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SOLEDAD — Construction continues on Premiere Cinemas’ new Soledad location this week. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/photo-work-continues-on-soledads-new-movie-theater/

SOLEDAD — New iPads have been ordered for students at Soledad Unified School District after the school board passed a motion during its Sept. 9 meeting to buy 800 of them. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-schools-buy-800-new-ipads-for-students/

SOLEDAD — Soledad City Council greeted new and returning members of Soledad Youth Council, 20 in total, during last month's regular meeting as the 2020-21 membership was introduced. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-city-council-meets-new-larger-youth-council/

SOLEDAD — The City of Soledad hosted a free mask distribution and Census Pop-Up Drive-Thru at the South County YMCA building on Sept. 3. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/city-of-soledad-hosts-mask-distribution-offers-2020-census-assistance/

SOLEDAD — Chris and Nellie Vallejo Longoria celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary during an outdoor mass at Our Lady of Solitude Catholic Church in Soledad on Aug. 29, the same date and church they were married in 1970. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/couple-renews-vows-50-years-later-at-original-wedding-site-in-soledad/

SOLEDAD — Covid-19 continues to be an ongoing concern in Monterey County, and Soledad City Council heard updates during its Aug. 19 meeting about combatting the pandemic within the city, not only about testing, but also containing an outbreak inside the city’s nursing facility. FULL...

SOLEDAD — Clarissa Medina, a recent graduate of Soledad High School, was chosen as one of two interns in the 2020 Monterey Bay Bank of America Student Leaders program, a paid summer internship to develop leadership and civic engagement. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-high-school-grad-secures-spot-as-student-leader/

SOLEDAD — Free masks were available to Soledad residents through the city’s Little Free Pantry locations at Our Lady of Solitude, El Buen Samaritano and Liberty Chapel churches, beginning Aug. 14. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/little-free-pantry-sites-in-soledad-provide-free-masks-to-residents/

SOLEDAD — Ida Chan began Aug. 3 as Soledad Community Health Care District’s new CEO, officially taking the reins from Gary Staab, who had been serving as interim CEO since 2018. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/ida-chan-takes-reins-as-new-ceo-of-soledad-community-health-care-district/

SOLEDAD — An estimated three-dozen protesters gathered at the front driveway of Salinas Valley State Prison and the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad on Aug. 6, before moving to Monterey County Jail in Salinas that afternoon as part of a statewide effort calling for...