Fire contained out west; starting east

UPDATED: Given recent fire events in Claremont lately, it was easy to assume smoke seen Monday night from a brush fire in the mountains west was close to the city. Turns out, the now 250 plus acre blaze burned north of Azusa, starting at 5:52 p.m. As darkness...

Betty Kessler-Roys

Betty Kessler-Roys, a resident of Upland and longtime resident of Claremont, died on September 13, 2013. She was 80. A memorial service for Ms. Kessler-Roys will be held on Thursday, September 26 at 3:30 p.m. at the Wedgewood Banquet Center, 1231 E. 16th St. in...

Picture perfect day

Brad Senkle, from Astreteck, LLC in Rancho Cucamonga, spent Monday with his partner servicing various license plate recognition cameras (ALPR) around the edges of Claremont. Contracted by the city of Claremont, some of the cameras were getting a new computer...

Joint school board, city council meeting Monday

A special joint meeting of the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education and the Claremont City Council will be held today, Monday, September 23 at 6 p.m. in the Richard S. Kirkendall Education Center, 170 W. San Jose Ave. in Claremont.  At the...