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February 13, 2007
| VEP plants 40 trees at Branham Lane-Narvaez Avenue |
Community association leads Blossom Valley beautification project
By Dave Fadness
Special to the Times
Fifty-five eager volunteers turned-out on Saturday, Jan. 20, to install an extensive irrigation system in the vacant, city-owned parcel at the corner of Branham Lane and Narvaez Avenue. It was the first day of a successful, two-weekend beautification project aimed at planting trees on the one-third-acre lot.
Despite a downpour of rain that turned the parcel into ankle-deep mud, 67 brave souls showed up on the gloomy morning of Jan. 27. They planted 32 trees and spread a veritable mountain of reddened wood chip mulch four-inches deep over the Read more...
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Four-alarm blaze ravages building at Santa Teresa Apartment
Four-and-a-half hour fire displaces more than 150, no injuries reported
By Ali Abdollahi
Editor
A four-alarm fire raged more than four hours at the Santa Teresa Apartments on Feb. 7. Over 150 residents were displaced, but there were no injuries reported.
The fire is believed to have broke out at approximately 4:15 p.m., according to San Jose Fire Captain Alberto Olmos, and was not declared under control until 8:45 p.m.
The four-alarm blaze Read more...
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