Lack of maintenance results in tree removal

by Michael Heilpern Thank you for publishing a story about the city’s plan to remove the 50-foot-tall pine trees in The Club neighborhood, which appeared in the March 1 edition of the COURIER. Like Tonya Bennitt, quoted in the article, many of us who chose to...

Safety concerns require replacement of Club trees

by Dennis Vlasich, Board President, The Club HOA Over the last 2 weeks, there has been discussion in the COURIER about the pine tree mitigation project in the development known as “The Club” (surrounding The Claremont Club on Monte Vista).  The...

COURIER receives top honors in state competition

The Claremont COURIER newspaper received notification of awards received in the 2012 California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA) Better Newspaper Contest. Seven first or second place awards and 5 honorable mentions were earned by COURIER staff for work produced...

Readers comments 3.22.13

Water rates are reasonable Dear Editor: I would like to first state my support for Tobias Hecht’s Viewpoint regarding the purchase of Golden State Water in Claremont. We have 5 people and pay a bill of about $50 to $60 per month, which I agree is quite...

Sandy Hook and a test of faith

by Marcus Dowd I cried twice this weekend. The second time was at the memorial service for a woman whose kindness was limitless. She helped start the program I now chair at our church and, as I sat down for the service, I was out of sorts and unfocused, thinking about...