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INSPIRED MARKET KING CITY — A ribbon-cutting celebration for La Cocina (The Kitchen) becoming a Blue Zones Project Inspired Market is set for Friday, Aug. 2, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 815 Broadway St., in King City. As a BZP Inspired Market, nearly all...

GARDENING WEBINARS SALINAS VALLEY — Residents can join the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency for free Zoom webinars hosted by California American Water, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District and the Water Awareness Committee this fall. The next online program will focus on “Rainwater Capture”...

PARK HALLOWEEN GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield will host a Trick-or-Treat in the Park and costume contest on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Patriot Park. Participants must observe rules requiring face masks and social distancing. There, they can pick up a...

KING CITY — King City Fire Department is among the recipients of California Water Service’s second annual Firefighter Grant Program, which supports the needs of fire departments in the utility’s service areas.  Due to the large number of applicants in the program’s first year, the...

GAZEBO MARKET GREENFIELD — Shoppers in Greenfield will soon be able to shop for produce, dried fruit, nuts, food and crafts as the Market at the Gazebo will begin Saturday, July 10, at Village Green Park, 98 S. El Camino Real. The market will run...

KING CITY — SPCA Monterey County is offering affordable mobile spay and neuter clinics in King City this September, thanks to the support of donors. The clinics will be held at the King City Recreation Center, 401 Division St., on Sept. 24 and 30. The...

SALINAS VALLEY — Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated recognized the scholastic achievements of two area high school graduates during its Aug. 3 meeting at King Kora restaurant in King City. Ani Bacilio-Olivera, from Greenfield High School, and Brenna Owens, from King City High School,...

KING CITY — King City councilmembers approved the temporary installation of reverse diagonal parking along a portion of Broadway Street during the council’s March 23 meeting. The area of Broadway between Third and Vanderhurst streets will be repainted with new parking spots that will appear...

KING CITY — King City Mayor Mike LeBarre delivered a state of the city address during last Tuesday’s luncheon meeting for the Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated. LeBarre reflected on the recent developments he has been a part of in his time on the city council,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County residents can report their internet speed to improve the broadband service map and help support future broadband investment. The County of Monterey Broadband Speed Campaign is asking all residents to tell the County about their internet speed at home, work...