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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
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.
“The Hollywood Palladium fronts on Sunset Boulevard. In 1982 a handful of single-story storefront businesses were attached to the east, ending at El Centro Avenue. The brain trust of our spontaneous crime syndicate determined that we could easily scale an eight-foot high chain link fence, hop up on a dumpster, and pull ourselves up onto the roof of the Palladium, then bust open an unguarded door and make a mad dash to see The Clash. I, a teenager just out of high school and still heavily fortified with intoxicating pure optimism, assumed everything would work out fine. Why wouldn’t it?”
Claremont Little League’s seven All-Star teams recently began their postseason tournaments, each team vying for a District 20 title and hoping for more. Pictured here is 12-year-old All-Star Miles Murphy rounding third on his way to score during Wednesday’s 17-7 win over Pomona American at George Manooshian Park in Glendora. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont Fastpitch’s 10-year-old (pictured here) and 14-year-old All-Star teams are headed to state championship tournaments. “I don’t know when the last time a 10U team for Claremont has ever qualified for states, if that’s ever happened, but it’s just been a pretty historic run for them, in recent memory at least,” said 10U assistant coach Kristin Hobbs, whose children Cameron and Sidney play on the team. Photo/courtesy of Kristin Hobbs
Congratulations to Mel Stark, one of just two readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as the 2015 “Historic Old Town” mural by Eric M. Davis behind Fourth Street Mill restaurant at 2124 Bonita Ave. in La Verne. Mel 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
A mother with two daughters, a father with two sons, both board presidents of high-performing school districts — at first glance, Sonja Shaw, left, and Richard Barrera, right, seem to have a lot in common. But the two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction have very different ideas about what is best for California’s schools. Photos/courtesy of EdSource
The Claremont City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve new fares and hours of operation for the city’s dial-a-ride program. The report by Claremont Community Services Manager Kristen Mikula, pictured, described how basic one-way trips within Claremont will now cost $4.50, an increase of $2. One-way trips beyond city limits will cost $7, up $3. Senior and disabled fares were unchanged. The vote also means the program will no longer operate 24 hours, but from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The number of young children without health insurance rose more sharply than the rate for older children between 2022 and 2024, reaching its highest level in nearly a decade, according to a new analysis from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families. The uninsured rate for children under age six increased from 4.3% to 5.3% — a 23% increase within two years — leaving nearly 220,000 additional babies, toddlers and preschoolers in the U.S. without any health coverage. The number of uninsured school-age children grew by 17%. Photo/courtesy of pexels.com
Claremont’s morning festivities take place at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., beginning with the Kiwanis Club of Claremont’s pancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. Sunrise Rotary Club’s children’s 1K is set for 7:30 a.m., followed by the Freedom 5K at 8. A 10 a.m. flag raising ceremony signals the start of the festival at Memorial Park, which runs until 1 p.m. Speakers will begin at 10:15 a.m. at the T. Willard Hunter Speakers Corner, running until 11:30. The parade begins at 1 p.m. Tickets are $15 at claremontca.gov/4th-of-july for the 9 p.m. fireworks show at Pomona College’s Strehle Track. Gates open at 6:30. Pop Vinyl performs at 6:45. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Claremont Unified School District Board of Education has named rising high school seniors Corinne Sorel and Gabriel Espinoza-Rodriguez as student board members for the 2026-27 school year.
The City of Claremont’s free and open to the public movies in the park series opens at dusk Wednesday, July 8 with a screening of “Up” at Lewis Park, 881 Syracuse Dr., followed by “Matilda” at June Vail Park on Thursday, July 16.
Wildlife enthusiasts interested in monitoring populations and behaviors of monarch butterflies at the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park are invited to attend a free information and training session led by Friends of the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park volunteers at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 27 at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Road.
Claremont Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed location from 6 p.m. Friday, June 19 to 2 a.m. Saturday, June 20 to ensure drivers are wearing seat belts, possess valid licenses, and are not impaired.
The City of Claremont and Kiwanis Club of Claremont’s free and open to the public Monday night concert series returns July 6 through August 24 at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
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