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Man robs Claremont Motel 6, police investigating

The robbery occurred around 6:33 a.m., when the suspect entered the business on 840 south Indian Hill Boulevard, brandished a black semiautomatic handgun at the clerk and demanded cash, police said.

Claremont’s Dial-A-Ride system could undergo a big overhaul

Following a report by a third-party group, the city is planning to improve a number of aspects of the transportation system, including a single phone number for all inquiries, a new website and a new driver. The plans were presented to the Community and Human Services Commission on Wednesday, June 7. The commission passed the plans unanimously, directing them to be sent to the city council for final approval.

Fight leads to robbery at Claremont house party

On Friday, June 16 police are looking for a group of people who reportedly robbed a teenager during a massive fight that broke out during a party. Police were called to a home on the 300 block of south Mountain Avenue around 11:25 p.m. on a report of a brawl, and when they arrived they found “a large fight in progress."

CALENDAR: Food of love, rock billboards, movies in the park, butterflies

IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE, PLAY ON Claremont’s free live music series Friday Nights Live rolls on Friday, June 23 with Amazing Tone Benders at Laemmle plaza; Liz Hangan and Blues and Fries at the chamber of commerce; rock, country, blues and soul with Mick Rhodes and the Hard Eight at Shelton Park; and Random Spark at city hall; Friday Nights Live runs from 6 to 9 p.m. through October 27. More info, including future lineups, is at claremontchamber.org.

Elvira’s opens with focus on Mexican heritage, Claremont history

For Oscar and Sandra Torres, opening a second Elvira’s Mexican Grill in Claremont was a no-brainer. After all, many customers at their Upland restaurant were Claremonters who practically begged the couple to open a location in the City of Trees. They couldn’t have picked a better location—the second iteration of Elvira’s (pronounced El-VEE-rah), named after Oscar’s late mother, opened on Friday, June 16 at the Old School House.

Coach Reeves earns state award as girls cross country coach

Claremont High School Track and Field Coach Bill Reeves received another award on Saturday when the California Coaches Association named him Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year during the group’s annual banquet in Sacramento. Earlier in the year, the association presented Coach Reeves with a regional award, but he was not aware that he would receive the statewide award, one of two given for girls cross-country, in advance of the banquet.