Dec 26 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Baseball isn’t the only thing performed on the San Benito High School baseball diamond that draws smiles and cheers from the community. Good deeds and admirable acts of kindness this holiday season will likely draw as many as any home run or base hit. In what is …
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Dec 26 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com T’was the day before Christmas Eve, and the San Benito Police Department hosted their inaugural toy drive, where hundreds of children and their families lined up to receive a brand new Christmas gift. Members of the community were invited to show up at the police department by noon on …
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Dec 26 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com As the New Year approaches, maintenance issues concerning the City of San Benito’s Water Treatment Plant No. 1 are being addressed. While litigation continues with regard to the inoperable condition of Water Treatment Plant No. 2, the City is relying upon Plant No. 1 to meet the needs of …
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Dec 26 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Public Housing Authority has announced a January workshop where the future of the historic Stonewall Jackson building will be discussed. Since November, the SBPHA has been without a director. SBPHA Interim Director Janet Velez said of the workshop’s purpose, “I think what’s being considered is trying …
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Dec 26 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com It has been nearly two months since the resignation of former San Benito Housing Authority Executive Director Arnold Padilla, and the search for his replacement remains ongoing. After October 31, 2014, the official date of Padilla’s resignation, Janet Velez was appointed to serve as SBPHA’s Interim Director. During an …
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Dec 26 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Each year as I get older, Christmas seems to come around faster and faster. In past years, the weeks leading up to December 25 seemed to last an eternity. Then again, as kids, we rarely have a realistic concept of time. Many of us probably remember being very young and counting …
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Dec 26 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Good afternoon, Ms. Cox. Love your stories. I would like your advice on resisting the temptation to lash out at people who wrong you in some way. Much of that occurs in the Valley, so much that it’s become a near everyday occurrence. How does one turn the other …
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Dec 26 2014
By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church Special to the NEWS “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her …
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Dec 24 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Christmastime is upon us, and thanks to a consumer-driven society full of shiny gadgets and expensive trinkets, the holiday season has become synonymous with gift-giving. From the latest consumer electronics to trendy new threads, many shoppers reportedly search far and wide in order to find the best possible …
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Dec 24 2014
NEWS Staff Report The judges have voted, and a winner for the San Benito News’ ‘Best Tamales in Town’ contest has been decided. Irma Gonzalez’s tamales have once again been named the best of the best. A panel of three judges tasted several tamales and judged them based on taste, texture, originality and presentation. …
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