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.

Brieanne Jansen bows out of Junior Idol

She burst onto the scene last year as an 11-year-old with a voice that captivated not only the audience but the singers she was competing against that had years of experience under their belts.

ASTRO WIZARD

Dave Rodrigues, the Astro Wizard, held a science program Wednesday at the Manteca Library.

ODDS & ENDS

Tri-tip dinner Friday benefits His Way A trip-tip dinner Friday, Oct. 23, from 2 to 7 p.m. benefits the His Way Recovery House. It takes place at the Sequoia Heights Baptist Church, 1050 S. Union Road. The cost is $15. For more information go to www.hiswayrecovery.org or call (209) 401-9126. Ripon seniors potluck dinner RIPON - The Senior Fellowship Potluck Dinner will be held at the Senior Center at 433 S. Wilma in ...

State sued over raid of $2.05B in RDA funds

Manteca leaders are backing an effort to sue the state over a $2.05 billion raid on local redevelopment agency money that the California Legislature seized to balance the state budget.

Muralist has one-man exhibit at Manteca council chambers

Since his painting, "The Harvest Continues," won first place in the 2007 Mural Society of California Mural Symposium held in Manteca, Jessie Marinas' gigantic masterpiece has won seven prestigious prizes throughout the United States.

TAKIN’ IT TO THE STREETS

A couple weeks ago we cancelled our two Sunday services at Crossroads and engaged everyone (young and old) in one of 22 community projects in the area. that was dubbed "Takin'' It To The Streets."

Forecast: Retail sales off by $100M

Manteca retail sales are expected to fall by almost $100 million when the current municipal fiscal year ends June 30, 2010.

Police bust makeshift homeless encampments

It's not a crime being homeless It is, however, to sleep on private property and in municipal parks. Manteca Police over the past week have busted up two homeless encampments under overpasses prompting the homeless – almost exclusively single males – to scatter throughout city streets. It has prompted an increase in homeless found sleeping on private property in central Manteca including in the doorways of some downtown businesses. "It's getting worse," noted Manteca Police ...

Manteca won’t drop below 55 police officers

Police Chief Dave Bricker has secured assurance from City Manager Steve Pinkerton that Manteca's Police staffing will not drop below 55 sworn officers.

Maestro Peter Jaffe at Delicato Vineyards

The Maestro is back for another evening of music at the Delicato Family Vineyards. The Maestro is Stockton Symphony's conductor Peter Jaffee, and the rare return engagement is a benefit that will make it possible for nearly 2,000 Manteca Unified School fifth graders to attend a symphony concert at Atherton Auditorium in Stockton on Oct. 30 through the Steppin' Out program. Steppin' Out is one of the programs of the Stockton Symphony to expose the ...

Off-duty Manteca cop finds robbery suspect

An off-duty Manteca police officer returning from Stockton on Highway 99 at French Camp Road recognized a 1982 Chevy Caprice as it cut him off as the suspect vehicle in a Saturday afternoon armed robbery in Manteca.

Manteca High homecoming this Friday

Homecoming is this week at Manteca High. "MHS Makes the Cover Page" is the theme for this year's annual event, with each class working on floats based on a national publication. The freshmen, for example, will have a chance to incorporate People Magazine in their design. The sophomores will work with Vogue while the juniors and seniors will make do with Rolling Stone and Sports Illustrated, respectively. As part of homecoming, Manteca High students can ...

THREE ALARM BREAKFAST

GREAT VALLEY BOOKFEST

The Great Valley Bookfest is bringing everything from nearly four dozen authors to gourmet food trucks to Manteca's Promenade Shops at Orchard Valley along the 120 Bypass on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Developers pay $13,295 per acre to protect farming

The loss of farmland to build employment centers, retail and housing as part of the Austin Road Business Park could cost developers as much as $13.8 million.

Lathrop deputy credited for saving bleeding man

LATHROP – The scene just didn't look right to Lathrop Police Services' deputy Jeff Watson.