Superintendent bids farewell to Greenfield Union School District
GREENFIELD — Zandra Jo Galvan, who has served as superintendent of the Greenfield Union School District (GUSD) since 2017, has been selected to become the next superintendent of the Salinas Union High School District.
Galvan has been in education for 31 years, beginning her career...
Monterey County’s senior meals program to end Friday
MONTEREY COUNTY — Great Plates Delivered, a Monterey County program meant to help vulnerable seniors and boost local business, will end on Friday, July 9.
As part of the yearlong program, area restaurants signed up to provide food for seniors who wished to maintain social...
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 effort to bridge the digital divide.
The July 21 signing of AB/SB 156 took place in the unincorporated community of Traver....
Greenfield man gets prison time for DUI, impersonating officer
GREENFIELD — A 27-year-old Greenfield man has been sentenced to prison after pleading no contest to driving under the influence and impersonating a police officer.
Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced April 26 that Clemente Martinez of Greenfield will receive a stipulated two-year...
Greenfield man arrested for residential burglary in King City
KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a subject breaking into an occupied apartment in the 300 block of S. Vanderhurst Avenue on Feb. 9 at about 6:20 p.m.
Upon arrival, officers learned the subject had walked away from the...
Studies examine variant surging in California, and the news isn’t good
CALIFORNIA — A variant first discovered in California in December is more contagious than earlier forms of the coronavirus, two new studies have shown, fueling concerns that emerging mutants like this one could hamper the sharp decline in cases overall in the state and...
Rancho Cielo’s Veggie Box fundraiser a big success
SALINAS VALLEY — Rancho Cielo’s annual Veggie Box and BBQ Fundraiser took place Aug. 8-11 on the Rancho Cielo Youth Campus in Salinas.
The fundraiser was the biggest success to date, with more than 14,000 boxes sold, 300 volunteers packing boxes and over 2,000 barbecued...
Deadline nears for Monterey County students to apply for leadership program
MONTEREY COUNTY — High school juniors and seniors have until the Jan. 29 deadline to apply for Bank of America’s prestigious Student Leaders program, which provides a paid summer internship at local nonprofits.
Two community-driven high school juniors or seniors from Monterey County are selected...
Photo | United Way hosts Stuff the Bus event in Gonzales
GONZALES — United Way Monterey County hosted its second Stuff the Bus community project in South Monterey County on June 12 at the Gonzales Police Department.
Volunteers and members of the Gonzales Rotary Club, which sponsored the event, assembled backpacks with new school supplies...
Monterey County Supervisor Lopez elected president of Latino Caucus of California Counties
MONTEREY COUNTY — Latino Caucus of California Counties (LCCC) membership voted to elect a new Executive Board at the California State Association of Counties 128th Annual Meeting on Nov. 16.
The newly elected Executive Board is as follows:
President – Supervisor Chris Lopez, Monterey CountyVice President –...
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CDCR officials investigating Salinas Valley State Prison inmate’s Jan. 29 death as...
SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Jan. 29 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide.
At about...
