Aromas News

Living in east Salinas is not as negative as many make it out to be, say organizers of a new oral history project.

Richard Hutchinson Jr. was named Friday as the unit chief for the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in Monterey and San Benito counties.

Bonny Mahler knows a thing or two about water delivery in Aromas. Mahler, who serves on the board of directors of the Aromas Water District, was on hand Thursday as the agency celebrated its 50th birthday and the successful first year of operation of its latest improvement, a treatment plant that removes iron and manganese from the water.

Just in time for Christmas, the state has come through with $8 million in Proposition 50 grant money promised for several South County water and flood projects.

Another North County housing project at the center of the debate over long-term water concerns will go before the Board of Supervisors today.

SUPPLIED PHOTOS The seasonal calls and emails have been pouring in to Star wine critic Gord Stimmell.

A 53-year-old Hollister man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of prescription drugs after causing a three-car accident on Highway 129 that sent an elderly couple to the hospital Wednesday morning.

Eagles Trace Merlot is a great example of just how big and juicy Merlot can get.

A busy holiday shopping day was marred by a double stabbing on Main Street about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Cole Canyon Farm is sponsoring a workshop on making herb boxes and bowls. From 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today, the herb house will be open.

Whether Louis A. Salazar will stand trial for the 1977 murder of an elderly Aromas woman is a decision to be announced Dec.

More than 70 nonprofits participated in the ninth annual Philanthropy Day at San Juan Oaks Nov.

Fire crews have been busy putting out a bizarre car fire off San Juan Road in the Aromas area.

The annual Aromas Hills Artisans Holiday Open Studios will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec.

Now's the time to re-discover Long Island wines. Long Island, located along the East Coast of the United States is the now the 3rd largest wine growing region in America and the fastest growing.

The two men killed in a suspected drunken driving crash not far from Pinto Lake County Park on Wednesday were relatives, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Two men died this morning when their car swerved off the road and slammed into a tree near Watsonville in unincorporated Santa Cruz County, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office is reporting a vehicle was shot at 5:24 p.m. Tuesday at Hall and Las Lomas roads in Aromas.

Prosecutors are working to settle battery and bank burglary charges with a man known to law enforcement as the "No Face Bandit." Federal and state prosecutors were close to settling with Peter Klein, 50, of Aromas, on a list of armed bank robbery, false imprisonment and possession of stolen property charges last summer, Deputy District Attorney ...

The Autumn Art Festival will be held from 9 to 11 a. m. Oct. 25 in Aromas Grange Hall, Rose Avenue and Bardue, Aromas.