Modesto road improvements, park renaming and playoff baseball: Today’s top stories
From a new $3 million road contract to a high school playoff blowout, Modesto-area news moved fast this week. Here’s a quick rundown of the stories worth your time.
Here are the day’s key stories:
- The Modesto City Council approved a $3 million contract Tuesday to repave Coffee Road and add crosswalks and signage between Norwegian Avenue and Scenic Drive, part of about $25 million in Measure L road upgrades underway citywide.
- Turlock baseball erupted for five runs in the fifth inning to beat Edison 8-1 in the Division I playoff opener, with junior Cameron Henard tossing a complete game and striking out 10.
- Modesto’s Culture Commission unanimously narrowed the replacement names for Cesar E. Chavez Park to Fourth Street Park, Sí Se Puede Park and Farmworkers Park, with the City Council set to make the final call.
- Readers can vote for their favorite Stanislaus County movie theater in a new Modesto Bee poll open until 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, with results featured in a future story.