting. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont Unified School District has named Geoffrey Payton and Rose Bomentre (pictured here) as Claremont High School’s new assistant principals of student services. Bomentre is an author, 33-year LA and San Bernardino County educator, and a former Baldy View Regional Occupational Program Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services. Payton was previously CUSD’s culture and climate intervention teacher and was the district’s teacher of the year in 2024-25. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
For more than four decades, Jack Mills has helped shape Claremont’s schools, nonprofits, and community organizations. Now, that work has earned him the city’s honored citizen recognition. Mills will be among the City of Claremont’s honorees in its Fourth of July parade. The one-mile parade kicks off at 1 p.m. at Memorial Park, travels south on Indian Hill Boulevard, west on Harrison Avenue, terminating at Larkin Park. More info is at claremontca.gov/activities-recreation. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
DBZ Books ‘N’ Records celebrated its grand opening last week with a ribbon cutting and free concert at the former YMCA building, recently refurbished and rebranded as The Union in Pomona. Plans for the new location came about shortly after owner Dilver Lizama toured the architecturally significant 1922 YMCA structure. “We thought, ‘Oh my God, this is a beautiful building,’” Lizama said. “There’s so much going on here. We could definitely bring a little bit of DBZ into Pomona. It felt like the right place, right moment.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Congratulations to Tony Witt, one of six readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as “Something Grows Every Season,” a 2007 sculpture by Don Wakefield, with assistance from Stella Stauffer, Rhys Williams, Rachel Quimayonsie, Marianne Caroselli, Scott Knight, and Dave Knight at Paseo Terminus, 13170 Central Ave., in Chino. Tony is now entered into the year-end drawing for a one-year subscription to everyone’s favorite award-winning local newspaper, the Claremont Courier. So, “Where am I” this week? Email your answer, full name, and city of residence — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com for your chance to win. Courier photo/Tom Smith
For the past five years, Siddharth Garimella has been building his fluency in Mandarin Chinese, the latest language in his arsenal that already includes English and Hindi. While it started as a passion project, the rising Webb junior now has a chance to put his knowledge to use — and to the test — with a six-week stay in Taiwan, courtesy of the National Security Language Initiative for Youth summer program. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Four Claremont Little League All-Star teams remain alive in the postseason: the 10-year-olds play for the District 20 championship at 5 p.m. Thursday. Pictured here is 10s right fielder Noah Rodriguez, left, celebrating with center fielder Braxton Garcia after catching the final out against La Verne to secure Tuesday’s 11-5 victory. The 11s faced La Verne after press time Wednesday in the District 20 title game; The 12s played La Verne after press time Wednesday. A win would send them to the District 20 title game Thursday; and The District 20 champion 13-year-olds played in the Section 3 title game after press time Wednesday. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont police have identified the infant girl who died in the 1400 block of Lynoak Drive Monday after allegedly being thrown to the ground by a juvenile boy as 4-month-old Troy May Elaine Cohn, from Pomona. On Wednesday, “The Claremont Police Department presented its homicide investigation to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office,” read a CPD press release. “Following its review of the case, the District Attorney’s Office filed one count of murder against the juvenile suspect.”
The Woman’s Club of Claremont’s open to the public garden party potluck takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 14 at 343 W. 12th St.
Pomona College H. Russell Smith Professor of International Relations and later in life prolific songwriter and musician Pierre Englebert performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11 at Ophelia’s Jump, 2009 Porterfield Way, Unit I, Upland.
A boy was arrested on a felony murder charge Monday after Claremont Police Department officers responded to an 11:38 a.m. medical emergency in the 1400 block of Lynoak Drive, where they allege an infant girl “had been thrown to the floor by a juvenile at the residence.” Life saving measures were administered at the scene before the infant was transported to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. “Due to the severity of her injuries, the infant was later transferred to Children’s Hospital of Orange County, where she subsequently succumbed to her injuries,” read a CPD statement.
American Museum of Ceramic Art’s latest exhibition, “Fractured Foundations: 250 Years of American History,” opens June 27, with a free and public opening reception at 4 p.m. at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. The show is part of the nationwide initiative “Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026,” ahead of the U.S.’s 250th birthday. In it, ceramicists […]
Alexander Hughes Community Center is 25, and the city is celebrating with an open house featuring live entertainment, food trucks, and children’s activities from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8 at 1700 Danbury Road, Claremont.
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