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SOLEDAD — Soledad Ace Hardware hosted a grand-opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony April 27 for its Front Street location, owned and operated by the Alcantar family. “A new and modern sign welcomes all to the newly remodeled store, but that’s just the beginning,” according to Soledad...

SOLEDAD — Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC), in partnership with the City of Soledad, announced that Soledad residents and workers, age 14 and older, will have the opportunity to vote to determine which Safe Routes to School projects to fund in their city. Voters...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The staff of SPCA Monterey County and Blach Construction — accompanied by four-legged guests — gathered Sept. 14 to celebrate the topping out of two new buildings that will significantly expand SPCA’s campus and strengthen its ability to serve the people...

Hundreds of families got into the holiday spirit last weekend at several community events in Gonzales and Soledad. On Saturday, La Gloria Elementary School in Gonzales hosted its annual Holiday Bazaar fundraiser with handmade crafts by local artisans, special performances and more, and the City...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Alternative housing sites for Monterey County, including one at San Lorenzo Park in King City, have not had anyone infected with Covid-19 sent to them, officials announced last week. “We don’t have anybody at the housing sites or care site because there’s...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sustainability Program will host its first community workshop Tuesday evening as part of its Community Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CCAAP) stakeholder engagement efforts. The Nov. 16 virtual workshop, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., is being held to “help the...

FIRE RESOURCES MONTEREY COUNTY — Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce has released a resource guide for the Monterey County fires to assist those affected by the fires to respond to the crisis. The guide is available for free through the “Local Fire Resources” link on...

COFFEE SHOP OPENS KING CITY — Hestia at the Diner owners announced that they will have a soft opening Wednesday, July 21, at their new location at 320B Broadway St. in King City. The coffee shop’s hours will be Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m....

On Tuesday, Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted of murdering George Floyd, the Black man whose death under Chauvin’s knee led to a nationwide uprising against police brutality last summer. The news was met with a kind of collective sigh of relief,...

A little more than a week ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that not only would California effectively ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, by 2024, but the state also would work to phase out oil extraction entirely by 2045. “As we move to swiftly decarbonize our...