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Prior to the pandemic, Claremont’s city staff had begun to make changes to the Fourth of July parade route and Freedom 5,000 and 1K Children’s Fun Run route with the intention of improving safety. Previously the courses were not fully closed, meaning that streets were not fully barricaded and manned to prevent vehicles from entering the route (accidentally or intentionally). In 2021, the city’s engineering staff developed a street closure plan that follows state guidelines for both the parade route and the Freedom 5,000 5K Run/Walk. The closure plan requires specific safety-rated barricades and staffing for each street closure along the route. Essentially, the city has to plan and implement street closures for four events in order to ensure the safety of all participants: the Freedom 5,000 and 1K Children’s Fun Run, the parade, the festival, and the concert and fireworks show at Pomona College.

Another smash and grab burglary has occurred in the Claremont Village. Three men entered the Diamond Center with hammers about 3 p.m. Thursday and shattered numerous display cases, stealing an unknown amount of jewelry from the 147 Yale Ave. store. The suspects’ car was parked in front of the store with the driver waiting at the time of the robbery.

Longtime Ontario agriculture hotspot Amy’s Farm — introduced to many via elementary school field trips — has announced it will close July 1.

Donations are needed for Shoes That Fit’s 18th  annual back-to-school backpack campaign.