Tag: children and youth
Gonzales youth-led community center earns statewide award for excellence
GONZALES — City of Gonzales has received the 2026 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence from the League of California Cities for its work involving...
Congresswoman Lofgren secures $250K for Hartnell Child Development Center
SALINAS — Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren has delivered a $250,000 federal funding check to Hartnell College’s Child Development Center to support renovations to its outdoor...
Gonzales Scout builds owl boxes to address rodent problem at wastewater...
GONZALES — Gonzales resident and Boy Scout Davis Pisoni of Troop 73 recently partnered with the City of Gonzales to build and install 10...
AmeriCorps members begin preschool service in Greenfield, Salinas
MONTEREY COUNTY — United Way Monterey County’s Preschool Service Corps has begun its 2026-27 school year with its largest cohort to date, placing AmeriCorps...
Gonzales hosts countywide 4-H celebration
GONZALES — The Monterey County 4-H community came together on Sept. 12 at the Swiss Rifle Club in Gonzales to celebrate the hard work...
Soledad’s youth soccer season kicks off with FIFA donation
SOLEDAD — Soledad’s fall youth soccer season kicked off this month with player-led drills, local soccer organizations and the distribution of more than 200...
Give Like Dolly Day to support children’s literacy on Sept. 25
MONTEREY COUNTY — The Dollywood Foundation has designated Sept. 25 as Give Like Dolly Day, an annual initiative encouraging people to support children’s literacy...
California lawmakers honor Dolly Parton with 9-2-5 day
CALIFORNIA — California lawmakers are honoring Dolly Parton’s legacy of music, philanthropy and literacy by designating Sept. 25 as Dolly Parton Day in California.
Senate...
Soledad police arrest teen in stabbing investigation
SOLEDAD — Soledad police arrested a local teenager last Saturday in connection with a stabbing that left another juvenile with a leg wound.
Officers responded...
12th annual Touch-A-Truck returns to Salinas on Sunday
SALINAS — Coastal Kids Home Care will host its 12th annual Touch-A-Truck fundraiser from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, at the...
Local News
General Election 2026 | South Monterey County voters decide local races,...
MONTEREY COUNTY — Voters across South Monterey County cast ballots in the Nov. 3 general election, deciding local city council and school board races...
