Aromas News

Monterey County Free Libraries is offering free downloadable music. Songs may be downloaded using your MCFL library card number and pin.

CHP is on scene at an accident near 170 Quarry Road and Carpenteria Road. Officers got the call of the big rig and Amtrak collision around 12:45 p.m. The Amtrak conductor told CHP the big rig was driving westbound on Quarry Road when it took a right turn onto a private road, that's when it hit the train.

"These are people who have put their heart and 'Sole' into the local causes they support," said Barefoot winemaker Jen Wall.

About 80 people attended a sometimes contentious workshop Tuesday in Monterey as part of a lengthy process to draft state regulations for the oil extraction process called hydraulic fracturing.

Several lucky players hit slot jackpots for a total of almost $325,000. Just a few highlights are included below.

The wine wizards at Edna Valley Vineyard take the "hands-off" approach - they let the grapes guide the way for true varietal expression.

A bill supported by an Aromas environmental group and authored by a local assemblyman would impose strict regulations governing the handling and monitoring of wastewater produced by the oil extraction practice of hydraulic fracturing -- more commonly known as fracking.

When a business closes its doors, that's usually the end of the story. But that's not the case for Greenspace, a retail showroom specializing in materials for "green" interiors.