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Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 12, 2024

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WHALEFEST RETURNS MONTEREY — Dedicated to protecting the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and all oceans, the 14th Annual Whalefest Monterey will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14, a week before Earth Day, on and around Old Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey. Whalefest...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 9, 2022

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HOLIDAY PARADE GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield is hosting its annual Holiday Celebration on Friday, Dec. 9, featuring a holiday parade and tree-lighting ceremony. The park celebration and holiday performances begin at 5 p.m. at the Village Green Park, followed by the parade at 6:10...

Farmers suffer losses as Salinas Valley fields flood

Salinas Valley was initially spared the worst of the damage as storms battered California last month. But then the Salinas River overflowed its banks Jan. 10, breaching berms and levees.Ā Over the ensuing hours and days, thousands of acres of some of the country’s most...

San Ardo School reopens with new Covid-19 safeguards

SAN ARDO — Students returned to in-person instruction Nov. 2 at San Ardo School, one of the first campuses to reopen in Monterey County with new Covid-19 safety precautions and the first to do so in South Monterey County. The waiver, submitted by San Ardo...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | May 24, 2022

OPEN HOUSE SOLEDAD — City of Soledad is inviting local businesses to meet the Soledad Community and Economic Development Team during an open house at the Soledad Gateway Center, 502 Front St. The event will take place Wednesday, May 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. MENTAL...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 11, 2023

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SOFTBALL MEETING GREENFIELD — Softball coaches and volunteers are needed in Greenfield. For those interested, Greenfield Recreation Department will host an informative coaches meeting on Friday, Aug. 11, at 6 p.m. at the Community Center in Patriot Park. All experience is welcome. For more information,...

Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum hosts drive-thru clam chowder dinner

KING CITY — Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum hosted its 26th Annual Drury Tankersley Clam Chowder Dinner this year with a pandemic adjustment on Jan. 29 at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City. Jessica Potts, MCARLM’s executive director, noted the clam chowder...

Hartnell College to honor 13 inductees into Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2023

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SALINAS — Hartnell Community College District will induct the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2023 during a luncheon Saturday, Oct. 14, at the college’s main campus at 411 Central Ave. in Salinas.Ā  This will be the 10th annual event for the college. ā€œFor the past...

Out of the ashes: South Monterey County residents deliver quilts to Maui

KING CITY — It began as a suggestion from a friend, and it took on a life of its own. Randy and Terry Lewis and David and Janice Phillips, three retired teachers and a retired dentist, had been friends for decades. They raised their kids...

Cal Water secures $83M in state funding to relieve customers of past-due balances accumulated during pandemic

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KING CITY — With financial impacts of Covid-19 felt by California Water Service (Cal Water) customers well past the height of the pandemic, Cal Water applied for and has received more than $83 million through the California Extended Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program...
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