Claremont Police are searching for a man involved in an armed robbery at the Chevron Gas Station located at 699 E. Foothill Blvd. At around 10:52 p.m. a male Hispanic wearing a black beanie and black knit gloves entered the Chevron convenience store, pulled a semi-automatic handgun out of his gray sweatshirt and pointed the weapon at the clerk.
For 34 years, Martha Andresen
passionately taught literature at
Pomona College, deriving particular
joy from the moments spent immersed
in the rich tapestry of human
experience found in the works of Shakespeare.
“It has been my life’s privilege and pleasure to
connect to Shakespeare’s imaginative vision and to
share that connection with others,” said Ms. Andresen,
professor emeritus.
“We need to go beyond making
sustainable efforts at
home and take political
action to slow down global warming,” said
renowned environmental activist and author
Bill McKibben at Pomona College’s
Distinguished Speakers Series Thursday
evening at Bridges Auditorium.
Thousands gathered to hear Mr. McKibben
deliver the major address kicking
off “Brave New Planet,” a 2-day environmentally-
focused conference held in Claremont
last weekend.
The Pomona College Museum of Art exhibition “It
Happened at Pomona: Art at the Edge of Los Angeles
1969-73: Part 1: Hal Glicksman,” open 24 hours every
day since August 30, as Michael Asher’s contribution
to the show, will end on Sunday, November 6 at 6 p.m.
The zombie apocalypse
has danced its way into
Claremont.
Local Michael Jackson enthusiasts,
led by women of Scripps College, joined
with more than 100 groups worldwide
to be transformed into zombified
dancers as part of a Thrill the World
flash mob Saturday night. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
More than 1700 homes in Claraboya lost power around noon Sunday due to failed underground cables, according to Lois Pitter Bruce, spokesperson for Southern California Edison. Though power was restored to most homes within the hour, the power company is still working to restore power to 259 customers near Mountain Avenue and Valparaiso Drive.
An appeal to stop the
construction of a
Chase bank proposed
for the corner of
Foothill Boulevard and
Mountain Avenue has been
denied.
Claremont City Council voted
Tuesday to uphold approval of the
project given by both the Architectural
and Planning Commissions
last month. The project will move
on for final design approval in November. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Friends of Oak Park Cemetery will conduct a ceremony
honoring all veterans at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 11.
Keith Powell of the American Legion will led the services
at the flagpole on the front lawn of the Garner House in
Memorial Park.
The uncertainty is over. Claremont City Council has imposed contracts on the city's 2 police associations, officially ending a 5-month stalemate in front of a full house at the council chambers. The final decision was made Tuesday night following an impasse called over 2011-2012 terms and conditions of employment between the 2 groups in August. Failed negotiations have been ongoing since spring. The Claremont Police Officers and Police Management Associations will begin paying 6 percent of their total 9 percent Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) contributions with a 1.5 percent Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Mason Goh, 2, stands mesmerized by a firetruck's siren on Saturday during the 30th Annual Village Venture in Claremont.
Mason's mother made him an Elvis outfit to match his father's costume. Jewelry, clothing, and other crafty pieces lined the 494
booths that spanned across the closed streets of Claremont's
Village, beating last year's turnout of 453 vendors. Over 15,000 people attended. COURIER photo/Jonathan Gibby
The grand opening celebration for the Claremont University Consortium's new Administrative Campus Center in Claremont was held Monday night. The event unveiled the new office space that CUC officials hope will also become a meeting place for the public as well as college events.
Two Claremont hot button
topics are slated for discussion
at tonight's city council meeting. The council will discuss the police impasse
in open session for the first time since negotiations began.
