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GREENFIELD — Greenfield City Council members introduced and revised a ballot item to continue a sales tax meant to fund city services, which passed with a unanimous 5-0 vote during their July 14 meeting. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/greenfield-city-council-prepares-to-pitch-tax-ballot-measure-to-voters/

GREENFIELD — Gregory Allen, a commander and acting chief with the Greenfield Police Department from 2015 to 2017, will rejoin the department as chief of police in September, the city announced Monday. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/gregory-allen-to-rejoin-greenfield-police-department-as-chief-of-police/

GREENFIELD — South Monterey County Joint Union High School District staff and board members hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Monday at Greenfield High School, where a revamped parking lot will be finished this month and a new two-story science building is expected to begin construction...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield City Council has approved an application for a state grant of $65,000 during a special meeting June 29. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/city-of-greenfield-applies-for-housing-assistance-funding/

SALINAS VALLEY — New courthouse projects in Greenfield and Seaside were both suspended by the Superior Court of California’s Monterey County branch, according to an announcement made last week. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/monterey-county-judges-suspend-new-courthouse-projects-in-greenfield-seaside/

GREENFIELD — Two city employees were honored by Greenfield Police Department during Greenfield City Council’s June 9 meeting. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/greenfield-city-staff-earn-top-honors-from-police-department/

GREENFIELD — Volunteers worked together last Saturday to load pet food into vehicle trunks during a contact-less drive-through Pet Food Bank hosted by SPCA for Monterey County. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/pets-receive-helping-hand-during-spcas-pet-food-bank-in-greenfield/

GREENFIELD — Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) for Monterey County is offering a free pet food bank event on Saturday, June 20, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Patriot Park in Greenfield. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/spca-monterey-county-to-distribute-free-pet-food-saturday-in-greenfield/

GREENFIELD — Educators and staff from all campuses of Greenfield Union School District joined with Greenfield Fire Department to host an educator parade last Thursday that knotted through the city’s residential areas. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/greenfield-teacher-parade-offers-chance-for-summer-goodbyes/

GREENFIELD — Vista Verde Middle School in Greenfield hosted a drive-through eighth-grade promotion ceremony Friday for the first time this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/photos-greenfields-vista-verde-hosts-drive-through-promotion-for-eighth-graders/