Aera Energy grants support teachersā innovative classroom projects in San Ardo and San Lucas
SAN ARDO ā Just as some schools begin to reopen with in-person instruction, four local teachers have received a boost for their classrooms.Ā
The teachers were awarded a total of $2,085 in āImpact Grantsā from Aera Energy. The Aera grants provide financial support for educational...
Monterey County nonprofit leaders sought for 2024 LEAD Institute cohort
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE), a program of the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC), has officially launched its recruitment for the LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Institute 2024 cohort, of which rising nonprofit leaders in Monterey, San Benito and...
Monterey Countyās Substance Use Response Team benefits from national opioid settlement
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The County of Monterey has received its initial funding from a historic national opioid settlement, aimed at combating the devastating opioid crisis.
The settlement has already delivered $2.9 million to the County between 2022 and 2023, with a total of $13 million...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 2, 2024
WHITE CANE DAY
KING CITY ā King City Lions Club will host its annual White Cane Day on Friday, Oct. 4, with tables set up at Kaseyās Fitness, Safeway and Ace Hardware in King City for monetary donations. The majority of funds collected will benefit...
Caltrans and TAMC launch innovative adaptive signal control pilot on SR 68
SALINAS VALLEY ā Caltrans District 5 and Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) staff recently presented an update on efforts to implement an adaptive signal control pilot project in the Scenic State Route 68 Corridor.
Last October, the TAMC Board of Directors allocated $500,000 in...
Governor expands drought emergency to Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā California Gov. Gavin Newsom expanded his prior drought emergency proclamation to an additional nine counties on July 7, including Monterey County.
Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas), who oversees Monterey County in his district along with Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties, urged residents...
South County Trashion Show brings Mardi Gras flair to fairgrounds
SALINAS VALLEY ā Alliance on Aging hosted the fifth annual
South County Trashion Show at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City last
Thursday, which coincided with the organizationās 50th anniversary year.
The theme for the Feb. 20 fundraiser was Mardi Gras, and
dress designers were directed...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 8, 2021
CENTENNIAL CRUISE
SOLEDAD ā A Centennial Car Parade is planned for March 9 at 5 p.m. along West Street to celebrate Soledadās 100th anniversary, hosted by the City of Soledad and the Front Street group. The parade will use the same route as Front Streetās...
Hartnellās first week sees need for more classes
SALINAS VALLEY ā Soledad Education Center Director Ana Gonzalez spoke about the first week of classes at the new facility during Soledad City Councilās Sept. 1 meeting.
Gonzalez said she was excited to see students at the center, which began offering some in-person classes on...
CDC says vaccinated people can go maskless in most places
In a sharp turnabout, federal health officials Thursday advised that Americans who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus may stop wearing masks or maintaining social distance in most indoor and outdoor settings, regardless of size.
The advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...