Alice Trask

Longtime Claremont resident Alice Trask died on July 2, 2012 following a period of hospice care. She was 86. Born Alice Agnes Ackerman in Chicago, Illinois, Mrs. Trask often reminisced about riding the streetcars all around the Windy City in her youth. On snowy school...

Readers comments 7.18.12

The cost of water Dear Editor: Should the city of Claremont purchase the local water utility? Many say yes, a few say no. When I buy something, the most important question I ask is: How much does it cost? The city is hiring consultants to help value the water company....

Vacant homes easy prey for tidy appliance thieves

Claremont realtor Bob Schreiber of Curtis Real Estate was in the middle of showing a north Claremont listing to prospective buyers one afternoon in late June when something struck him as odd. “What happened to the dishwasher and the stove?” he recalled of...