Claremont Wilderness Park closed through Thursday

The Claremont Hills Wilderness Park will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday as construction on the newly expanded north parking lot is completed. The parking lot will debut with the park’s reopening this Friday, March 22.  In addition to the mid-week park...

Creation of art master plan launched with forum

A community forum to discuss the public art master plan is scheduled for Wednesday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. The city of Claremont is currently working with a consultant to prepare the plan, which aims to identify a unified community vision, clarify key themes and values...

Lynn Tobin Jackson

Community activist, political advocate Lynn Tobin Jackson, a longtime Claremont resident, died on March 7, 2013. She was 77. Ms. Jackson was born on February 19, 1936 in Springfield, Illinois to Ruth Ashmore Tobin and J. Willard Tobin. She earned a bachelor’s...