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Tag: children and youth

CDC advisers recommend Covid vaccine for younger children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday formally endorsed the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 through 11, a move that...

Halloween, Day of the Dead events return to Salinas Valley this...

SALINAS VALLEY — Nearly a dozen spine-chilling activities to celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) return this weekend in...

Senator presents $5M check for Gonzales teen center

GONZALES — Sen. Anna Caballero visited Gonzales last week to present a $5 million check to city leaders and Gonzales Youth Council members for...

Holiday book drive to benefit children in Monterey County

MONTEREY COUNTY — Read to Me Project is conducting a book drive to gather 2,000 new and gently used books to be given to...

Monterey County receives $100K traffic safety grant

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Public Health Bureau has received a $100,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) that will support...

New science workshop opens at Salinas middle school

SALINAS — Several hundred people and a large group of civic and educational officials gathered for the grand opening of the Salinas Community Science...

Grants benefit Latinx residents in South Monterey County

MONTEREY COUNTY — Siembra Latinos Fund has now topped $80,000 in cumulative grants after awarding $23,000 to six nonprofit organizations in August for projects...

Salinas Valley students form ‘walking school buses’

SALINAS VALLEY — Walking school buses have arrived in the Salinas Valley, kicking off a new way for local elementary students to safely get...

Mee Memorial doctor introduces healthful books to youth

SALINAS VALLEY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System Dr. Joshua Deutsch hosted a book reading for local youth in Greenfield on Oct. 7, kicking off...

Applications due Friday for Monterey County Fish and Game grants

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission is now soliciting grant applications for the 2021-22 Propagation Fund Grant Program. Projects funded by...

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Sykes Hot Springs

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office investigating suspicious death in Ventana Wilderness

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death in the Sykes Hot Springs area of the Ventana Wilderness in the...