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The Child & Family Center is located at 21545 Centre Pointe Parkway in Santa Clarita. Signal File Photo

Tickets still on sale for Taste of the Town

Tickets are still available for the Santa Clarita Valley Child & Family Center’s Taste of the Town fundraiser, the organization’s biggest community event. Due to COVID-19 protocols, the event is

SCV celebrates another COVID-19 Easter

Sunday marked the second Easter of the pandemic, and though many churches have resumed services, most of the typical weekend celebrations were canceled. Even so, whether it be church services,

SCV libraries to reopen

Libraries in the Santa Clarita Valley have a lot to celebrate this National Library Week, as they are set to reopen their doors to the public Tuesday after more than

Veteran Center celebrates reopening

Following a yearlong closure due to the pandemic, the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative celebrated the reopening of its Veteran Center Thursday. “I’m so excited — we’re open,” volunteer coordinator

Social worker garners annual award

Child & Family Center social worker Monica Dedhia recently received “Social Worker of the Year” recognition for excelling in her field. The program manager of access, crisis and community engagement

Local vets celebrate Blinded Veterans Day

Each year, Americans celebrate Veterans Day to honor all those who have served the country. A lesser known — but just as important holiday — comes four months later in

Seniors receive Passover meal

In celebration of Passover, 90 seniors in the Santa Clarita Valley were delivered meals Friday. Sheila and Scott Petri and their kids Sam, 13, and Sarah, 16, are congregants of

Hundreds line up for Castaic food distribution

Hundreds of cars snaked through the Castaic Lake Recreation Area parking lot Thursday, as they waited to receive boxes full of food during another free drive-thru food-distribution event hosted by

Barger to host another Castaic food distribution

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s office is hosting another free, drive-thru food distribution event in Castaic on Thursday.   Barger’s office has partnered with the L.A. Regional Food Bank a

‘Mayans MC’ production takes over Newhall

“Sons of Anarchy” spinoff “Mayans MC” wrapped up filming this week in Newhall, as the show returned for its third season Tuesday after a more than yearlong hiatus. “They’re locally

Newsom announces grants to mitigate PSPS

Building on previous efforts to protect local communities from the impacts of utility-initiated Public Safety Power Shutoffs, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday the distribution of an additional $50 million in Community