By JACOB LOPEZ Special to the NEWS One does not have to be associated with a multi-million dollar organization to make a difference, especially when it comes to the community. That’s how Rosalinda Padron of La Buena Ventura Foundation sees it. The La Buena Ventura Foundation is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization located on 500 S. …
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Dec 27 2011
Man hit by truck recovering
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A local man rushed to the hospital after being hit by a pickup truck on Monday, Dec. 19, is said to be in good health and recovering. According to Operations Chief Martin Morales of the San Benito Police Department (SBPD), the man identified as a Guadalupe Rosales, Jr. was …
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Dec 27 2011
Commissioners select charter committee appointments
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The nominations are in. As reported on sbnewspaper.com, the San Benito City Commissioners, during their regular city meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 20, approved of the appointment of members to the San Benito Charter Review Committee. The committee was set up originally during the last city meeting to research …
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Dec 27 2011
Los Fresnos man gets 80 years for child porn
Special to the NEWS Mark William Woerner, 55, formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been sentenced to 960 months in federal prison for distribution and possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced Monday, Dec. 19. Woerner was convicted by a federal jury on all five counts with which he was charged in …
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Dec 23 2011
2011 Letters to Santa Claus
Dear Santa, My name is Ab Valdez I am in the paloma elementty it cool and all i want for christmas is a xbox 360 live, call of duty mw3, call of duty bladeopps zomie and grand thief auto 5. I also want a million dollar to by a whole stor with everything with it. …
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Dec 23 2011
Christmas comes early for terminally ill teen
By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS Many will celebrate Christmas with bountiful amounts of presents from Santa, but for 19-year-old Janet Mata, opening her young eyes as the sun peers through her new curtains and window shades on Christmas morning is a blessing in itself. Since her stories have been publicized by the …
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Dec 23 2011
San Benito woman receives free car
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s been four years since Diana B. Garcia of San Benito had her own car. The 29-year-old mother of four has since had to contend with inconvenience after inconvenience. “I have four kids, and I’d always try to get rides if my family’s vehicles are not available for my …
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Dec 23 2011
Rio Hondo students hold holiday toy drive
By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – It is the season for giving, and Rio Hondo Junior High students were in the gifting spirit this December. The student council and math department at RHJH rallied the student body to collect over 300 gifts for donation in conjunction with Toys for Tots, …
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Dec 20 2011
Commissioners select charter committee appointments
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The nominations are in. Tuesday, during their regular city meeting, the San Benito City Commissioners approved of the appointment of members to the San Benito Charter Review Committee. As first reported by the News, the committee was set up originally during the last city meeting to research on …
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Dec 20 2011
Sexual harassment claims against school police chief dismissed
By TREY PUGA Special to the NEWS San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón confirmed Tuesday that the investigation into sexual harassment allegations levied upon the district police chief, Santiago R. Garcia, by two security officers has ended. In a telephone interview with the News, Limón said there was “not enough evidence to …
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