🌱 Patch AM: How the 210 Freeway truck crash is impacting Claremont drivers today

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In today's newsletter:

• How the 210 Freeway truck crash is impacting Claremont drivers today
• Why Claremont's new science center is winning global design praise.
• Claremont's Samantha Bosco keeps winning big on the world stage

Also on today's calendar: Dyslexia 101 Workshop and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 102 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 100, low: 72.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 94 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Semi-truck crashes into 210 Fwy center divider, blocking lanes on both sides in Claremont (abc7.com) — A semi-truck crash on the 210 Freeway in Claremont early Monday shut down multiple lanes in both directions near Baseline Road, snarling traffic for commuters. CHP reported oil spilled on the roadway, several key lanes remained closed until further notice, and the truck driver was hospitalized, so plan alternate routes around the 210 through Claremont.
   

• Robert Day Sciences Center team earns multiple excellence awards (cmc.edu) — Claremont residents can take pride in Claremont McKenna College's Robert Day Sciences Center, which has just added an Engineering News-Record West Award of Merit to several recent honors. The striking new facility has also earned international architectural recognition, highlighting both its design quality and its contribution to the campus and wider community.
   

• Samantha Bosco, Kate Brim lead U.S. titlists at home World Para Road Cycling Championships (nbcsports.com) — Claremont resident Samantha Bosco continued her dominance in para-cycling, winning both the women's C4 time trial and road race at the World Para Road Cycling Championships in Huntsville, Alabama. The 39-year-old, already a Paralympic gold medalist, has now swept these events at multiple world championships, bringing more international recognition to Claremont's athletic community.
   

📸 Around Claremont

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Claremont

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Wednesday September 9
• Dyslexia 101 Workshop →
  The Round Building at Claremont United Methodist Church, 211 W Foothill Blvd, Claremont
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Redfish Piano Trio →
  Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music (Little Bridges), 150 E 4th St, Claremont
  8:00 pm
• Ophelia's Jump presents In Some Dark Valley: The Testimony of Reverend Brand →
  Ophelia's Jump Productions, 2009 Porterfield Way, Upland
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• California Biodiversity Day Free Day 2026 →
  California Botanic Garden, 1500 N College Ave, Claremont
  8:00 am
• Celliola and Friends →
  Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music (Little Bridges), 150 E 4th St, Claremont
  3:00 pm
• Ophelia's Jump presents In Some Dark Valley: The Testimony of Reverend Brand →
  Ophelia's Jump Productions, 2009 Porterfield Way, Upland
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 9
• Park Advisory Commission Meeting
  San Bernardino Regional Parks Regional Parks Admin Office Conference Room, 268 W. Hospitality Lane, 3rd FL, San Bernardino, 92408, United States
  2:30 pm
• Back to School Night (6-8pm)
  Pioneer Junior High Upland, CA 91784
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Family Fun Night- Bingo
  Oak Mesa Elementary MPR
  5:30 pm
Friday September 11
• PTA Association Mtg.
  Magnolia Elementary Upland, CA 91786
  8:00 am
• SOAR Community Harvest
  Snowline Joint Unified Phelan, CA 92329
  9:00 am
• Far From Home Tour - Pomona, CA with Lil Maru & MC Bxb →
  Flyway, 345 S Garey Ave, Pomona
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My kitties wet dishes are getting tiny black bugs.
  Gnats? Fruit flies? I keep them covered as I can but theyre grazers. Each eating at different times. How can I get rid of them? What kills them? (Nextdoor Mountain-Indian Hill)

• Super King Markets posted a job opening for Service Meat Clerk in Claremont. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

La Verne

• 4 former Leon High athletes appear on college rosters for week ending Sept. 6 (tallahasseesun.com)
• Who's on the Nov. 3 ballot in the Inland Valley? (dailybulletin.com)

Pomona

• Gunfire Exchanged as Four Masked Suspects Try to Rob Pomona, CA, Jewelry Store (instoremag.com)
• Pomona College Students and Faculty Will Inspire Optimism Through Music in Fall Programs (pomona.edu)
• Weather in Pomona hits triple digits (thepolypost.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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