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MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Superior Court Presiding Judge Pamela L. Butler has announced that the Honorable Rafael Vazquez has been elected by the bench to serve as the Court’s next Assistant Presiding Judge, commencing his term Jan. 1, 2024. Judge Vazquez will serve as...

FLU CLINIC GONZALES — A free community flu vaccination clinic will take place Saturday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Taylor Farms Health and Wellness Center, 850 Fifth St., in Gonzales. Influenza immunizations for individuals 6 months and older will be available...

MONTEREY — After being away for 75 years, the historic Western Flyer — the sardine fishing boat immortalized by John Steinbeck’s 1951 classic “The Log from the Sea of Cortez” — will return to her home port of Monterey this Saturday. “The Western Flyer was built for Monterey’s sardine fishery...

HOLIDAY RETAIL JOBS SALINAS — Monterey County Workforce Development Board is partnering with the Salinas Union High School District and the Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program/ROP for a Holiday Retail Job Fair on Thursday, Nov. 2, at America’s Job Center at 344 Salinas St. in...

GONZALES — The Fall Festival on Fourth Street in downtown Gonzales drew a crowd Saturday night with plenty of ghouls and monsters in attendance just days before Halloween.  Nonprofit groups sold food and crafts while children and their parents enjoyed the games, music and contests....

SALINAS — Hartnell College and Salinas Valley Health celebrated the unveiling of the Hartnell College Center for Nursing and Health Sciences in Salinas last month. This partnership between the college and the medical center is long-standing, with both organizations having collaborated for many years. The...

MONTEREY COUNTY — County of Monterey’s Treasurer-Tax Collector Mary Zeeb has announced a new tax payment option coming soon to local taxpayers.  “As part of my commitment to provide convenient, flexible and cost-effective ways for citizens to make property tax payments, I have engaged the...

SALINAS VALLEY — California Rodeo Salinas will support the Man Up Crusade in October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, with a belt buckle drawing and more. The Man Up Crusade is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating public awareness on the issue of domestic violence. The...

HALLOWEEN DANCE KING CITY — Student Senate for California Community Colleges, Region IV, is hosting a Halloween dance on Monday, Oct. 30, inside the community room at Hartnell College’s King City Education Center, 117 N. Second St. The event, from 4 to 8 p.m., is...

SALINAS VALLEY — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. In support of this yearly event, the Breast Cancer Assistance Group of Monterey County (BCAG) will be the recipient of funds raised through...