Jul 10 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Three City of San Benito employees were arrested Monday for the alleged use of an unauthorized city vehicle and theft of city property. The three employees were assigned to the water distribution department, according to a press release issued by the San Benito Police Department. In the release, SBPD …
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Jul 10 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly exposing his genitals to a woman and a 15-year-old girl. San Benito police responded to the 100 block of Florencia Street in reference to the incident. According to Detective Rogelio Banda, a man, who has yet to be identified, …
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Jul 10 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com No respect. This is how Lionel C. Betancourt described recent graffiti on Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital, where unknown perpetrators tagged the upper portion of the building’s entrance over the weekend. According to Betancourt, founder of the group referred to as Save Dolly, the suspects in the crime may have …
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Jul 10 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Parishioners of St. Benedict’s Catholic Church will be celebrating the parish’s centennial anniversary this Friday. It is the mark of 100 years of history, hardship and faith, according to churchgoers. A century ago, a wooden church sat where the newly renovated St. Benedict’s stands on 351 Bowie Street. It …
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Jul 10 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Funding for the San Benito Community Development Block Grant program has again been allotted less monies. According to Sandee Alvarez, community development coordinator, the federal government has continued a recent trend of allotting decreased CDBG funding. Specifically, the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) plans to give the city …
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Jul 10 2012
NEWS Staff Report The San Benito News has confirmed that three employees of the City of San Benito water distribution department have been arrested on accusations of using a city dump truck in order to transport materials to one of the suspects’ residence. Furthermore, the employees, identified as 31-year-old Esequiel Diaz, 51-year-old Adolfo Gamez and …
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Jul 06 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS A Housing Authority employee was injured Friday at a house fire on the 1100 block of S. McCullough St. in San Benito. According to Assistant Operations Chief Michael Galvan of the San Benito Police Department, firefighters, police officers and EMS personnel responded to the scene, where neighbors and …
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Jul 06 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The result of a request for an investigation into San Benito CISD Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez’s letter declaring changes to the district’s health insurance agents is that there will be no investigation. In a letter signed by Rodriguez and dated May 16, the board president announced new changes …
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Jul 06 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police arrested a Harlingen man Thursday for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and her 12-year-old daughter. Detective Rogelio Banda of the San Benito Police Department stated in a press release that 29-year-old Hugo Mario Salinas, Jr. was considered the “aggressor” in the incident according to several eyewitnesses. At …
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Jul 06 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A mother and her two daughters were arrested on July 4 for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old female at the San Benito HEB. According to Detective Rogelio Banda of the San Benito Police Department, officers arrived at HEB, located on the 1100 block of W. Business 77, in reference to …
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