The Claremont COURIER staff has been working hour-by-hour and at times, minute-by-minute, to bring the most current reports on COVID-19.
There have been a handful of wild comments on social media from one reader who said to “drink vinegar and pray to Jesus,” and another who flatly suggested the pandemic was “all hype.”
The Village South Specific Plan has yet to be delved into, but Claremonters are nonetheless fired up.
The topic dominated Tuesday night’s city council meeting, with speakers for and against density in the upcoming southern expansion in the Village trading barbs and pleading their cases.
As of press time Thursday, no student, teacher, administrator or individual connected to Claremont Unified School District had tested positive for coronavirus, said Superintendent Jim Elsasser, and students continued to attend classes district-wide.
Still, as a cautionary measure, all non-classroom district events through the beginning of April had been cancelled. “LA Department of Public Health is not recommending K-12 schools close at this time,” Mr. Elsasser said in a Thursday interview with the COURIER.
Harvey Mudd student Joon Lee holds an umbrella for his friend fellow student Hanae Sugiuia as she moves belongs to a temporary storage unit on Thursday in Claremont. Earlier this week the officials with the Claremont Colleges announced that on campus instruction was cancelled for the rest of spring semester due to the coronavirus and students were instructed to return home. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
The first death from the novel coronavirus in Los Angeles County occurred Monday, March 9 at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (PVHMC), according to a release from the hospital.
The March 11 letter from the hospital states that a patient admitted to the hospital on March 9 was “confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).”
There are no confirmed cases at the Claremont Colleges, however, in an abundance of caution, the five undergraduate universities have cancelled all in-person classes and will move to an online format beginning March 30.
Spring break begins March 16 for the Colleges, and will be extended a second week to allow faculty and students time to transition to an online teaching format by March 30 for all the 5Cs.
The city has canceled any and all events or classes involving adults 55 and over. City-hosted special events with more than 100 participants will be cancelled through April 12, which includes Arbor Day and the Spring Celebration.
Harvey Mudd student Joon Lee holds an umbrella for his friend fellow student Hanae Sugiuia as she moves belongs to a temporary storage unit on Thursday in Claremont. Earlier this week the officials with the Claremont Colleges announced that on campus instruction was cancelled for the rest of spring semester due to the coronavirus and students were instructed to return home. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
COURIER photo/Garrett Liming
The current projections for its expansion in the US are only probable, due to continued insufficient worldwide data, but the coronavirus is most likely to be widespread in the US by mid to late March and April.
Director of Visitor Experience David Bryant has played a key role in Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden’s name change to California Botanic Garden. The garden will hold a ribbon cutting for its new sign on Wednesday March 25 followed by an open house on Saturday March 28. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Two tight-knit communities rocked by the recent death of influential jazz-fusion DJ and musician Tony Palkovic are coming together to remember him from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday March 12 at the Press Restaurant in Claremont.
Mr. Palkovic, 68, was a 30-year on-air personality at Claremont Colleges radio station KSPC 88.7, where he hosted “Tony Palkovic’s Jazz Show.”
Claremont native Ben Harper performs during a tribute to the life of fellow musician and Claremonter Chris Darrow on Saturday at Garner House in Claremont. The show called, In Remembrance: Chris Darrow, featured a host of local musicians who were influenced by Mr. Darrow’s life and music. There was a corresponding exhibit of Mr. Darrow’s photography. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Locals have been shocked and upset about a recent COURIER story involving the chair-elect of the Claremont Chamber of Commerce. But this loan gone bad has opened up a more complicated history than what was first believed.
A $5,000 loan between SJ Antonuicci, Vadim Shtil and Nicole Lanni of Feeling Grovy has brought to light a puzzling legal history with respect to Ms. Lanni’s business dealings, including a handful of judgments against LLCs registered to Ms. Lanni and her husband Sam Lanni.
Walter Hoefflin talks about his friend William Demastus, 95, on Saturday during a memorial for Mr. Demastus at the Claremont Villas senior apartments in Claremont. Friends of Mr. Demastus, who was an avid swimmer, also gathered at the complex’s swimming pool to honor their fellow resident. He was crossing Indian Hill Boulevard on the morning of February 22 when he was hit by a car. Mr. Demastus died a few days later at an area hospital. COURIER photo/Matt Bramlett
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