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Rental for senior center going up 33%

It's going to cost a third more to rent the Manteca Senior Center. The proposed increase to $800 comes 13 months after the city raised the rent from $500 to $600. The rate increase is going before the City Council during Tuesday's 7 p.m. meeting at the Civic Center, 1001 W. Center St. Also on the agenda is an amendment to the center's alcoholic beverage policy prohibiting alcohol at youth-related activates. If adopted, it means ...

June 15, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Federal funds gives Manteca way to slash energy costs

The federal economic stimulus plan is sending some green to Manteca to save even more green.

June 15, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


A cop’s cop goes the extra mile for kids

RIPON- Scott Lindsay is a cop's cop who cares about kids. He's a great match for being one of the two school resource officers in the community. His quiet demeanor and his intense love for his profession is what his character is built upon. When he responds to a call involving Ripon residents he often knows the people on a first name basis. One student told of his calming presence when addressing violence. When he ...

June 15, 2009 | Glenn Kahl | NEWS


Keeping shirt on your back, financially speaking

Sometimes the best place to save a little bit of money is right there on your back. Literally.

June 15, 2009 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


New Senior Pastor

Mark Mahaffie is the new Senior Pastor at Sequoia Heights Baptist Church.

June 15, 2009 | Hime Romero | NEWS


Homeless 101: Kids sleeping in box

Manteca's unemployment rate is at 13.6 percent. The state is looking to completely eliminate WorkNet and slash their safety net programs. The economy is still sputtering. And donations to the HOPE Family Shelters are down while the demands for its services are up significantly. It is against that background the HOPE Ministries is conducting its annual Kids in a Box sleepover starting Friday after 3 p.m. at the organization's Raymus House on South Union Road. ...

June 14, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Teens, seniors dance the night away

Ken Wesela knows how to put smiles on the faces of people. A member of the Senior Center, he did so by displaying his dance moves Friday at the Manteca Parks and Recreation Department's teen, adult, and senior prom. "I love to dance," said Wesela, who also attended the event of a year ago co-sponsored by the Manteca Youth Advisory Commission and the Manteca Senior Advisory Committee. "I'm an old man and I like to ...

June 14, 2009 | Vince Rembulat | NEWS


Project offers preemptive design to slow traffic

Crivello Estates – a 65-home semi-custom neighborhood planned for the northern extension of Vasconellos Avenue in East Manteca – may end up with at least three firsts for Manteca.

June 14, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


GETTING PREPARED

The Manteca Community Emergency Preparedness & Safety Fair took place Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Manteca Stake at the Northland Road stake house.

June 14, 2009 | Hime Romero | NEWS


ZEPHYR IN CONCERT AT MAIN STREET CAFÉ

Zephyr was the opening act for the reggae funk band Braata during a concert Friday at the Main Street Café.

June 14, 2009 | Hime Romero | NEWS


1989: Lathrop votes for city incorporation

90 years ago June 13, 1919 Manteca looked like a real city Saturday night with a string of machines three blocks long and hundreds of people on the streets and the band discoursing sweet music. The only bad feature was that several of the stores were not lighted. It looks bad and all business houses should be lighted, at least on Saturday night. 80 years ago June 13, 1929 Plans are underway to ...

June 14, 2009 | | NEWS


Independence Day vendors sought

The City of Manteca in partnership with Big League Dreams will be sponsoring a community wide Independence Day Fireworks event at Big League Dreams on Friday July 3.

June 14, 2009 | | NEWS


Turning sewer & garbage into power?

Manteca could stabilize its power costs by switching to renewable energy sources. They could include: •converting sewer or methane gas to electricity through a bio gas digester. •solar photovoltaic installation to generate electricity. •a biomass generator to turn garbage into electricity. Navigant Consulting has completed an assessment report that determined those three options are economically viable while options to convert the municipal vehicle fleet such as garage trucks and pickups to alternative fuel use didn't ...

June 13, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Little pizza from a big boy chef

There's a "Little Chef" at David and Sylvia's Restaurant creating his own signature mini-pizzas.

June 13, 2009 | Glenn Kahl | NEWS


FUN time helps kids improve lives, avoid gangs

Jason Elenes enjoys the Family Unity Night in the Neighborhood. The incoming Manteca High sophomore along with Richard and Arthur Hernandez live not too far from the FUN Club Inc. program held at Southside Christian Church. "I like to come here and play sports," Elenes said on Friday. "And Quincy tells us stuff that's helpful." He's referring to Quincy McClain, pastor of the church located at 314 Locust Ave., Manteca. She hopes to someday move ...

June 13, 2009 | Vince Rembulat | NEWS


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Calif. law takes effect on microstamping guns

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A California law that requires all semi-automatic handguns to be equipped with technology that stamps its identifying information on bullet casings is now in effect after years of delays.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Report: Steel tendons left exposed on Bay Bridge, may lead to rust & corrosion

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Thousands of steel tendons used to strengthen the skyway portion of the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge were exposed during construction to rainfall and salty bay mist, leading to rust and corrosion concerns.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


No damage after 2 quakes hit near Eureka

EUREKA (AP) - Two earthquakes rattled the far Northern California coast Saturday morning, but authorities say there are no reports of damage or injuries.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Silicon Valley-area hub of Fremont becomes high-quality factory town

FREMONT (AP) - In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Fate of LA pot shops left to voters

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighborhood concerns that pot shops attract crime.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over

INGLEWOOD (AP) - An Inglewood police spokeswoman says an officer fatally shot a man who was using a sword or machete to damage police cars.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Who won $509.5M Powerball jackpot?

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet

ANCHORAGE (AP) - Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano was shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume was thinning Saturday and no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly nearby.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth?

WASHINTON, D.C. (AP) - With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Expectations high for next Xbox

LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's almost time for a new Xbox.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Bias shooting suspect charged with murder

NEW YORK (AP) - The man who police say hurled homophobic slurs at a gay man on a Manhattan street before firing a single fatal shot to his head appeared in court Sunday to face a charge of murder as a hate crime.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Commuters warned of traffic mess

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Sunday.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation ‘eat-in’ that led to dropping of racial barriers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Manteca High seniors earn awards, scholarships for academic efforts

Manteca High seniors received 138 awards and scholarships during last week's senior awards assembly.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Academic achievements earn honors, scholarships for East Union High seniors

East Union High seniors were presented with scholarships and awards during last week's senior awards assembly.

May 19, 2013 | | NEWS


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