Adventure Seeking Seniors group gathers for Thanksgiving lunch in Gonzales
GONZALES ā Adventure Seeking Seniors of Gonzales recently gathered at American Legion Post 81 to kick off this yearās monthly events.
About 70 participants enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey and all the trimmings Nov. 18 as well as played bingo and worked on...
Gonzales man found guilty of domestic violence and dissuading a witness
GONZALES ā Monterey County District Attorneyās Office announced June 25 that a jury found Jose Omar Soto Velasquez of Gonzales guilty of felony domestic violence and dissuading or intimidating a witness.
Velasquez and Jane Doe had been dating approximately one year and lived together for...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 10, 2021
EDUCATIONAL KITS
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Transportation Agency for Monterey County unveiled its āPlay To Learn Kitsā for families on Feb. 24. Funded primarily by the Measure X Safe Routes to School program, the kits were developed in partnership with MY Museum, Cal State Monterey Bay...
Suspect arrested in connection to Soledad structure fire
SOLEDAD ā At around 3 p.m. March 26, Soledad Police Department received a call of a structure fire on Nestles Road in Soledad.
Officers arrived to find one of the abandoned buildings on fire.
Officers were then directed to a suspect who fled toward the...
Monterey County outpacing other local providers in Covid vaccines provided to children
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County's Health Department has administered more Covid-19 vaccine doses to children ages 5-11 than any other local vaccine provider, county officials said Tuesday.
As of Sept. 29, the Public Health and Clinic Services divisions of the Health Department have administered 28...
Gonzales Library adjusts service hours for curbside pickup
GONZALES ā Gonzales Library now has adjusted hours three days a week for pickup service, allowing residents to check out books, DVDs, CDs and audiobooks that they previously did when library shelves could be browsed in person.
The library is open Tuesdays from 2 to...
Monterey County Sheriffās Office announces promotions
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto has announced the promotions of Commander Jason Smith to the rank of chief deputy and Sgt. Veronica Olguin to the rank of commander effective Nov. 18.
āI spoke with both this morning about the expectation of leadership...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 4, 2022
FARMERSā MARKETS
MONTEREY COUNTY ā All Everyoneās Harvest Certified Farmersā Markets will be closed from Sunday, Dec. 26, through Saturday, Jan. 8. The first market to open for 2022 will be the Marina market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 9,...
Soledad resident and Covid-19 survivor turns 100
SOLEDAD ā As the City of Soledad prepares for its centennial event, 2021 also marks the year one of its residents, Jennie Aquino, becomes a centenarian.
Aquino, who celebrated her 100th birthday on Jan. 27, was born in Mexico and came to the United States...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 8, 2021
GAZEBO MARKET
GREENFIELD ā Shoppers in Greenfield will soon be able to shop for produce, dried fruit, nuts, food and crafts as the Market at the Gazebo will begin Saturday, July 10, at Village Green Park, 98 S. El Camino Real. The market will run...
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Gonzales celebrates ātopping outā of new community center complex
GONZALES ā City of Gonzales celebrated the ātopping outā of the Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center Complex with a ceremony Friday, marking the...