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SOLEDAD — A special collaborative meeting of Soledad Unified School District and City of Soledad took place last month, during which members discussed the future of the teacher housing project made possible with funds from Measure N. Interim superintendent Randy Bangs provided an update on...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department has been awarded a $50,000 grant to increase patrols throughout the community and provide other traffic safety programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on roads. “This grant funding allows us to support our ongoing traffic...

GONZALES — Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority, aka Salinas Valley Recycles (SVR), will celebrate the grand opening of its new Education Center and Garden near Gonzales this Saturday in conjunction with the Youth Council’s year-end community project — a Sustainability Fair. In 2023, the inaugural...

MONTEREY COUNTY — California Transportation Commission has awarded $44.8 million in Active Transportation Project grants for multiple projects that will enhance safety and facilitate active modes of transportation in Monterey County. Seven projects submitted by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC), County of Monterey,...

SALINAS VALEY — California Rodeo Salinas donated a total of $563,258 to community nonprofits in 2022, an increase of 5.3% over the 2019 donation, which was the most recent year the California Rodeo Association hosted a full roster of events. Representatives from 25 organizations received...

SOLEDAD — Congressman Jimmy Panetta spoke to students at Main Street Middle School during a May 28 visit to their campus as part of the school’s participation in the SIFMA Foundation’s Capitol Hill Challenge program. The national 14-week financial education competition paired individual congress members...

MONTEREY — After being away for 75 years, the historic Western Flyer — the sardine fishing boat immortalized by John Steinbeck’s 1951 classic “The Log from the Sea of Cortez” — will return to her home port of Monterey this Saturday. “The Western Flyer was built for Monterey’s sardine fishery...

GONZALES — City of Gonzales provided a total of $41,700 in grant funds to residents to assist with rental and mortgage payments. The City received the funds through the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) and the CARES and Emergency Food and Shelter Program through...

MONTEREY COUNTY — With Easter Sunday approaching on April 20, Monterey County officials are preparing for what is traditionally the busiest day of the year at several of its most popular day-use parks, including Toro, Royal Oaks and San Lorenzo. To ensure a safe,...

SALINAS VALLEY — King City High runner Mario Avila and Gonzales High runner Ashley Ochoa joined four other runners as recipients of scholarships from the Monterey Bay Wednesday Night Laundry Runners. While King City, Greenfield and Soledad have had previous winners of the scholarship, Ochoa...