Oct 29 2019
By HANNAH SALDAÑA Special to the NEWS Halloween is typically a night when children dress up in their favorite costumes and walk around their neighborhood, scary faces and all, ready to go door-to-door reciting the famous phrase, “Trick-or-treat!” For one neighborhood in San Benito, however, it seems that the American tradition has nearly died out. …
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Oct 24 2019
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Rolando Betancourt’s first tattoo was made on himself using a self-made tattoo machine that he learned to make by studying a friend’s machine. Betancourt tattooed a letter “R” on his arm, all at the age of 12. “My love for tattoos started when my dad would take us over to my …
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Oct 24 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA San Benito NEWS In Contrast to the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees that enacted a recent measure allowing the public to speak only about agenda items during school board meetings, all surrounding school districts allow the public to comment on overall issues. Last month, the state indicated …
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Oct 24 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA San Benito NEWS The San Benito Economic Development Corporation is encouraging new and established small businesses to apply for rent subsidies and façade improvements in the Resaca City. EDC Executive Director Rebecca Castillo said grants for rent subsidies are available to small businesses located in the designated downtown district as well …
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Oct 24 2019
STAFF REPORT According to a press release from the City of San Benito, former Chief of Police Michael Galvan (now Interim Assistant Chief) has been reappointed as Lieutenant (his position before becoming Chief) effective Oct. 23 by Interim Chief Fred Bell. The statement clarified that the city does not comment on personnel matters pertaining …
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Oct 17 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the NEWS At a public hearing Sept. 8, it was revealed the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nate Carman claimed over $68,074 in reimbursement expenses during a 10-month period. The description of reimbursements includes meals, lodging, transportation, motor fuel, and …
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Oct 17 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the NEWS During Tuesday’s arraignment over his July 5 arrest for driving while intoxicated, San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees President Michael A. Vargas was unable to enter a plea at the Cameron County Courthouse in Brownsville. Presiding Judge Estela Chavez Vazquez expects to recuse herself …
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Oct 17 2019
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Jessica Monroe believes that nature holds a spiritual intelligence, and it is this belief that has led her to connect with the natural environment in an artistic manner. Monroe’s exhibit, Sacred Wisdom, opens at the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum on October 17 and runs through Nov. 27 of this year. …
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Oct 17 2019
By RAY QUIROGA INSIDE SCOOP publisher@sbnewspaper.com We have a poor habit of posthumously recognizing people for their contributions to community and society instead of honoring them when they’re alive. I’m happy to say, however, that Rey Avila was served much better. Throughout his many years of involvement with the preservation and recognition of Conjunto Music, …
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Oct 17 2019
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Special to the NEWS After months of outreach and organizing, the residents of Railroad Avenue, by way independent local efforts, finally have a renovated and leveled road to drive through. However, rumors of a potential lawsuit in response to said efforts have generated against the individual who committed the service. CELEBRATION Where …
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