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Council updates ADU ordinance, okays wine at Laemmle

February 24, 2020 12:08 PM

The Claremont City Council passed amendments last week meant to make building accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, a lot easier. ADUs, also known as back houses or granny flats, are smaller, secondary houses built on a property that can be rented out. In the midst of an ongoing housing and affordability crisis in California, the proliferation of ADUs can help alleviate those concerns.

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Car strikes pedestrian in Claremont Village

February 22, 2020 9:39 AM

Claremont police investigate the scene of an accident Saturday morning on Indian Hill Boulevard near First Street in Claremont. According to police, just before 7 a.m. a vehicle heading north on Indian Hill struck a pedestrian who apparently was crossing the street just north of the railroad tracks. The male victim was transported to an area hospital, however his condition is unknown. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff

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Community invited to celebrate Purim with TBI at carnival

February 21, 2020 10:46 AM

The community is invited to join in the fun as Temple Beth Israel hosts a Purim carnival on Sunday, March 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The day will feature Maui Wowi coffees and smoothies, face painting, tacos, balloon art, a bounce house, games and much more.

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Being prepared one hop at a time

So why are all these El Roble students hopping around the school gym picking up pieces of paper off the floor? Each year about this time members from the Rotary Club of Claremont spend three days teaching students everything from first aid, to disaster preparedness, to CPR and more. It’s all part of Rotary’s Together We Prepare program that has been part of El Roble’s curriculum for 41 years. At the end of the program on Friday, groups of students picked up photos of the essentials needed after a major disaster. COURIER photo/Peter Weinberger

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Friends of the Claremont Library host reading events

February 24, 2020 4:14 PM

Friends of the Claremont Library selected The Library Book as its community read this year. There are three upcoming events related to the program. All are free and open to the public. On Saturday, February 29 at 10 a.m., take a visit to the Scripps College Denison Library, which is home to the papers of former Scripps professor and iconographer of the LA Public Library Hartley Burr Alexander.

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Harry Cornelius Battin Jr.

February 24, 2020 11:50 AM

Harry Cornelius Battin, Jr., 88, of Owings Mills, Maryland, died in February at his home. Born May 10, 1931, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of Harry Cornelius, Sr., and Dorothy May Battin. He was the beloved husband of the late Rachael Barbara Battin, who died in 2004. Harry grew up in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, in suburban Philadelphia. He served in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1953. He then graduated from Saint Joseph’s College in Philadelphia in 1957.

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Claremont Neighbors: Gabe Bohm

February 21, 2020 11:06 AM

Gabe Bohm grew up in Romania listening to music from Western Europe on a long wave radio. But his love of live music did not flourish until he immigrated to the United States in the 1970s. Forty years later he has seen 900 concerts. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff

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