Peggy Heimerl

Mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, teacher Longtime Claremont, Pomona and La Verne resident Peggy Heimerl died on May 29, 2012 in Arcadia. She was 90. Born in Pomona on March 27, 1922 as Mary Margaret (but always known as Peggy), she and her siblings, Helen and...

Ruth Thomson

Passionate YWCA director, civil rights advocate, social work professor Ruth Thomson, a longtime Pilgrim Place resident and a cheerful, capable woman who enjoyed a long and productive YWCA career, died at home on May 29, 2012.  Reflecting on the last chapter of...

Council votes to increase fees for city maintenance

The Claremont City Council Tuesday night called into question the increasing burden of levied fees on Claremont taxpayers, with utility costs and other special charges continuing to rise. The discussion, with a chorus of comments added by locals in attendance, was...