Betty Carson

Loving mother and grandmother, people person Betty Carson, a former Claremont resident, died Saturday, March 30, 2013. She was 93. Ms. Carson was the first-born child of Jeannette McMullen and Clyde Jackson. Born on May 1, 1919, at the end of WWI, she grew up in San...

Police blotter 4.19.13

Suspects still at-large from Claremont burglaries Three businesses were burglarized over the weekend as the trend of commercial crime continues in Claremont. On Saturday, April 13 between 11 p.m. and 5:30 a.m., an unknown suspect smashed the front glass door of the...

Vons shopping center burglarized again

The Claremont Police Department responded to the Claremont Heights Postal Center at 2058 N. Mills Ave. on Friday, April 19 at about 6:30 a.m. in reference to the report of a smashed front door. The suspect(s) smashed the front glass door with an unknown object, which...

City of Trees gets ready for Earth Day

The City of Trees is living up to its green accolades and doing it up big for this weekend’s Earth Day observance. Second Street between Oberlin and Yale Avenues will shut down on Saturday, April 20 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to make way for live entertainment,...

PERFORMING ARTS: Theater and performance listings

BALCH AUDITORIUM: 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont. 607-2671. —Friday, April 19: Friday Noon Concert featuring Rachel V, Huang on violin and Hao Huang on piano. Beach, Sonata in A minor, Op. 43. 12:15 p.m. —Friday, April 26: Friday Noon Concert featuring Gary...