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Pomona College may soon enter into exclusive talks to purchase Claremont Graduate University, possibly bringing an end to CGU’s long-standing financial uncertainty. The negotiations could begin as soon as this week, the Claremont Independent reported Saturday. Photo/courtesy of CGU
At press time, four Claremont Little League All-Star baseball teams remained alive in their respective tournaments, and Claremont’s 10-year-olds are District 20 champions. More scores and our story inside. Photo/courtesy of Claremont Little League
The City of Claremont has settled out of court for $3 million, bringing an end to a federal civil lawsuit brought by a 38-year-old Highland, California woman alleging sexual misconduct against the city, former police officer Gabriel Arellanes, and 10 unnamed city employees. Arellanes still faces felony criminal charges of forced oral copulation. In that case, he waived his right to a preliminary hearing on June 23. He’s due back in court on August 13. Courier file photo
Claremont United Church of Christ pastor Jacob Buchholz is a contestant on a reality TV competition show called “The Snake.” The show’s tagline: “Befriend. Betray. Or be gone.” It airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on FOX and is streaming on Hulu. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Summer arrived last week, and with it Claremont Little League All-Star baseball, with teams of 8 through 14 year olds vying to advance through the District 20 tournament. We checked out how Claremont played in their first game aganist San Dimas. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
The class of 2025 received a classic send-off Thursday as more than 500 students from Claremont High, San Antonio High, and Claremont Adult School were awarded their high school diplomas, including CHS’s Zoe Abergel, who sang a powerful rendition of Adele’s “When We Were Young” at the ceremony. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Claremont Unified School District teachers demonstrated outside their schools Tuesday in hopes of bringing attention to their demands for a 1% pay raise “Members of the Claremont Faculty Association are exceptionally hard-working professionals who choose to work for CUSD,” said CFA President Brian D’Ambrosia-Donner. “Increasingly, members feel like other areas of the CUSD Commitment rank higher in the budget on the CUSD priority list than those whose job it is to deliver the Commitment.” Photo/courtesy of Brian D’Ambrosia-Donner
Fourteen Pomona Valley athletes and their coaches will be among hundreds competing at the 2025 Special Olympics Southern California Summer Games June 7-8 at California State University Long Beach, including (L-R) coach Tony Ferguson and athletes Amadeo Pina and Erick Santacruz, pictured at a recent training session at Claremont High. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Gary Geiman’s Pride flag is one of many on view at Pilgrim Place. The motivation, he said, was wanting to live in a “community that was inclusive, affirming, and open to everybody. I display an American flag, too, not because everything is perfect as it is, but because of what I hope it can be.” Photo/by Cecilie Bomstad
(L-R) Mountain View Elementary first graders Katie Truong and Mia Flood watch as six-week-old French bulldog Matilda gets to know teacher Julie Anderson at the school’s May 23 career day. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont’s Monday morning Memorial Day event at Oak Park Cemetery included remarks from Claremont Mayor Corey Calaycay, Friends of Oak Park Cemetery Chair Nelson Scherer and American Legion Keith Powell Post 78 Commander David Mushinskie. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Memorial Day is a solemn occasion to honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. We attend parades, place flags at gravesites, and take quiet moments of reflection.
The Claremont Courier won 14 awards — including four first place nods, three for designer Skylar Anderson — at Saturday’s California News Publishers awards gala in Universal City.
What began as a family vacation to Rome turned into a front row seat to history as Courier publisher Peter Weinberger witnessed newly elected Pope Leo XIV address a crowd of more than 100,000 outside the Vatican on May 8. Full coverage with more photos will appear in this week’s print edition of the Courier, along with a special video feature at claremont-courier.com. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
A 46-year-old Pomona man is in custody on charges of attempted murder of a police officer and other felonies after allegedly firing a handgun at Claremont police from his moving vehicle during a 20-mile chase Thursday evening that shut down the eastbound 10 Freeway for miles. Courier file photo
An anti-Trump protest drew about 200 people from Claremont and surrounding communities to Indian Hill and Foothill boulevards on Thursday. The May 1 protest, organized by Indivisible Claremont/Inland Valley Action Group, was one of many held around the nation. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Declining enrollment is nothing new for Claremont Unified School District: it has been on the wane for the past seven years, falling 12% over that period, from 7,075 students in 2018 to 6,261 in 2024. All surrounding districts have experienced the same problem, some more than others. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo