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Congratulations to Amy Croushore, one of four readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as the 111-year-old horse hitch in front of the c. 1890 Lee House on Seventh Street in Claremont. Per owner K.M. Williamson, “There is an identical one! Its partner is in front of a 1910 residence at 923 N. […]
Robbie McLellan, a varsity collegiate coach for Pomona-Pitzer swimming and diving, founded The Claremont Pomona Dive Club in 2019. There he and his staff train Claremont and surrounding area youth in springboard and platform diving.
Last week, four Claremont Police Department Explorers graduated from the Fontana Police Department’s six-day explorer academy. The program began at 5 a.m. July 11. The explorers endured six tough days at a “live-in” style academy, receiving round-the-clock instruction on various law enforcement topics. The class started with 51 explorers and ended with 44. The CPD’s […]
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed murder charges yesterday against Pomona resident John Martinez, 45, the alleged killer of Jose Padilla, 28, also from Pomona, who was gunned down in Claremont Monday. Martinez was arraigned today in Pomona Superior Court.
Claremont Mayor Jed Leano was on hand recently to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Claremont Optometry. The practice, at 695 W. Foothill Blvd., was founded in 1972 by the late Dr. O. Timothy Castleberry. Pictured (L-R) are Claremont City Councilmember Jennifer Stark, optometrists Nicole Kohan and Brad Baggarly, Mayor Leano, and Councilmember Corey Calaycay.
It’s been just over a month since Caleb Settles, a rising junior at Claremont High School, was named the 2022 Inland Empire boys varsity tennis player of the year. The title was awarded to Caleb by the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin following the 16-year-old’s recent season as a versatile doubles and singles player for the Wolfpack.
The Claremont Police Department and Human Services Department invite the community to National Night Out 2022, 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 2 at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
It’s not quite the return of the conquering hero, but after all Claremont Unified School District has been through recently, having Jim Elsasser back has got to feel to many like something of a return to form.
Harvey Mudd College has announced its grant for the federally administered Upward Bound program was renewed by the U.S. Department of Education, funding the program for the next five years, through May 2027.
An early morning crash involving three big rigs and a car on the westbound 210 Freeway near the Towne Ave. offramp backed up traffic this morning on Base Line Road in Claremont all the way to the San Bernardino County line, and for four miles on the 210. The California Highway Patrol said it occurred about 3:50 a.m. One person was injured and transported to the hospital, and one truck is said to have overturned.
Seniors and community members are invited to attend overeaters anonymous, a free support group for those who continually binge eat.
The killing of a young man at the Claremont Lodge this week has cast a renewed focus on the many problems emanating from the motels adjacent to Indian Hill Blvd. and the 10 Freeway in Claremont.
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Residents and Village patrons were surprised early Monday to see production trucks, film crews and equipment occupying the corner of Harvard Ave. and First St. Though shoppers were permitted in the area, most of the Harvard sidewalk was taken up with film crew and production equipment. Producer Nina Yang said […]
On Saturday, Claremont High School cross country team presented a $2,015 check to Jeff Blezien, campaign development manager for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training.
Bright and early one recent Wednesday morning, two Friends of the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park members, Nancy Hamlett and Scott Marnoy, hiked north about a half mile into the park from Via Santa Catarina to gather data on monarch butterflies.
Passersby the Auto Center Drive and Indian Hill Boulevard intersection over the weekend got a glimpse of Long Beach-based artist Mer Young fulfilling the city’s utility box enhancement project.
Late Sunday evening I said a final goodbye to my friend Scott Quackenbos. His sweet, immeasurably strong mother Nancy was holding her son’s hand at the family home in Claremont. He’d been non-responsive since early that day.
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