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Architectural Commission excellence in design award nominations

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The 32nd annual city of Claremont Architectural Commission Excellence in Design Awards is accepting nominations through Feb. 4.

The awards, according to a news release, celebrates recently completed Claremont building projects that best display the city’s design standards.

Categories include sustainable development, new construction, signs, restoration, landscaping and more.

The project must be in Claremont and is recommended to have been completed before Dec. 31, 2012 but projects completed before 2012 are also eligible according to the release.

Interior alterations only projects will not be considered for an award.

Anyone can nominate a project and forms are available at Claremont City Hall, 207 N. Harvard Ave. or at www.ci.claremont.ca.us.

Any questions, contact the city’s planning division at 909-399-5470.

wes.woods@inlandnewspapers.com 909-483-8549 or http://www.insidesocal.com/claremontnow/ or on Twitter at @ClaremontNow

Reduced holiday hours for the Alexander Hughes Community Center

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The Alexander Hughes Community Center will have reduced hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today Jan. 2 through Friday Jan. 4.

The center will be closed on Saturday Jan. 5.

To register for a class or for more information, contact www.ci.claremont.ca.us or call 909-399-5490 or register in person at the center, 1700 Danbury Rd.

wes.woods@inlandnewspapers.com 909-483-8549 or http://www.insidesocal.com/claremontnow/ or on Twitter @ClaremontNow

 

 

 

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Fire department to conduct active shooter training at Scripps College

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The Los Angeles County Fire Department will conduct active shooter training on Jan. 16, 17 and 18 at Scripps College.

The fire department, in coordination with the Claremont Police Department, will hold the training between 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., according to the city manager’s weekly update.

Training will include personnel from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Enforcement Bureau, several local Los Angeles County Fire Stations and the Claremont Police Department.

Included in the training will be the use of fire department and sheriff’s department helicopters, role-players and local ambulances.

The reason for the training is for the fire department’s handling, treatment and removal of casualties from an active shooter scene, according to the weekly update.

wes.woods@inlandnewspapers.com 909-483-8549 or http://www.insidesocal.com/claremontnow/ or on Twitter @ClaremontNow

Residents can submit Caltrans freeway work order/repair requests

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The city’s code enforcement and community improvement division is reminding residents they can report or submit work order requests to Caltrans for conditions that need attention or damage along freeway property within the city.

Residents can submit their requests to http://www.dot.ca.gov under the “Contact us/maintenance service request” link, according to the city manager’s weekly update.

The form, located at the link, asks for location details and the nature of the request including landscaping conditions, graffiti and damaged signs, according to the update.

For further questions or help in reporting a problem, contact The city’s code enforcement and community improvement division at 909-399-5467.

wes.woods@inlandnewspapers.com 909-483-8549 or http://www.insidesocal.com/claremontnow/ or on Twitter @ClaremontNow

New Rounds Premium Burgers restaurant to open Jan. 27

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Rounds Premium Burgers is scheduled to open Jan. 27 at 885 S. Indian Blvd., according to city manager Ramos’ weekly update.

The location is the old Hollywood Video location on Auto Center Drive.

The restaurant will allow people to use meats, toppings and cheeses to create a hamburger or order a signature burger, according to the update.

wes.woods@inlandnewspapers.com 909-483-8549 or http://www.insidesocal.com/claremontnow/ or on Twitter @ClaremontNow

Education session on how to use Claremont forms of transportation

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Claremont city staff members will host a free educational session on how use various transportation forms in the city at 10 a.m. Jan. 8.

The sessions will be held at the Joslyn Senior Center, 660 Mountain Ave.

Sessions, according to city manager Tony Ramos’ Dec. 27 weekly update, will explain transportation forms in Claremont and the most cost effective ways to use them.

For questions, contact the Pomona Valley Transportation Authority offices at 909-596-7664 or Claremont’s Cari Sneed at 909-399-5306.

wes.woods@inlandnewspapers.com 909-483-8549 or http://www.insidesocal.com/claremontnow/ or on Twitter @ClaremontNow

New Dial-A-Ride Fare increase for this year

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City officials said the new Dial-A-Ride fare structure, that started Tuesday, is:

- $2.50 for general public and youth

- $1.50 for seniors age 60 and older/disabled

- $4 outside of city

- $4 after hours for senior/disabled and youth only

- $1 additional rider

- $1 group service

Fares have not increased since 2000, officials said previously. In that year, they went up from 75 cents to $1.25 for general public and 50 cents to 75 cents for disabled and senior riders.

Hours for the service are 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

Disabled persons, children under age 16 and seniors can travel the line 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Old $.75 and $1.25 Dial-A-Ride tickets will be accepted after Tuesday Jan.1 but each one way ride will require two old tickets, according to a city of Claremont news release.

But once the new fares take effect, according to the release, two Get About tickets will be needed for a one way trip on Dial-A-Ride.

Additionally, after Tuesday Jan.1 the Dial-A-Ride will stop accepting pink “nutrition” tickets, which will only be accepted by Get About.

City Hall, at 207 N. Harvard Ave., and the Joslyn Senior Center, at 660 N. Mountain Ave., will sell the Dial-A-Ride and Get About book tickets.

New ticket sellers this year will be the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., and The Blaisdell Community Building, 440 S. College Ave.

Service questions, suggestions or reporting complaints can be make by calling the Pomona Valley Transportation Authority offices at 909-596-7664 or the Claremont’s Community Services Department at 909-399-5431.

wes.woods@inlandnewspapers.com 909-483-8549 or http://www.insidesocal.com/claremontnow/ or on Twitter @ClaremontNow

Senior nutrition program receives Los Angeles County award

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The Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging named the Joslyn Senior Center as a 2012 Distinguished Site Award winner, according to Claremont city manager Tony Ramos’ weekly update.

Awards are given for senior meal programs that deliver social services, activities and outstanding service outside of nutritious meals, according to the update.

Only seven facilities out of 100 sites received the award, according to the update.

The nutrition staff of both Joslyn and Blaisdell received a Silver Thermometer Award for serving safe food meeting high standards and a Golden Apple Award for exceptional service and quality, according to the update.

wes.woods@inlandnewspapers.com 909-483-8549

Indian Hill Boulevard resurfacing project from Foothill to Base Line continues

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The Indian Hill Boulevard will be finished during this upcoming two-week period to coincide with the period when school is not in session, according to City Manger Tony Ramos’ weekly update.

The project contractor will start work Wednesday Dec.26 with the work continuing weather permitting through Saturday Dec.29.

Grinding of the pavement will be a two-day project that starts construction on Indian Hill from Foothill Boulevard to Base Line Road. Street paving is then scheduled for Friday Dec.28 and Saturday Dec.29 unless there is weather constraints.

There is no work scheduled for Dec. 24, Dec. 25 or Jan. 1.

Claremont High School has been given notification as well as businesses and residents fronting Indian Hill, according to the update.

wes.woods@inlandnewspapers.com 909-483-8549