Manteca picks up tab for Boys & Girls Club trash, water & sewer

Manteca's elected leaders are using extra interest from enterprise utility accounts to cover the municipal water, sewer, and solid waste fees for the Boys & Girls Club.

NILE GARDEN CRAB FEED

Bonus bucks: Key to job stimulus?

Bonus bucks – part of Manteca's development lexicon since 1998 – saved Manteca from having to face tough decisions to cover annual general fund budget shortfalls from 2002 through 2006 to the tune of $5,709,500.

How America keeps on trucking

Like anything cool, it starts with a stack of paperwork.

Lord’s Gym may help fight gangs in Manteca

It was a surprise meeting of the minds over a cup of coffee Saturday morning that could pay future dividends in addressing the gang problem in Manteca.

TROOP 423 PANCAKE BREAKFAST

1950: 300 attend stormy session of SSJID board

SERVING AMERICA

Industrial easing pain on Main?

Joe Kelley doesn't need a traffic study to know what is happening – traffic is slowly dropping off at Manteca's most notorious intersection for back-ups in the heart of downtown.

Can 957 lots ready to go help ease municipal budget woes?

There are 957 finished residential lots ready for homes to be built that could generate $633,000 annually to reduce municipal budget gaps.

Jobless rate in Manteca reaches 15%

Manteca suffered a second straight record month of post World War II unemployment in December.

LATHROP CHAMBER DINNER

MHS senior Chandler Rose dreams of career as an anesthesiologist

Manteca High senior Chandler Rose, 17, was saluted by the Manteca Rotary Club at its Thursday noon meeting at Isadore's Restaurant as its student of the month.

ODDS & ENDS

Storm knocks ‘L’ out of almonds

There will be fewer trees providing a snowy backdrop to this year's annual Ripon Almond Blossom Festival, thanks to the recent heavy storms accompanied by strong wind gusts of up to 45 mph.

Manteca home values up $66,750

The value of existing Manteca homes rebounded 35.4 percent during 2013 with the median selling price jumping $66,750.

PIONEER DESCENDANT

Almost every Tuesday morning, Ron Howe volunteers his time and service to the Manteca Historical Museum.

Upgrades for tennis courts get approval

Manteca's tennis courts are getting upgrades.

Atheists, freethinkers gathering at Manteca Library

David Diskin doesn't want to offend anybody.

Two men escape car fire

Two Manteca men in their early 20s survived a flash fire in their 1996 Chevy Lumina Monday afternoon as it was parked in a rural dirt driveway on Peach Avenue west of Union Road shortly before 2 p.m.

Ernie’s chef back on TV

Top Chef launched chef Michael Midgley's star as a small-town cook with big-league potential.

Mayor: Time to step up water conservation

Manteca Mayor Willie Weatherford wants the city staff to start taking steps to reduce water waste now and not later.

Library town halls set in South County cities

What are the immediate and long-term library needs of Lathrop, Manteca, and Ripon?

There are 25 days left to donate

When Jennifer Munoz came up with the idea for trying to raise $3,000 to overhaul Santa's Downtown Manteca home, she knew it was going to be a long shot.