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FARES RETURN TO MST MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey-Salinas Transit will reinstate fare collection throughout its bus system beginning Aug. 1. Passengers will once again pay at the front door of buses by placing their fare in the farebox. MST had gone fare-free on March 18...

TAX PREP MONTEREY COUNTY — United Way Monterey County has launched its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance service, offering free tax preparation services through Tax Day, April 15. UWMC and IRS-trained VITA volunteers will provide this service in English and Spanish for anyone who earned less...

SOLEDAD — AT&T and HUMAN-I-T recently provided 100 refurbished laptops and backpacks stuffed with school supplies to the Soledad Chamber of Commerce to distribute to local students and families in need. The Aug. 7 event, held at Premiere Cinemas in Soledad, was part of AT&T’s...

Alvaro Mercado of Soledad was named to the Spring 2022 Dean’s List at the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kan. The Dean’s List recognizes USM students who end the semester with a 3.5 GPA or better. Adrian Arredondo of Greenfield, Anna Barragan of Soledad...

GONZALES — Watsonville City Council has unanimously appointed Rene Mendez, the current chief executive for the City of Gonzales, as Watsonville’s new city manager during its Tuesday meeting. Mendez has three decades of experience in state, county and city government and has spent the last...

SALINAS VALLEY — Sen. Anna Caballero stopped by Greenfield and Soledad last Monday to present checks for $1 million and $400,000 in state funding, respectively, to the City of Greenfield for radio transmission and reception upgrades and to the Soledad-Mission Recreation District for improvements...

GREENFIELD — Monterey County Workforce Development Board is hosting three events this month for local jobseekers, including one in Greenfield on Wednesday. “We’re excited to start the New Year with three great opportunities to find work for our local jobseekers,” said Christopher Donnelly, executive director...

SALINAS VALLEY — Voters in South Monterey County have shaped the future of both local schools and city infrastructure in the Nov. 5 Presidential General Election, with mixed results across the measures. All school district bond measures are currently passing, set to fund essential facility...

SPANISH WORKSHOP MONTEREY COUNTY — Hospice Giving Foundation announced the launch of its first virtual workshop in Spanish, which will be presented via Zoom on Thursday, March 4, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The foundation hired Erandi García as a program specialist in December, with...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) has secured a $1 million California Public Utilities Commission broadband development grant to support the Central Coast Broadband Consortium (CCBC)’s efforts to expand broadband in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.  The grant is funded by...