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Andrew Hardy reports on events throughout Merced and Stanislaus counties, with a special focus on arts, entertainment, and local culture. You can contact him at [email protected].

Around Town

New Mall Era Emerges With Grand Openings

Andrew Hardy
Mercedians have been patiently awaiting significant retail progress in and around the old Merced Mall site, and they were finally rewarded last weekend with two big grand openings, and word that there’s more to come.  The much-anticipated opening of the Burlington department store happened on the early morning of Oct. 10, in the…
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Merced High Cross Country team off to amazing start

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Eleanor Hampton, a sophomore cross country athlete for Merced High School, continues to make a name for herself while setting two new all-time records for the school in the past month, with no signs of slowing down.  On Sept. 13, she made school history by breaking the all-time girls 5k school record with a time of 17:58, overtaking…
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Merced celebrates new fire chief with City Hall ceremony

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By ANDREW HARDY After nearly two decades of faithful and effective service to the Merced community — and a little over a year acting as an interim leader — Fire Chief Casey Wilson was officially sworn into duty on Aug. 28 during a ceremony at City Hall.  Chief Wilson found himself surrounded by a crowd of dignitaries, community…
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Health Fair helps families prepare for new school year

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For yet another year, the passionate and hardworking folks at Castle Family Health Center (CFHC), along with their long list of amazing sponsors, have given their time to help spread resources and information within the community through the annual “Back to School Health Fair.”  This fun, informative, and generous event took place…