Central Valley News

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 6--Costa Rican telecommunications officials have authorized Internet access for 125 cafes this week, most of which are in the Central Valley region, the Superintendent of Telecommunications said.

Nowhere in the United States has more doctors at its beck and call than White Plains, one of the wealthiest cities in the nation.

Nearly 100 people participated in the Orange County Chamber of Commerce's annual Elected Officials Reception, held recently at the Inn at Central Valley.

New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli chats with Donna Johnson, right, board chairwoman of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce and president of DJ Consulting Services, and Roz Magidson, president of the Dispute Resolution Center, following his remarks at the chamber's membership breakfast at the Inn at Central Valley.

California consumers could get rebates ranging from $50 to $100 if they purchase a new, energy-efficient clothes washer, refrigerator or room air conditioner starting in late April under a proposal submitted by the state to the federally funded cash-for-appliances program.

The state has fined a Rockland doctor who has been the subject of inquiries in four states $145,000 less than a year after stripping him of his medical license due to his "total lack of integrity," according to records.

Los Baños Soroptimist International held its first annual Rock Whatcha Got event for girls in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades.After rescheduling the event during the summer months of this year, club members were excited to have introduced almost 20 young girls to the program they plan to hold at least once a year.Co-coordinator Sandy ...

Share + Oct 21, 2009 5:56 am US/Central CENTRAL VALLEY, N.Y. 1 of 1 A student who attends Monroe Woodbury High School in Monroe, N.Y. was arrested after planning a massacre on the school on the anniversary of the Columbine attack.

A 15-year-old boy is the hands of psychiatric doctors after police caught him plotting to carry out a Columbine style attack at his high school.

Thumbs up to the Elks Lodge, Central Valley Vietnam Veterans, and the many others who donated to make the Mt.

Power is restored to 90 neighborhood street lights that failed near Troy High School on Sept.

The Business and Professional Womena s Club of Abbotsford-Mission features guest speaker Maureen Berlin at its monthly luncheon on Wednesday, Oct.

The Sonora High Wildcats remained unbeaten through five weeks of the prep football season with a convincing 35-12 victory over the Central Valley Hawks at Ceres High School Friday evening.

Recent visitors to the Vernon Drug Store in Museum Village in Monroe were intrigued as they browsed the glass cases full of old medicinal bottles and surgical instruments or gazed upward at the huge wooden ceiling fans attached to pulleys and once operated by hydro power.

Calderon found guilty of embezzlement and sentenced to five years prison! Former Costa Rican president, Rafael Angel Calderon Fournier, along with six other accused in the Caja-Fischel case have been found guilty of embezzlement against the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social and the Costa Rican people.

Q. I had many plants develop foliar diseases this summer. Is there anything I should do? - Charlie, Central Valley A. Choosing pest- and disease-resistant varieties and matching plant species to the site - sunlight, soil, hardiness zone, etc.

The beginning of the academic year is always an eventful time for Melanie Rose, communications specialist with the Central Valley School District.

Republican candidate for California Governor Meg Whitman was the guest speaker at the Central Valley Venture Forum in Clovis on Thursday.The Central Valley Venture Forum took place at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District.

Bear River High School students will have a furry, four-legged drug and alcohol deterrent roaming their campus this year.

New York state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli will be the featured speaker at the Orange County Chamber of Commerce's General Membership Breakfast, set for 7:27 a.m. Oct.