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Greenfield installs pop-up safety demonstration on 12th Street

GREENFIELD ā€” Residents of Greenfield will have an opportunity to experience a street makeover designed to be safer and more comfortable for all users. To improve safety and encourage walking and bicycling, the City of Greenfield ā€” in partnership with the Transportation Agency for Monterey...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 30, 2022

FUN RUN GREENFIELD ā€” Greenfield Union School District Parent Academy, in collaboration with the Greenfield Recreation Department and Greenfield Police Department, has planned a Fun Run and Field Day on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Vista Verde Middle School, 1199 Elm Ave., in Greenfield. There will...

Mee Memorial Hospital receives $225K grant

KING CITY ā€” The board of directors of Sunlight Giving has awarded a multi-year grant in the amount of $225,000 to Mee Memorial Hospital in King City. South Monterey Countyā€™s only hospital has agreed to use the grant for general support, $75,000 per year for three...

Salinas Valley Grad Notes | Sept. 29, 2022

Jenna Pepple of Greenfield, Anna Barragan of Soledad and Rachael Reyes Canales of Soledad were named to the Summer 2022 Presidentā€™s List at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a...

Monterey County hosts community workshop focused on climate change

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County Sustainability Program will host an in-person workshop Thursday, Sept. 29, to understand the communityā€™s challenges and opportunities about climate change, with a focus on resilience, equity and adaptation.  This two-hour public event, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Marina...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 28, 2022

LIBRARY CLOSURE KING CITY ā€” King City Library will be closed this week for re-carpeting. Monterey County Free Librariesā€™ Bookmobile and Pop-Up Library will be available across the street at the future site of the local history center on North Vanderhurst Avenue, each day through...

South County Trashion Show makes long-awaited return

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” Alliance on Agingā€™s South County Trashion Show returned to the runway last week after a two-year absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic, featuring the latest fashions crafted from recycled and repurposed materials. The Sept. 13 fundraiser and luncheon was once again held...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 27, 2022

LIBRARY CARDS MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County Free Libraries is reminding the community that September is Library Card Sign-up Month. Library cards are free and let residents check out books and DVDs, download e-books or audiobooks, get free Wi-Fi or use a computer to research...

Gonzales wins prestigious Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

GONZALES ā€” League of California Cities has announced that the City of Gonzales was one of 12 winning cities that received the 2022 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence. The prestigious award is categorized into 12 subcategories, with Gonzales taking home the Ruth Vreeland Award for...

Smoke from prescribed burn to be visible from Salinas Valley

PAICINES ā€” Cal Fire plans to conduct a prescribed burn on private property in the Gabilan Range, west of the town of Paicines, in the McPhails Peak area of San Benito County on Tuesday. The purpose of the Sept. 27 project is to reintroduce...

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Open Studios Art Tours

New look and name for 2024 Artists Studio Tour

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) will be continuing the Artist Studio Tourā€™s legacy, previously run by Arts Habitat. To ensure the...