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MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has announced the awardees of its Fall 2025 Community Arts Grants, allocating $130,000 to 25 local organizations to bolster access to arts and culture across all five supervisorial districts. The grants, providing up to $7,500 each,...

BIG SUR — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that Caltrans has opened the portion of Highway 1 closed by Regent’s Slide, months earlier than the estimated reopening date of March 30. The reopening restores full travel access along the iconic Big Sur coast and revives...

GONZALES — Years of planning and dreaming became a reality as the grand opening of Phase 1 of the Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center Complex took place Saturday morning in Gonzales. Phase 1 of the complex included the Taylor Farms Teen Innovation Center and...

SOLEDAD — Monterey County welcomed its first baby of the new year just seconds after midnight, as a family from Soledad celebrated a milestone moment at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP). Noah Mora Medina was born at 12:00:09 a.m. on New Year’s Day...

BOARD MEETING SECURITY SALINAS — Monterey County has begun interim security screening for the public attending Board of Supervisors meetings starting Jan. 13 at the Government Center, 168 W. Alisal St. in Salinas. Screening will occur at the entrance to the Board Chambers and will...

GREENFIELD — A Monterey County judge sentenced Miguel Rubio, 42, of Greenfield, to 25 years in prison for committing three counts of forcible lewd acts upon a child under 14. “These offenses are serious and violent felonies and considered strikes under California’s Three Strikes law,”...

CENTRAL COAST — Together with Santa Barbara-based facilitator Hannah Jacobson Blumenfeld, San Benito County Arts Council, Arts Council Santa Cruz County and Arts Council for Monterey County are key regional partners for the California Arts Council’s Creative Economies in Action: 2025 Statewide Engagement Tour. This...

LAKE TALK KING CITY — A presentation titled “What’s Under the Lake?” is being offered Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 11 a.m. at the new King City History Center at 110 North Vanderhurst Ave. in King City. The public is invited. Patricia Ashe Woodfill with the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has announced the planned retirement of long-time President/CEO Dan Baldwin, who will step down in 2026 after a 16-year tenure. “It has been an honor to be part of the CFMC’s family,” Baldwin said. “Monterey County...

SALINAS — Interim Inc. hosted its annual Winter Holiday Meal on Dec. 19 at the OMNI Resource Center in Salinas, welcoming clients and community members for a shared holiday meal rooted in connection, dignity and care. The event served individuals who regularly access services at...