Claremont High School students
Jahnavi Curlin, Paul Hurley and
Michaela Moss all finished in the
top 3 in the recent Pomona Valley United
Nations Association High School Essay
contest.
Jahnavi finished first, Paul placed 2nd
and Michaela recorded 3rd for their essays
on the Arab Spring—a series of
demonstrations and protests that took
place throughout the Middle East after a
man in Tunisia burned himself to death
to protest the way he was treated by police
in December 2010.
Close friends of Adar Belinkoff
fondly describe the Claremont
resident of 49 years as a man who
“always has something to do.”
A typical day may find him leading a board meeting
for Mt. San Antonio Gardens, hanging out with
the kids of the Claremont After-School Program
(CLASP) or volunteering at Temple Beth Israel,
where he has been a member since 1964.
But dawn-to-dusk activities and leadership roles
are no overload for Mr. Belinkoff. In fact, he relishes
it.
Claremont has approved the
use of $50,000 from the
city’s general fund to continue
to provide residents with select
programs previously funded by its
redevelopment agency. Funding will
allow these programs—which include
affordable senior housing and
events like the Holiday Tree Lighting—
to continue with the city’s help
through the end of the fiscal year.
Claremont-based Richard Hibbard
Auto Center has gone electric.
Just months after ending its partnership
with Chevrolet, the long-time
Claremont auto dealer has partnered with
Wheego Electric cars and ZAP, both
companies offering new sustainable
electric vehicles and scooters to local
consumers. The vehicles will be featured
at a blood drive event hosted by the dealership
this Friday.
About 50 people gathered
in front of Golden State
Water Company's office
in Claremont on Thursday, picketing
to demand lower water
rates.
The late-afternoon protest was the latest
initiative led by Claremonters Against
Outrageous Water Rates, a local grassroots
movement dedicated to fighting
against another wave of water rate increases
set to hit Claremont in 2013.
Occupiers at Claremont City Hall
have less than 30 days to pack up
their tents or risk citation.
Claremont City Council on Tuesday night unanimously
adopted an ordinance amended earlier this
month prohibiting camping, or camping paraphernalia,
in public space overnight. The new rule goes into effect
late February.
Denis Hayes, coordinator of the first Earth Day in
1970, named by Time Magazine in 1999 as “Hero of
the Planet,” and a pioneer in sustainable development in
the Pacific Northwest, will be the keynote speaker at
Pilgrim Place at a banquet and reception honoring the
recipients of the Second Annual Napier Awards for Creative
Leadership.
Claremont used-car dealerships
may be given the go
ahead with a new addition
to be added to the Claremont Municipal
Code.
Amendments to Claremont’s “car ordinance”
will allow the sale of previously owned
vehicles as a primary business in specific areas
about town. The code received initial approval
by the Planning Commission last week and will
move ahead for council review in the coming
months.
Claremont has been honored as the first city to receive the California Green Communities' "Silver" status for outstanding sustainability efforts. The award was presented to the city Tuesday afternoon in front of a crowd of an estimated 135 business people at Claremont's annual State of the City address held at the Candlelight Pavilion.
A dead body was found Tuesday morning, January 24, outside the doors of the City Council Chamber, where the Occupy Claremont protest currently resides. Gregory Toliver, right, a protest participant, describes how he found the body at approximately 8 a.m.
The cause of death is unknown. Though police have yet to release a name, Mr. Toliver has confirmed the body is that of 50-year old Phillip Greene, a prominent Claremont homeless man. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
With more than
$200 million in
construction
projects over the past year,
the Claremont Colleges are
breaking ground on new
cutting-edge facilities that
will not only cater to the increasing
student population,
but also encourage a campus
focused on community
learning.
Pitzer College is scheduled to
complete 2 new housing projects, totaling
70,000 square feet, while Harvey
Mudd continues to move forward
with the construction of a similarlysized
academic building that began
last August. Pomona and Claremont
McKenna College have also jumped
on board with the completion of 3 new
buildings last fall and more planned in
the near future. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Construction has begun on De Paul
and Marygrove Roads sealing off 2
long time public walkways from
Arrow Highway. The construction project,
which broke ground earlier this week, will
bring an end to more than a yearlong debate
between residents and city officials concerned
about access to the public passages.
The city will spend $34,400 to build solid walls to block
both walkways, according to an October report.
