CHRISTMAS SERVICE AT GRACE COMMUNITY

Holiday delaying garbage collection

Manteca municipal garbage will not be picked up on Friday which is Christmas Day.

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Fellowship Baptist stages Christmas play tonight

"The Reason for the Season" Christmas play is being presented by the Fellowship Baptist Church tonight at 7 p.m.

Free Christmas Eve breakfast Thursday at Manteca Ford

On Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, Manteca Ford-Mercury in partnership with The Place of Refuge Church will be offering a free Christmas Eve breakfast beginning at 8 a.m. continuing until 11 a.m.

RINGING IN THE SEASON

1910s: Water brought prosperity to Manteca

Editor's note: The following is part of a series recapping Manteca history as the first decade of the 21st century draws to a close.

Gun shots: From gang retaliation to damaging car & store windows

There were more gun shots reported near midnight Saturday in what police suspect may be in retaliation for the drive-by shooting Friday afternoon in the 700 block of Pine Street that may be gang related.

Winter arrives with light rain; sunny skies for Christmas

The first day of winter Monday coincided with the last day of business for the season at Beck's Holiday Specialties.

McNerney donates automatic raise to charity

Health care reform, home foreclosures, unemployment, immigration and even Social Security benefits were among the concerns of those attending Rep. Jerry McNerney's ongoing "Congress at Your Corner" meeting at the Manteca Branch Library.

Thriving Ripon nursery family business’ rich heritage

RIPON - The vividly colorful poinsettias at Park Greenhouse are not the only big attractions this Christmas.

Furloughs means City Hall closed for 7 days in row

Power outage plunges homes into darkness

Hundreds of Manteca homeowners went without power Monday night after a power foul up blacked out several city blocks around the Manteca Police Department – encompassing all of Mayors Park and the majority of the businesses along Center Street from Union Road all the way down to the Manteca Skate Park.

Water: Use less, save more

Conserve water and pay less.

1900s: Manteca starts as wide spot on road

Editor's note: The following is part of a series recapping Manteca history as the first decade of the 21st century draws to a close.

Gangs target of new Lathrop police unit

LATHROP – Gangs in Lathrop had better run and hide.

Tree crashes on 3 cars in downtown

The largest storm to hit Manteca in nearly 18 months proved costly for three car owners.

LAUGHING MATTERS

MODESTO – It takes a certain personality to convince an entire theater full of people to shout out the most infamous four-letter word in unison.

Not guilty verdict in mock murder trial

Mayra Posada and Marco Jaimes believe in the power of persuasion.

Manteca shifts park costs to homeowners

Landscape maintenance districts are passé.

Ripon Chamber steps up its lobbying game

It was seen as a very productive session of the new Government Relations Committee of the Ripon Chamber of Commerce that brought together representatives of the city, county, state and congress Friday noon in a meeting room of Bethany Home.

Water table expected to plummet

A hidden reservoir helps keep dishes clean, yards green, and flush toilets in Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop.

Santa getting new digs for downtown

Christmas is an already an afterthought to most people.

Quilt show underway at MRPS Hall

They braved Friday's pouring rain so the show will go on this weekend.

City pump malfunction triggers street flooding

Caught in the Friday morning street flooding at Garden Gate Drive and Morgan Street, one Manteca woman called a friend to help her in his hip high boots to reach her pickup truck where waters had flooded much of her lawn and driveway.

1974: First-class mail postage jumps to 10 cents per ounce

10 years ago

SJ River may go dry by July

Barring a deluge of biblical proportions water experts are anticipating the San Joaquin River at Vernalis could essentially be dry by July.

MUSD grounds feeling pressure to conserve water

The pressure on John Lopez has never felt greater.

Auto parts store building in Lathrop

LATHROP – The last stand-alone commercial building constructed in Lathrop was built in 2006.

Community challenge today benefits 2nd Harvest Food Bank

A Body Vi Community Challenge has been organized to support the health of nutritionally challenged children and seniors today at 5 p.m. the Manteca Ford new car showroom with raffle monies going to the Second Harvest Food Bank.