McParland 10th at Science Olympiad

Thirty-two McParland School students from the third through sixth grades participated in the San Joaquin County Science Olympiad at McNair High School in Stockton.

Shasta School brings farm to the students

Is watermelon a fruit or vegetable?

SSJID generating money

South San Joaquin Irrigation District's 100 percent green energy portfolio also is generating plenty of green.

Mother Nature breaks up street fair

Wind gusts and steady rain ended the 14th annual Crossroads of California Sunday several hours ahead of schedule.

Manteca new housing leader in SJC for 16th straight month

Pulte Homes started 19 new homes in the firm's Del Web at Woodbridge neighborhood in North Manteca during March.

No new taxes for Lathrop districts

LATHROP – Lathrop city officials want residents to read their lips: No new taxes for fiscal year 2010-11.

Lincoln celebrates 47-point jump

Lincoln School has a goal of a 35-point increase in this year's Standardized Testing and Reporting.

A free trip down memory lane, Manteca-style

A visit to the Manteca Historical Society's Museum is a trip back in time - back as far as 1829.

Scenes from Manteca Street Fair

Field & Stream Total Outdoor Challenge this weekend at Manteca Bass Pro Shops

The Field & Stream Total Outdoor Challenge presented by Mobil 1 rolls into Manteca this Saturday and Sunday with free events, prizes and the chance to win big money.

Manteca’s number: 3.9%

Manteca set the trend when it comes to controlled growth in the Northern San Joaquin Valley.

WACKY TO BEAUTIFUL

Everything from the weird and wacky to the bold and the beautiful were on display at the 14th annual Crossroads Street Fair Saturday afternoon.

Mustang plows into house; car totaled

A green 1996 Ford Mustang crashed through a garage at 6 a.m. Saturday and then continued into a house in the 1100 block of Virginia Street.

RUN TO FIGHT HUNGER

Scenes from Saturday's Second Harvest Food Bank's first annual Hit the Streets for Hunger fun run.

Fagundes Meats caters drive-thru dinner benefit for Sierra Johnson

Fagundes Meats of Manteca is catering the drive-thru dinner fund-raiser for 2008 Sierra High School graduate Sierra Johnson who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL, just before Thanksgiving last year. She is being treated at the Oakland Children's Hospital where she is scheduled to have a bone marrow transplant next month.

Manteca Bulletin starting its 107th year of publication

The wind-blown sandy loam plains of South San Joaquin County weren't exactly hospitable to farming back in 1908.

‘Tis the season for hangovers

The pounding head.

No Bulletin printed on New Year’s Day

The Manteca Bulletin will not publish a newspaper on New Year's Day.

WINTER RESPITE

A bit of paradise - and a rare look into a winter's day in the Northern San Joaquin Valley 150 years ago - awaits those venturing to Caswell Memorial State Park.

Almond festival dinner Jan. 8

The 2015 Ripon Almond Blossom Festival kick-off dinner has been set for Thursday, Jan. 8, at Spring Creek Golf and Country Club.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE

Come this time of year, those visiting Gwen and John DeCarli's Crom Street home in Manteca often come away wowed by their Christmas Village display.

City, schools launch challenger basketball

Challenger Basketball or children with disabilities will make its debut next month.

Homeless is concern countywide

There are a lot of problems facing San Joaquin County as a whole.

Felonies fall 30% in November

The drop in Manteca's crime rate is accelerating.

Police will help count homeless

They push shopping carts filled with all of their worldly possessions down the street.

Delta board distributing calendar with flood advice

The Delta Protection Commission's newly released Delta Flood Preparedness 2015 calendar is chockfull of information. Every page contains not only useful tips on what to be aware of, how to be prepared, and what actions to take to minimize flood risks but also entertaining and pertinent historical facts about the Delta.

Skating in Lathrop

Aubri Munoz, Sydney Sudaria and Caylie O'Neal are best of friends.

MRPS upgrades hall to comply with ADA

It took more than 50 years before the MRPS Hall got more than an interior upgrade.

Doctors names new chief nursing officer

Doctors Hospital has a new chief nursing officer with a passion for her vocation after scouring the country and seeking applications from coast to coast.

Austin/99 work starts in 2015

The next big thing in Manteca - Austin Road Business Park with its promise of 9,134 direct jobs - is about to take its first physical step.