Furry visitor causes Claremont stir

Furry visitor causes Claremont stir

A California black bear spent time hanging around a Claremont neighborhood over the weekend, causing quite a stir among its residents and providing photo opportunities for passing motorists. Claremont police received a call at 9:06 a.m. on Saturday from a resident on...

VIEWPOINT: Getting to know our neighbors

by Karl Hilgert When my wife Judy and I moved from northern California to Pilgrim Place in Claremont in August of 2012, we were not quite sure how we would fare in getting to know our 324 new neighbors. We got a bit of an inkling, however, when I wheeled the rental...

Feeding our urban forest

by Mark von Wodtke, FASLA, and Ben Wise, PhD Trees. In addition to beauty and enhancing the value of property, trees are essential for a comfortable and healthy habitat. Properly feeding our urban forest helps sustain well-being, not just for us but for all living...

Highlighting progress as school year winds down

by Jim Elsasser, superintendent of the Claremont Unified School District It is an exciting time for Claremont Unified School District. CUSD has had a long standing tradition of excellence in academics, the arts, athletics and extracurricular and co-curricular...