San Juan Bautista News

The Holidays have again spirited up on me, and again we will celebrate Christmas Eve with Spanish and Mexican food, reminding us of, and in homage to, our rich local heritage.

The annual Lights On Celebration in downtown Hollister this weekend will be the largest in the 19-year history of the event, with a record 64 parade entries and dozens of entertainment options highlighting the start of the holiday season.

Moss Landing Harbormaster, San Juan Bautista City Clerk and former Marina City Councilwoman Linda McIntyre was released from a San Jose hospital last week after losing a leg in a motorcycle accident Sept.

Marie Prieto was perhaps the most beautiful woman in California in her time. Starting in the late 1870s, men fell at her feet, pledging their eternal love to the San Juan Bautista woman.

The Culinary Institute of America, Greystone announced today that Randall Grahm, founder and President-for-Life of Bonny Doon Vineyard, will be among the 2010 inductees for the annual Vintners Hall of Fame.

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

Maria Concepcion Rosario, also known as "Marikit," of Chalan Pago, formerly of Tamuning, died Noiv.

CMAP Executive Director Kathy Bisbee talks with Mark Echevarria, 16, from Hollister, in the CMAP television studio on the first day of the summer work program at Gavilan College earlier this year.

A San Juan Bautista teacher accused of molesting half a dozen children, was in court Monday.

Edward J. DeGroot stands in front of the newly built center that took the place of the old one at St.

The dead lived on in the tri-county area Sunday as hundreds of revelers celebrated life and the memories of their departed loved ones at Dia de los Muertos.

Hollister Super Market employee Salvador Gobea bags groceries into plastic bags.

The spirits of the dead and death itself will take over the streets of Salinas this weekend.

Fewer lifeguards, fewer operating days and less cleaning are in store for state parks in the Monterey District.

During this past fiscal year ending June 30, a total of 59,222 passengers rode Dial-A-Ride vehicles.

Jamie Inman, a member of The Giving Ribbon, drops off a newly printed brochure of breast cancer resources to Dr.

Caitie Zylstra of SPCA San Mateo helps haul a dummy horse out of a ditch during large animal rescue training at the SPCA for Monterey County shelter in Monterey on Monday.

At some point during the San Benito County Board of Supervisors' discussion of the county's Growth Management Ordinance the room went surreal on me.

MapSpace! Storm that Caused Power Emergency and Accidents in California Weakening 10/14/2009 4:53 AM One of the most powerful storms to impact California in October in decades has created a power emergency in California, cutting power to thousands of customers.

Back in 1958, on the 16th of October, Chevrolet rolled out its first El Caminos.