Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 23, 2023
TORTAS WITH COPS
KING CITY — King City Police Department will host Tortas with a Cop on Thursday, March 23, from 4 to 5 p.m. at King Kora, 611 Canal St., in King City. The event is an opportunity for residents to meet, greet and...
CoderDojo youth program returns to Gonzales
GONZALES — CoderDojo is coming to Gonzales starting Feb. 22
in a program that runs for six Saturdays.
There is no maximum capacity and no minimum computer skill
required to sign up, with classes free for students ages 8 to 17, due to
Innovation Award funds. Students...
Winter Reading Program begins at Monterey County Free Libraries
MONTEREY COUNTY — As the community heads into the heart of the winter months, Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) knows that it is the perfect time to snuggle up with a good book and read.
To help readers get their snuggle on, MCFL invites library...
Volunteers participate in Earth Day cleanup at Greenfield’s Patriot Park
GREENFIELD — A group of volunteers cleaned up Patriot Park last Saturday as part of Greenfield Parks and Recreation Committee’s Earth Day Park Cleanup.
An estimated 50 volunteers showed up through the course of the three-hour cleanup on April 17, with 20 of those being children...
State leader visits Preschool Service Corps in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — Last month California’s Chief Service Officer Josh Fryday paid a visit to the Monterey County Preschool Service Corps, an early learning program hosted by United Way Monterey County.
Fryday, who leads the California Volunteers state office, took a tour at Vista Verde Preschool...
CDCR officials investigating Salinas Valley State Prison inmate’s Jan. 29 death as homicide
SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Jan. 29 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide.
At about 6:15 a.m., staff observed inmate Karapet Demirdzhyan unresponsive in his cell during a security check in a housing unit.
“Staff immediately responded, initiating life-saving measures on Demirdzhyan and...
Weed control effort seeks to curb virus threat for Salinas Valley’s lettuce
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County has enacted a mandatory abatement program for select weeds as part of an effort to contain the impatiens necrotic spot virus, or INSV, which has severely impacted the region’s lettuce crop in recent years.
Officials are urging residents who notice...
Hartnell offers ag tech training to Monterey County veterans
SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College and its partner, the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California, are reaching out to veterans and family members with an immediate opportunity for free courses in agricultural technology and paid on-the-job training at some of the largest Salinas Valley ag...
Covid-19 cases rise to 545 in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — The number of residents who have tested positive for novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Monterey County has increased to 545, up 15 from the previous day, according to the latest data from Monterey County Health Department.
Monday’s report shows a total of 333...
Winter Day Camp wraps up
The City of Gonzales finished off its Winter Break Day Camp last week after three weeks of activities, movies and games.
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Two arrested after altercation at Soledad bar
SOLEDAD — Two men were arrested after a physical altercation at a Soledad bar Saturday night, where officers later found a firearm, ammunition and...
