Obituary: Mildred Spires Jacobs

Mildred Spires Jacobs, a longtime area resident, died on October 25, 2016. She was 99.  She was born Mildred Elizabeth Spires during a snowstorm on December 29, 1916 in Lockport, Illinois, the daughter of Roy Leston Spires and Alma Suffern Spires. Her mother was...

Police Blotter 11-11-16

Tuesday, November 1 An airbag and sunglasses were stolen from a Honda Civic on the 700 block of west San Jose Avenue. Between 9 p.m. on October 31 and 7 a.m. on November 1, the unknown thief smashed the Civic’s rear passenger side window and made off with the...
New police chief rose through Claremont PD ranks

New police chief rose through Claremont PD ranks

After nearly a year of searching, Claremont has promoted one of its own to helm the police department. Captain Shelly Vander Veen was officially unveiled as the Claremont Police Department’s new chief during Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Captain...

Local progressives react to Trump victory

Protests around the country reaction to Donald Trump’s ascension to the presidency have made their way to Claremont. About 50 people, mostly students and faculty from the Claremont Colleges, convened at the corner of Indian Hill and Foothill Boulevards Wednesday...

CHS water polo stays on winning track in CIF play

Last week Claremont High School boys water polo coach Kristin Rodriguez said even the wild card games in this year’s CIF tournament were going to be a challenge…and she was clearly right. The final score, Claremont won 14-9, does not tell the full story....