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Monterey County schools see drop in chronic absenteeism

MONTEREY COUNTY — California Department of Education (CDE) on Oct. 18 publicly released Chronic Absenteeism data, which is a leading indicator of academic success, including standardized test scores and later graduation rates. Students are considered to be chronically absent if they are absent for 10%...

Bradley Union School District receives special congressional recognition

Bradley Union School District
BRADLEY — Bradley Union School District was presented with a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren last month in honor of its recent acceptance into the national League of Innovative Schools. An Open House event was held May 16 at the...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 16, 2023

News Briefs
OPEN MIC SALINAS — Arts Council for Monterey County will present Open Mic featuring Monterey County Poet Laureate Daniel Summerhill and Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate Mahi Shah on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The free community event, which also includes local students sharing poems, will take...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 8, 2024

News Briefs
BIKE REPAIR GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community Science Workshop will host a Bike Repair Workshop offering free tune-up and repair services on Friday, March 8. The workshop will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Greenfield CSW, 45 El Camino Real, in Greenfield. Donations...

Bradley Elementary School to build first community garden

BRADLEY — Bradley Elementary School is building its first-ever community garden, utilizing donations from community partners like Chevron and mentorship from staff and students at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). The garden will be used for educational learning, with students having the opportunity to...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 13, 2022

SUMMER CAMP SALINAS VALLEY — The Salvation Army will be hosting a free six-day Summer Camp for South Monterey County youth ages 8-12 at Camp Redwood Glen from July 18-24. Anyone interested in enrolling their child is encouraged to contact to Jean Salcido at 831-744-5839...

Monterey County Storm Relief Fund exceeds million-dollar mark

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Storm Relief Fund has surpassed $1 million in grants to local nonprofits to support recovery efforts. Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) created the Storm Relief Fund on Jan. 10 to assist communities affected by the 2023 winter storms. Through...

City of King’s weekly community walk ends with big prizes

KING CITY — City of King has announced that its weekly community walk, which ended a successful two-month run in October, will continue in the new year. Launched in partnership with Blue Zones Project Monterey County, the new event featured a leisurely 30-minute walk through...

Pinnacles National Park takes on massive paving project this spring, early summer

Pinnacles National Park
SOLEDAD — Pinnacles National Park will break ground on a park-wide paving project beginning at the end of April, resulting in some closures for visitors during the late spring and early summer period. The massive project will address necessary repairs to every road and paved surface...

Salinas Valley Grad Notes | Jan. 31, 2023

Grad Notes
Noelia Martinez of Greenfield was named to Biola University’s Dean’s List for academic excellence. Martinez, a cinema and media arts major, was one of about 1,600 students who were named to the list in spring 2022 for earning a GPA of 3.6 or higher...
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