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SAN JOSE, Calif. — On an unseasonably warm day in February, two men working with a local community group went door to door in an ethnically diverse neighborhood to persuade people to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations. It was just after 11 a.m. when they...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been demobilized, as it is no longer needed while recovery and emergency repairs from the recent winter storms continue. The EOC was active for 40 days and was the heart of emergency operations during the...

GREENFIELD — Pandemic safety concerns meant the closure of many formerly indoor operations, but the Greenfield Community Science Workshop has re-opened to the public by offering an outdoor lab area. The mission of Greenfield Community Science Workshop (GCSW) is to inspire youth and communities toward...

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,...

Steve McShane teaches residents about the simpler gardening alternative called “fairy gardening.”

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Fire Department hosted a swearing-in ceremony for four new part-time firefighters during last week’s Greenfield City Council meeting. Fire Chief Jim Langborg swore in Luis Navarro, Benjamin Rianda, Paul Salinas and Aaron Vasquez before the council on June 8. The part-time firefighters will...

VOTER TRAINING SALINAS — Monterey County Elections is hosting a voter registration drive training at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11, at the Government Center at Schilling, Cayenne Room at 1441 Schilling Place - North Building, in Salinas. This training will provide an overview of:...

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...

SALINAS VALLEY — Evacuation orders were issued Wednesday for areas west of Greenfield and King City, as the Dolan Fire continues to spread east through the Santa Lucia Range. The wildfire, about 10 miles south of Big Sur, expanded by another 20,000 acres overnight, lowering...