Nov 23 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com My Thanksgiving didn’t resemble the kind that Hollywood glamorizes, with 40 of my closest blood relatives sitting huddled around a big table, swapping stories and eating turkey until someone passes out on the really expensive sofa, but to me, this was probably the best – and simplest – …
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Nov 23 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Frustrations are beginning to mount concerning what one board member and several members of the community believe is the lack of an investigation into the San Benito CISD insurance letter debacle. It all started back in May, when just two days after her reelection San Benito CISD School …
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Nov 21 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police continue to deny rumors that the stabbing death of 19-year-old Angel Perez on Monday was gang related; however, authorities did report that the incident allegedly stemmed from a “random act of violence” occurring in retaliation for a burglary the victim was accused to have been …
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Nov 20 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón confirmed Tuesday evening that Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez has approved a request to hold a special meeting on Thursday, Nov. 29, to discuss employee incentives. Rodriguez had previously denied a request made by fellow trustees Oscar Medrano and Hector …
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Nov 20 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A total of six suspects have now been arrested in the stabbing death of 19-year-old Angel Perez, San Benito Police Department Detective Rogelio Banda, Jr. said Tuesday night. The accused have been identified as Esteban Rodriguez, 22, Miguel Angel Perez, 18, Robert John Anthony Martinez, 18, Jose Lasaro Ramos, …
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Nov 20 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com While on my way to work Monday morning, I saw a man and a woman embracing. There was nothing about it that was particularly interesting or extraordinary, in case you were wondering if this was somehow going to turn into a metaphor for what’s currently transpiring in local politics. …
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Nov 20 2012
In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, the San Benito News, in conjunction with the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District and area businesses, provided turkeys to nine local families in need. The families were selected with the assistance of SBCISD Parental Involvement Director Luis Gonzales. The turkeys were provided by area businesses, including the A&V Lopez Super Meat Market in San Benito, where Store Manager Joel Martinez (pictured above) assisted in the turkey giveaway. Also seen are the families and News staff when the turkeys were handed out on Monday, Nov. 19. (Staff photos)
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Nov 20 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police investigators are in hot pursuit of Esteban Rodriguez, 22, of San Benito who is a person of interest in a charge related to the death of a 19-year-old man on Monday. “Right now it’s looking like first degree murder,” said San Benito Police Department Internal …
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Nov 20 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com He was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. At least that’s according to Pat Longoria when describing the circumstances surrounding the death of her nephew, 19-year-old Angel Perez of San Benito. “He was not a troublemaker, he was not in any gangs that we know of, …
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Nov 20 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “Times are changing,” said San Benito Police Chief of Operations Martin Morales on Monday, November 19, as he promoted two officers within the department, one to lieutenant and the other to sergeant. After seven years of service, Mario Perea was promoted from his rank of K9 officer to …
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