Obituary: Rita Wodinsky

Obituary: Rita Wodinsky

Teacher, tireless volunteer, Claremont Honored Citizen Rita Wodinsky died December 23, 2019, at the age of 94 and-a-half, in her home, with her family by her side.  Born in Jamaica, New York on June 8, 1925, to Joseph and Bessie Bernstein, Rita graduated from...

Readers comments 1-24-20

Depot development Dear Editor: Matt Magilke criticizes the city’s release of funds to upgrade the Depot suggesting that it is a piece of governmental corruption. The criticism is not warranted. Proposition C, passed in 1990, provides jurisdictions within LA...

Police blotter 1-24-20

by Matthew Bramlett news@claremont-courier.com Monday, January 13 A Claremont man was arrested on suspicion of criminal threats after he allegedly threatened to kill his wife. The 58-year-old man was in an argument with his wife, also 58, at their house on the 400...
Renaissance kid Jacqueline Cordes

Renaissance kid Jacqueline Cordes

by Steven Felschundneff steven@claremont-courier.com The term “renaissance woman” may be a cliché, but one is hard-pressed to find a different descriptor for Claremont teen Jacqueline Cordes. The 17-year-old Vivian Webb junior has so many interests...