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A grand opening for a designer apparel and home fashion discount store is scheduled for it’s new location in Santa Cruz tomorrow. The new Marshall’s store replaces the former Circuit City store next to the Toys-R-Us on Commercial Way. The over 22,000 square foot store will be staffed by 60 full-time and part-time employees. Regular hours will be from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County received a $325,000 grant to expand the group’s Gang Prevention services. Through the grant, awarded by the Department of Justice, children at risk of gang involvement, some as young as 7 years of age, will now be able to take part in a one-on-one mentoring program. The federal funds will also help mentors work with parents, schools and community. The gang prevention program is said to expose the youth to academics, technology and the arts.
A Monterey – Salinas Transit driver has been charged with mis-demeanor vehicular manslaughter in connection with an accident that killed an 87-year old Monterey man. 49-year old Taylor Norisett is expected to be arraigned on November 17th for killing Samuel Conboy, who was hit while crossing Pacific Street at Del Monte Avenue on September 16th. Officials say since Norisett has no prior criminal record in Monterey County, and a spotless driving record for the transit agency, the maximum sentence of one-year in jail for a charge of vehicular manslaughter (without gross negligence), may be reduced.
The Capitola Police Department recently received a grant to improve it’s traffic enforcement program. The $51,000 grant will reportedly help purchase 4 new radar devices to catch speeding drivers, along with funding safety demonstrations for child seats. The money has been awarded from the California Office of Traffic Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration state traffic office. The grant is said to also fund special traffic enforcement operations.
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to have state firefighters use County fire engines in Bonny Doon rather than a state engine. The move is expected to save money and help response times to fires and other emergencies. The state engine, which is currently on Empire Grade Road, will be housed in Felton (during the rainy season) in an effort to avoid paying for a new garage in Bonny Doon, as well as avoid the costs of renting the state engine.