Tag: education
Monterey County’s Stuff the Bus totals 4,500 backpacks
MONTEREY COUNTY — Volunteers from Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) and United Way Monterey County teamed up to finish packing 4,500 backpacks with...
Gonzales students graduate from Summer Health Institute
GONZALES — A total of 23 Summer Health Institute (SHI) students recently graduated from this year’s program, and on July 16 they participated in...
Salinas Valley leaders discuss closing digital divide
SALINAS VALLEY — Area representatives recently joined with California Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign legislation investing $6 billion to expand broadband infrastructure in an...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 2, 2021
MONTHLY LUNCHEON
KING CITY — Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will host its monthly luncheon meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 11:30 a.m. at King...
Greenfield Community Science Workshop hosts summer youth activity hours
GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community Science Workshop (GCSW) is open for regular activities Tuesday through Saturday, during which staff is calling “Summer Tinker Time Hours”...
New York City and California to require vaccines or tests for...
The push to mandate coronavirus vaccinations amid sharply rising caseloads nationwide accelerated Monday, as the country’s most populous state and its largest city both...
Greenfield High receives Farm to School grant
GREENFIELD — South Monterey County Joint Union High School District (SMCJUHSD) will launch two farm-to-cafeteria educational programs between Greenfield High School and the district’s...
The ‘Californization’ of the Olympics
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: If California were its own country, it would rank fifth in an Olympic medal count.
Dr. Bill...
Retired Greenfield teacher becomes new trustee
GREENFIELD — Dee Heckman has been appointed as the newest member of the Greenfield Union School District Board of Trustees.
Heckman, a retired teacher from...
Soledad Unified School District selects new superintendent
SOLEDAD — Soledad Unified School District recently announced that Randy Bangs has been chosen as the district’s superintendent, effective July 1.
Bangs served as interim...
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Northbound 101 offramp at Main Street in Salinas to close Saturday
SALINAS — The northbound Highway 101 offramp at Main Street in Salinas will be closed from 6 a.m. to noon on Saturday for emergency...
