End of Manteca’s McMansion Era?

Is the era of the McMansion in Manteca giving way to a small is beautiful period?

Manteca’s tally for Obama bucks: $5.6M

Manteca will soon see the light for a lot less money.

Manteca Idol down to final five

There is a certain dynamic between reigning Manteca Idol and weekly emcee Christine Acosta and Judi Hoagland.

Halloween fun starts today

Halloween kicks off today with two long-standing traditions – Safe Halloween as well as the Boys & Girls Club carnival and haunted house.

ODDS & ENDS

A double date package

Dave Marques once graced Oxygen women's exercise magazine's firefighter calendar as Mr. December.

Simmering stew gets blame for $114K mobile home inferno

A simmering kettle of stew on the stove Thursday afternoon led to a fire that took all Manuel Rego, 67, had in life – leaving his mobile home a burned-out shell.

Waters gets nod as permanent fire chief

Kirk Waters is now Manteca's permanent fire chief.

Dotson has been singing since she was 2

Kaylie Dotson might not have been born in the '80s, but that didn't prevent the 10-year-old New Haven student from piecing together one of the best costumes of the night when the Manteca Idol contestants took their trip down neon lane.

Halloween fun starts Saturday in Manteca

Halloween kicks off in Manteca a week early this Saturday with two long-standing traditions – Safe Halloween as well as the Boys & Girls Club carnival and haunted house.

Lathrop’s citizen’s police academy

Lathrop Police Services' annual Citizen's Academy is just around the corner.

More affordable housing for seniors

Magnolia Court – a 52-unit subsidized senior housing complex – is getting ready to move toward construction.

Halloween fun starts Saturday in Manteca

Halloween kicks off in Manteca a week early this Saturday with two long-standing traditions – Safe Halloween as well as the Boys & Girls Club carnival and haunted house.

NUMMI closure expected to hit Manteca hard in 2010

The impact of the March 2010 closing of the Fremont NUMMI plant will send shockwaves through the Northern San Joaquin Valley.

East Union grad on center stage at Delta

It's a Delta College Theatre production – "A Piece of My Heart" – starring East Union High grad Amanda Lewis.

Fear of ADA lawsuit forces business to lock its doors

John Perez is afraid.

In Uniform

Raymond Osteria

Sisters serve simultaneous LDS missions

Sarah Sokolowski and her sister, Amanda, are currently serving as missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, though they are across the continent from each other.

Council may ask Congress to reform ADA lawsuits

Manteca's elected leaders want businesses to have the opportunity to correct shortcomings in their compliance to the American Disability Act before being sued.

FARMERS MARKETS GALORE

California is considered the world's Mecca when it comes to variety of fruits, vegetables, and nuts.

Demonstrating flag-retirement protocol

When a flag of the United States is worn, torn, faded, or badly soiled, it needs to be replaced with a new one. When that happens, the old flag is "retired."

Lathrop garbage rates may go up

LATHROP – Garbage rates are going up.

Rodeo this weekend helps with kids tutoring

Give Every Child a Chance is staging the Xtreme Bulls & Broncs Rodeo on the River fundraiser on Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8 from noon to 5 p.m. both days at Dell'Osso Family Farm in Lathrop just off Interstate 5.

Not what they’re cracked up to be

Manteca needs to spend $37.5 million over the next five years to avoid 180.14 miles of city streets from deteriorating to a point they need even costlier reconstruction.

WR High salutatorian plans nursing career

Weston Ranch High has a tradition of holding off at announcing the top two academic students until awards night.

West Nile mosquitoes discovered

When a bird that tested positive for the West Nile Virus was discovered on a dairy outside of Tracy back in March, it was the earliest annual detection of the disease in San Joaquin County since it arrived in California more than a decade ago.

Group seeks youth to sing and dance

Manteca Youth Entertainers (formerly known as the Manteca Royal Family) are recruiting vocalists and dancers for the 2014 season.

St. Anthony’s students learn more about Doctors Hospital

Young students from St. Anthony's Catholic School learned a lot about the functions of a hospital and why some things are so important to know during last weels's Doctors Hospital's Healthcare Career for Children field trip.

HE ‘WORKS’ FOR CIA

Get ready to meet Kurt Tannen, a quirky Central Intelligence Agency linguist Monday nights this November.

Fill the Boot Saturday helps benefit MDA

Off-duty Manteca firefighters are passing the boot Saturday starting at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Mission Ridge Drive and South Main Street.