Greenfield welcomes six new officers
GREENFIELD — Five new police officers and one community service officer, all bilingual speakers, have joined the Greenfield Police Department.
Officers Damian Ayala, Daniel Lopez and Michael Ramirez are recent graduates from the police academy, and Officers Antonio Jardines and Federico Tinoco are laterals from...
Inspiring women to soar: Salinas entrepreneur shows others that success is attainable with vision and motivation
SALINAS — In 1994, Ana Jimenez made her journey from her hometown Sinaloa, Mexico, to Salinas. She was a newlywed to Gerardo Jimenez, and together, they vowed to work hard and make the best of it living in a foreign country.
“I told myself, ‘I...
Gonzales Police Department promotes officers
GONZALES — Cesar Castillo and Nathan Cordoba were both promoted to police corporals with the Gonzales Police Department on April 18.
Castillo served in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1997 as an infantry rifleman and was honorably discharged in 2001. He has been assigned...
New gas station on the way for Greenfield
GREENFIELD — A new gas station is one step closer to being reality in Greenfield as the planning commission approved the design review and conditional use permit for alcohol during its April 6 meeting.
Amendments were also passed for the proposed gas station and convenience...
Candidate Q&A: Gonzales Unified School District Board
Voters in South Monterey County will soon be choosing mayors, city council members and school board trustees in the upcoming Nov. 3 General Election. To help voters make an informed decision, Salinas Valley Tribune sent out a questionnaire to all the candidates running in contested...
Soledad Chamber’s light parade to kick off holidays Saturday
SOLEDAD — Soledad Chamber of Commerce will host the Soledad 35th Annual Christmas Celebration tonight in the form of a drive-thru light parade.
Beginning at 5 p.m., vehicles with lights will travel through town to bring in the festive mood on a Saturday evening. The...
Candidate Q&A: Greenfield Union School District Board
Voters in South Monterey County will soon be choosing mayors, city council members and school board trustees in the upcoming Nov. 3 General Election. To help voters make an informed decision, Salinas Valley Tribune sent out a questionnaire to all the candidates running in contested...
Gonzales school board fires superintendent
GONZALES — Gonzales Unified School District Governing Board has terminated the employment agreement with Superintendent Yvette Irving “after careful deliberation,” the district announced in a news release Wednesday.
School board members met Tuesday evening for their regular meeting, during which they voted 3-2 to terminate...
Thousands attend Soledad car show and street festival
SOLEDAD — Thousands of spectators turned out to view an estimated 350 vehicles of various types on display last Saturday at the Soledad Hot Summer Days Car Show and Street Festival.
A portion of Front Street plus several side city blocks, from East to Main...
New all-electric housing opens in Soledad
SOLEDAD — Community Housing Improvement Systems and Planning Association (CHISPA) recently celebrated the grand opening of the Rancho San Vicente all-electric housing development in Soledad.
CHISPA, a nonprofit developer and provider of affordable housing based in Salinas, hosted the Oct. 15 ceremony, which featured a...
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Hartnell College commemorates Veterans Appreciation Week with campus, community events
SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College Veterans Resource Center will host its annual Veterans Appreciation Week from Nov. 10-14 at the college’s Main Campus in...
