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Fire season has begun for King City and Greenfield, with two fires reported in the area last week.

Greenfield’s Interim Chief of Police Tony Sollecito is busy “making sure that the (Police) Department is in good shape” to hand over when a new permanent chief is hired.

The City of Greenfield has found a new police chief after conducting an extensive recruitment and testing program, announced Greenfield City Manager Jaime Fontes on Friday.

Monterey County Dance Foundation’s charitable event, Tour de Dance, this Saturday will raise funds for South County’s first original ballet production, “The Nightingale,” next year.

David Phillips has closed his King City dental practice as of the middle of March, officially retiring after 40 years.

Greenfield Councilmember Yanely Martinez shares her experience at an United We Dream protest against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility at Tornillo, Texas, where children are being housed after being separated from their parents.

When Laina Babb learned to sew at age 6, she never imagined it would lead her to the opera. She has made her love of sewing into a career, first training and then apprenticing as a tailor. Now, as LA Opera’s head tailor, Babb manages a team of up to six tailors (depending on the show). Together they craft all the men’s suits used in the company’s productions in downtown Los Angeles.

Col. Kerry E. Norman has taken charge of the largest Army Reserve installation and the seventh largest post in the nation, becoming Fort Hunter Liggett’s newest garrison commander at a Change of Command ceremony conducted last Friday.

Last Tuesday Congressman Jimmy Panetta visited the Greenfield Rotary Club for lunch at La Plaza Bakery.

Local police officers are working on their Spanish-speaking skills through a strengthening law enforcement grant for all four South County cities.