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GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department received multiple calls from residents on the 100 block of 10th Street who reported a suspicious person in their front yard last Tuesday morning. When officers arrived at about 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 10, they found an adult male suffering...

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad and the Soledad City Council hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking on July 16 to celebrate the construction of the first inclusive park in Soledad and in South Monterey County. The new park, temporarily known as Orchard Lane Park, includes custom playground...

Monterey County Children’s Council (MCCC) selected the City of Gonzales to receive the first Champion for Children Award after the City added a “Health and Wellness” element to its General Plan for the wellbeing of children and youth.

GONZALES — The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America awarded $745,000 in grants to nine U.S. cities that are the winners of the 2021 Childhood Obesity Prevention and Environmental Health and Sustainability Awards.   First-, second- and...

GATE CLOSURE JOLON — Fort Hunter Liggett’s Main Gate will be closed Feb. 5-9 for renovations. Signs will be posted to direct traffic to the alternate access site near the Hacienda and past the Main Gate. Visitors must check in at the Visitor Control Center...

ALUMNI GAME KING CITY — A King City baseball alumni vs. alumni game is set for Saturday, April 16, at 11 a.m. at the King City High School baseball diamond. The fundraiser for the boys’ baseball program includes a sausage barbecue lunch following the game. EASTER...

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell Community College District Governing Board last week announced three finalists for the position of permanent superintendent/president and has scheduled in-person open forums this Friday. The finalists are: Michael Gutierrez, president of Sacramento City College; Brian Sanders, vice president of Instruction for...

COSTA CENTRAL — A pesar de los avances significativos desde el lanzamiento de un estudio de vivienda para trabajadores agrícolas histórico de 2018 que cuantifica las condiciones de hacinamiento crítico para los trabajadores agrícolas en la región, se necesitan miles de viviendas más para...