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GREENFIELD — Hundreds of residents and visitors alike gathered Sunday for the annual Greenfield Harvest Festival, hosted by the Greenfield Cultural Arts Center and First Night Monterey. The Oct. 20 festival kicked off that morning with a community parade through downtown Greenfield, where dozens...

GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield celebrated its 75th anniversary with a special ceremony earlier this month, culminating in the burying of a time capsule that will be opened during the city’s centennial anniversary in 25 years. The 75th celebration, also known as a diamond jubilee,...

SOLEDAD — Jaime Brugada Valdez, also known as Los Angeles rapper MoneySign Suede, died Tuesday night after he was reportedly stabbed in a shower at the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad. Valdez, 22, of Huntington Park, was found unresponsive in the prison’s shower area shortly...

GONZALES — Gonzales city officials, health professionals and guests celebrated the grand opening of the Gonzales Medical Center with a ribbon cutting on Jan. 14. The new healthcare facility, under the leadership of Ignacio Guzman, MD, and Luz Garcia, PA-C, offers a full list...

SOLEDAD — Soledad High School Class of 2014 graduate Jose Martinez has been named the new head football coach for the Aztecs. The decision was made during the Soledad Unified School District board meeting on June 23. Martinez, 26, is thrilled to take over the...

SOLEDAD — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and California Highway Patrol responded Sunday at about 6:45 p.m. to a report of individuals being chased in a vehicle in the 41000 block of Los Coches Road, south of Soledad. When units arrived, they found two unresponsive males...

SALINAS VALLEY — Nearly 500 students from both Soledad and Gonzales celebrated the end of their high school journeys last Saturday. More than 280 seniors graduated from Soledad High School, while another 207 graduated from Gonzales High School, receiving their coveted diplomas. The two schools presented...

SOLEDAD — The suspect who was wanted for Wednesday’s shooting that injured a man in Soledad has turned himself in to police. Xavier Diaz, 25, walked into the Monterey County Jail and self-surrendered Thursday evening, announced Soledad Police Department. “Thank you to all of those that...

GONZALES — Hundreds turned out for the City of Gonzales’ 75th anniversary celebration last Saturday, featuring a “show and shine” car show with music and food vendors in downtown Gonzales. More than 120 cars participated in the April 2 event, along with a number of...

GONZALES — Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) for Monterey County is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for neglecting, abusing and likely abandoning a dog found in Gonzales last week. Last Monday,...