Attempted robbery at Chase Bank in Village

A teller at the Chase Bank on the corner of Fourth Street and Indian Hill Boulevard in the Village was victim of an attempted robbery just before 6 p.m. today, Friday, August 9, according to Claremont police. The suspect passed a demand note to the teller, but she...

Readers comments 8.9.13

Voting Rights Act of 1965 Dear Editor: After reading the commentary in the August 2, COURIER, “Congress must act quickly to restore the Voting Rights Act,” I felt compelled to respond.  The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was unconstitutional from the...

Marjorie Ryan

Teacher, civic activist Marjorie Elaine Bennett Ryan, a longtime Claremont resident, died on July 1, 2013. She was 89. Ms. Ryan was born on August 21, 1923 to Horace and Inez Faye Bennet of Bellflower, California. In 1947, she married William Ryan. They initially...

Algird ‘Al’ Leiga

Devoted husband, father, Claremont champion A 40-year resident of Claremont, Algird “Al” Leiga died August 2, 2013 at Pomona Valley Hospital following a brief hospitalization and a losing battle with cancer. Mr. Leiga was 80 years of age. The man who would...