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“As we were saying goodbye it occurred to me once again that my version of contentment, safety, and happiness does not apply to anyone else. When we first met, I was on a crusade to get Cash healthy and housed. He had other ideas. I didn’t understand it then, but I do now. My version of his happiness was an invention of my own making. Who was I to try to convince him I was right?”
David Bjerk’s third-floor office has a pretty epic view of Mt. Baldy. The backdrop at least partially inspired the tradition Bjerk organizes every year: a bike and hike race from Claremont to the summit of Mt. Baldy. The seventh iteration will take place on Sunday, November 2. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The man accused of killing a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy in Rancho Cucamonga on Monday will be charged with murder. San Bernardino resident Angelo Jose Saldivar, 47, is accused of shooting and killing SB County Sheriff’s deputy Andrew Nunez, a 28-year-old 2015 graduate of Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga. Photo/courtesy of SB County Sheriff’s Dept.
The Claremont Art Walk runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, November 1, and includes Tom Pathe’s “Happy Hour” which will be on view at Whiskey Loves Basil, 111 Harvard Ave. Photo/courtesy of Claremont Art Walk
Claremont got some good news at Tuesday’s City Council meeting: a projected near $4 million in surplus general fund revenues for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
“At the close of 2024-25, a projected General Fund surplus of $3,879,060 was realized from General Fund operations for the fiscal year,” according to a staff report. Pictured is finance director Jeremy Starkey. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Congratulations to Patty Nueva Espana, one of seven readers who correctly identified the October 17 “Where am I?” as art on a section of fence bordering the Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station on Foothill Boulevard in Claremont. Patty is now entered into the year-end drawing for a one-year subscription to everyone’s favorite award-winning local newspaper, the Claremont Courier. So, “Where am I” this week? Email your answer, full name, and city of residence — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com for your chance to win. Courier photo/Tom Smith
With sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s, over 23,000 people packed the Village on Saturday, October 25 for the Claremont Chamber’s 43rd annual Village Venture Arts and Crafts Festival. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
A motorcycle crash involving a suspect in the shooting of a police officer has snarled traffic in both directions on the 210 Freeway near Claremont since about 1 p.m. today. The suspect was airlifted from the westbound carpool lane by an emergency response medical helicopter. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Jean Watkins Beckner, longtime Claremont resident, beloved librarian of rare books and amateur naturalist, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2025, surrounded by family. She was 98. Born and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, Jean was an accomplished sailor, often taking out her small sloop by herself. Her father, Richard Howells Watkins, was a journalist for […]
This week’s calendar starts Friday, 10/24 and goes to November 1. We in a very busy holiday season in Claremont.
By Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Samuel A. Simon is in what he’s called his “fourth age of life” — and loving it. “It’s what you do after you’ve done everything else and then find out what you were meant to do,” he told the Courier Monday. The former lawyer and member of Ralph Nader’s first […]
If Proposition 50 passes November 4, and California redraws maps for its 52 U.S. House of Representatives districts, Claremont will say goodbye to long-time Democratic rep Judy Chu and the 28th District, and say hello to fellow Democrat Norma Torres’ and the 35th.
Claremont High School’s girls flag football team defeated the visiting Spartans of La Canada, 34-6, Tuesday in the first round of the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section Division IV playoff tournament. Tuesday was not only the program’s debut appearance in a CIF-SS tournament, but its result also marked the Pack’s first win in the postseason, a […]
A long-planned peace project finally came to life when local Rotary clubs gathered at El Roble Intermediate School this week for a group photo promoting Rotary International’s “Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution” area of focus. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
From freelance exhibition designer to spearheading the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art’s future, Claremont resident Seth Pringle was announced as the new director of the nonprofit museum last month. His appointment was approved by the nonprofit’s board of directors. The ascension has come rapidly for Pringle, who previously served as the museum’s interim director from […]
The 77th annual Pilgrim Place Festival returns to the senior living community at 625 Mayflower Rd., Claremont from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8. This year’s event features artisan, furniture, holiday, jewelry, clothing, book, plant, and collectible vendors, rides, live animal exhibits, educational sessions about the Tongva people, food […]
The family of Janis Lou Johnston Papineau is deeply saddened to announce her peaceful passing at the age of 82. Born and raised in Alpena, Michigan, Janis was the beloved daughter of Betty (Douville) and Frederick “Fred” T. Johnston. The eldest of six children, she was a precocious, whip-smart child and a protective big sister. She grew […]