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MONTEREY COUNTY — Central Coast VNA and Hospice has received a $160,000 grant from Hospice Giving Foundation to support local programs that strengthen and improve hospice and palliative care and other end-of-life care services for children and adults in Monterey County. The funding will underwrite a portion of VNA Hospice...

CENTRAL COAST — Bank of America has named Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) as its 2025 Neighborhood Builder for its work to improve the economic health and quality of life in the tri-county region of Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties. Bank of America’s...

SALINAS VALLEY — Cities within Monterey County continue to move toward reopening in slow phases, with recent guideline changes from the state meaning different, and often easier, hurdles to pass in order to ease restrictions. “Under the previous criteria, the county would not have met...

LIBRARY MEALS KING CITY — South Monterey County Joint Union High School District has announced that it will be providing free meals to nearby libraries under the Seamless Summer Option. All children 18 years of age and under are able to access lunch at no...

KING CITY — Under blue skies and warm sunshine, local officials and residents packed the corner of Broadway Street and Vanderhurst Avenue on Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of King City’s long‑awaited Downtown Plaza and Visitor and History Center. The project, six years in...

KING CITY — A no-attendance Memorial Day ceremony was held Monday at King City Cemetery, conducted by personnel from Fort Hunter Liggett. This year’s ceremony was not conducted by King City VFW Post 6747 in order to uphold community safety through social distancing. “Never forget that...

A large crowd consisting of family, friends and school officials gathered Tuesday morning for the “pinning ceremony” for the May 2017 Certified Nursing Assistant graduation class.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County is set to ratify a ban this month on the sale of flavored tobacco products, more than a month after the ban was first proposed. The county Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday in favor of the proposal, which would...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Educators in Monterey County now have the affordable, local healthcare services they need and deserve thanks to an agreement between Salinas Valley Health and Municipalities, Colleges, Schools Insurance Group (MCSIG). “Salinas Valley Health recognized that many teachers and other educators in our...

SOCCER CLOSURE GREENFIELD — Greenfield Recreation Department has announced that the Soccer Complex at Patriot Park will be closed from Nov. 14 to Jan. 27 due to maintenance. This work includes reseeding, fertilizing and aerating, which will create even growth and repair of grass during...