Arrest in busy Vons parking lot

Local agencies are joining together to put burglary suspects behind bars. Around 1 p.m. on Sunday Claremont police were alerted of a vehicle driving down Mills Avenue associated with a burglary in La Verne. Police were able to identify the car through the city’s...

Boys lose on penalty kicks

Claremont’s goalkeeper Kyle Del Campo can only shut his eyes as Servite scored their 4th goal on penalty kicks ending the 80-minute scoreless standoff between the 2 teams Friday night at CHS. The loss also ends Claremont’s bid to win the CIF title. More in...

Sports news briefs from around town

CHS girls soccer loses in shootout One of Claremont’s final 2 teams fell on Tuesday night. In a torrential downpour by California standards, the Lady Wolfpack soccer team fell in penalty kicks to Valencia. The final regulation score was 0-0, and Claremont just...

Knots on a counting rope

by Jan Wheatcroft As a child, my mother always made a big fuss whenever I had a birthday. It was a day just for me, without sharing with anyone. I got to choose the dinner menu, have a party and get presents. I was special. Mostly I loved it and the feeling of that...

Clifford Wallace Cole

Teacher, veteran, world traveler Clifford Wallace Cole, a longtime resident of Claremont and Pomona, died on February 2, 2013 in Kaneohe, Hawaii. He was 88. Mr. Cole was born in Broken Bow, Nebraska on February 6, 1924 to Everett Ward Cole and Helen Henrietta...