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Toys for boys and girls were collected by the Soledad Rotarians as they prepare for the holiday season.

Families lined up at Eden Valley Care Center in Soledad for its annual Santa’s Studio to have their pictures taken Dec. 12 with Jolly Old St. Nick.

Several organizations in Soledad and outside the city came together last Friday evening to bring the ninth annual “Cops Giving Tree” event to disadvantaged youth and their families.

Gonzales High School senior Cindy Aguilar-Castaneda has been selected to represent California at the 57th annual U.S. Senate Youth Program, sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation for students interested in pursuing careers in public service.

City of Soledad welcomed new and returning councilmembers Dec. 5 while giving gratitude to those leaving the council.

One hundred elementary school children in Soledad and 50 in Greenfield are enjoying new shoes this Christmas thanks to the generosity of a Soledad church.

Soledad city officials, community members and businesses recently met to speak about H-2A farmworker housing in the city.

Christmas floats, dancers, cheerleaders, marching bands, The Grinch and the Snow Court took to Front Street on Dec. 1 for the annual Christmas Parade.

Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation has selected Ivan Trujillo of Greenfield for the 2019 Heritage Foundation Scholarship.

City leaders, along with the Transportation Agency of Monterey County (TAMC), school officials and Century Homes, unveiled the new Orchard Lane connection to Metz Road on Nov. 28.