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Construction is nearing completion on the new O’Reilly Auto Parts store located on the corner of Broadway and Canal streets.

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM GREENFIELD — Greenfield Recreation Department will be offering an after-school program beginning Feb. 1 at the Recreation Center in Patriot Park. The free program for grades first through sixth will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. and Wednesdays from...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the building of a new Early Learning Program (ELP) center.  The facility, to be named the MCOE ELP Hartnell STEAM Academy, will be built on Hartnell College’s East Campus,...

SALINAS — On Saturday, Nov. 2, Hospice Giving Foundation, in collaboration with Hartnell College and Hijos Del Sol Arts Productions, will celebrate the fourth annual Día de los Muertos event from 2 to 6 p.m. at Hartnell College’s Main Campus in Salinas. This is a...

BUS PASSES MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) will provide a free day pass to those who receive the Covid-19 vaccine. MST has recognized that for some, transportation to a vaccination clinic can be a challenge. Individuals simply present their Covid-19 vaccination card to an...

As soon as the first U.S. case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus was reported in San Francisco, California officials began sounding the same message: Don’t panic. “We are not surprised by this. This was predictable. This was predicted,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Adriaan Urquidez, a young adult from Monterey County, is part of a massive response to protect the burned areas of Los Angeles from taking another hit. This time from winter storms. “When I first heard about the Palisades fire, I was itching...

KING CITY — Monterey County Free Libraries’ King City Branch was named the winner of the 14th Annual Christmas Business Decorating Contest, presented by the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. The 2022 theme of the window decorating contest was “Hometown Holiday,” and King...

KING CITY — King City residents Cesar and Lily Silva have converted a historic downtown building into a new business they are calling The Beauty Lounge at 424 Broadway. Long known as a furniture store, the couple spent months modernizing and improving the two-story building...

KING CITY — This year’s King City High School Homecoming Week events kicked off with homecoming royalties being announced to the entire student body and the introduction of Mr. Mustang football candidates. The freshmen class Lord and Lady are Nathan Politron and Rebecca Garcia; the...