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PARKS REOPEN MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Public Works, Facilities and Parks staff reopened nearly all county parks, including Manzanita Park, Royal Oaks Park, San Lorenzo Park and Toro Park, on Jan. 20 after removing immediate winter storm hazards and debris. Jacks Peak Park, however,...

KING CITY — Eric and Kim Schmidt of Pine Canyon were honored Thursday evening for the volunteer work they have done to beautify and promote the Salinas Valley Fair in King City. The couple were presented with a Blue Ribbon Award from the Western Fairs...

WRITE-IN NOMINATIONS MONTEREY COUNTY — The nomination period to qualify as a write-in candidate for the Nov. 8 General Election runs Sept. 12 through Oct. 25. Candidate forms will be available only during this time and must be submitted by the deadline. Official documents may...

PROPERTY TAX KING CITY — Monterey County Treasurer-Tax Collector has notified the City of King that it will no longer be collecting property tax payments at the City Hall. This year residents will need to mail in payments directly to Monterey County Tax Collector or...

SALINAS VALLEY — Taylor Farms recently hosted employees and their families at its annual scholarship luncheon on June 15.  This year 37 students were selected as new scholarship recipients. In addition, Taylor Farms is also awarding 101 renewed scholarships, for students who were awarded between...

BRADLEY — Staff from Monterey County Office of Education’s Information Technology and General Services Department made a site visit to Bradley Elementary School last month in preparation for AT&T’s fiber-optic installation. The MCOE team included Network Systems Engineer Jonathan Schneider, Network Systems Engineer Ugendra Raj,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) has secured a $1 million California Public Utilities Commission broadband development grant to support the Central Coast Broadband Consortium (CCBC)’s efforts to expand broadband in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.  The grant is funded by...

FRESH HIRING SALINAS — Fresh Express, the brand leader in value added salads, is hosting on-site job fairs across its five U.S. production facilities on Wednesday, July 14, from 1 to 4 p.m. The company is looking to hire more than 400 new team members...

RECREATION WORKSHOP GREENFIELD — A Greenfield Recreation Department workshop has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. City staff will share the department’s work and progress as well as engage in a dialogue to benefit the community. Public comments can be made in...

King City’s Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration brought the community together on Sunday to pay tribute to Mexican culture and the arts. The Oct. 29 event began with a parade featuring a procession of Catrinas (elegantly dressed skeletons) on Third...