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The grand opening of a Grocery Outlet in Watsonville has been delayed. The delay comes as a result of an unpaved parking lot, the delivery trucks carrying the large refrigeration units cannot enter until the parking lot is completed. The original grand opening date was scheduled to be October 23rd, now opening is expected for early November.
Nearly 600 people showed up to the 20th Annual “Access To Employment” Job Fair on Wednesday at the Cocoanut Grove. The event, which is hosted annually by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, featured recuiters from 30 local employers. Unemployment in Santa Cruz County is currently at 11 percent.
A LOCAL MAN HAS RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART. PRIVATE CLAYTON SWANSON, WHO GRADUATED FROM SAN BENITO HIGH SCHOOL IN 2008, RECEIVED THE AWARD RECENTLY IN AFGHANISTAN. THAT AFTER HE WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION JUST WEEKS AFTER ARRIVING AT HIS BASE IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN. SWANSON IS A MEMBER OF THE SCREAMING EAGLES, 101ST AIRBORNE.
A nearly 11 hundred home project, to be built in Hollister, is another step closer to becoming a reality. The SANTANA RANCH homes would be built on 292 acres of land, LOCATED near the intersections of Fairview, Sunnyslope, and Hillcrest roads. A public HEARING (FOR THIS PROJECT) IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD DURING THE OCTOBER 26TH SAN BENITO COUNTY SUPERVISOR’S MEETING.
THE DRIVER OF A CAR WAS INJURED IN A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING THAT TOOK PLACE IN SALINAS TONIGHT. THE JUST-BEFORE-8:30 P.M. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON WILLIAMS ROAD NEAR DEL MONTE. THE PERSON WHO IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN THE SHOOTER WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN TRAVELING IN A WHITE VAN. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SHOOTING IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SALINAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.