Southern Monterey County Foundation awards $24K to local nonprofits
SALINAS VALLEY ā Southern Monterey County Foundation (SMCF) has awarded nearly $24,000 in grants this year to more than a dozen nonprofit organizations providing services in King City and surrounding areas.
Guided by an advisory board of local community members, SMCF raises funds to provide...
Salinas-based healthcare system announces name change
SALINAS ā An institution that has served the Monterey County community for 70 years is launching a new chapter in its history with a name change and fresh, bold look ā Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System is now Salinas Valley Health, officials announced last...
SBA opens Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Salinas
MONTEREY COUNTY ā U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the opening of its Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Monterey County to meet the needs of businesses and individuals who were affected by the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred from...
Soledad celebrates grand opening of Grocery Outlet
SOLEDAD ā A large crowd of Soledad residents and dignitaries representing the city and Monterey County gathered last Thursday for the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Grocery Outlet.
The new grocery store, located at 401 Nestles Road, is independently owned and operated by Zeke...
Salinas Police receive more than $1M for new technology as city honors slain officer
SALINAS ā U.S. Reps. Jimmy Panetta and Zoe Lofgren recently visited the Salinas Police Department to highlight new federal funding for the department to deploy technology that will improve efficiency, officer safety and community transparency.
Salinas Police Department received $1,165,000 in the final 2023 appropriations...
Planning gets underway for South County Family Justice Center
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Community members are invited to attend a strategic planning event for South Monterey Countyās Family Justice Center later this month.
A team from the Family Justice Center Alliance, a project of Alliance for HOPE International, is helping Monterey County with the planning...
Heal Together celebrates one year of healing
MONTEREY COUNTY ā In early 2021, Hospice Giving Foundation CEO Siobhan Greene posed a question to the community, āIn this time of incredible grief and loss, how can we join together to heal?ā After a competitive grant process, on Dec. 9, 2021, Hospice Giving...
Stitch āEm Up Embroidery opens in Soledad
SOLEDAD ā Soledad Merchants hosted a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 19 for Stitch āEm Up Embroidery, a new screen printing and embroidery business located at 157 Kidder St., Suite B, in Soledad.
The business offers embroidery, custom apparel and prints, flags, banners,...
Community Foundation for Monterey County helps close college funding gap
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has been working with donors to help close the funding gap for local students aspiring to attend college, announcing that more than $1.4 million in scholarship awards are available this year.
āThese dollars represent a recognition...
Monterey County farmers estimate $336M in losses from recent storms
SALINAS VALLEY ā A flood damage survey on Monterey County agriculture shows $336 million in estimated losses from Januaryās storms, with the costliest impacts in South Monterey County.
Monterey County Agricultural Commissionerās Office has released the initial results of the online survey, which launched Jan....
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Soledad unveils new downtown murals
SOLEDAD ā City of Soledad and the Arts Council for Monterey County hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for three new murals in downtown Soledad last...