Grant to help fund new fire vehicle for rural areas
With help from a federal grant, the local fire department is getting necessary funds to pay for a new fire tender costing nearly $600,000.
HDA announces Lights On Celebration winners
The Hollister Downtown Association announced winners from this year’s Lights On Celebration festivities held Saturday. Here are those winners:
Donation to fund diabetes center in Hollister
Someone has agreed to donate money to the local healthcare district so it can open a diabetes center in Hollister, the healthcare district president confirmed to the Free Lance.
San Benito food bank needs locals’ help for holidays
Holidays would not be the same without people gathering around tables laden with food, but for some San Benito County residents getting enough carbohydrates, proteins and fiber to fill out the menu is no easy task.
Lee: Mix up those rep ranges
I've touched on high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in a past column, and with good reason: A recent study on HIIT revealed that just a single session of HIIT had a variety of powerful benefits for recreational athletes.
Alejo presents turkeys to local LULAC, other groups
Assemblyman Luis Alejo was in the giving mood Monday. In partnership with a water agency, he distributed more than 100 turkey vouchers to charities and organizations, including the local branch of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
New homeless shelter director has embezzlement past
The new executive director of the seasonal homeless shelter on Southside Road was convicted three years ago of embezzling from the Hollister Heat softball organization.
Young writer was born motivated
Christina Bless, 16, never seems to be content with being a normal teenager. She doesn’t spend time texting on a smartphone or dawdling her time away on the more popular social media. When she is online it’s most likely to study, research a new story or sell one of her imaginative creations.
