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A high-tech Mecca

Graystone goes high-tech with grants, donations and help from parent volunteers

By Jeanne Carbone Lewis
Staff Writer

To compete in today’s world, everyone must be computer savvy and able to adapt to ever-changing upgrades in the high-tech world. Thanks to an aggressive fund-raising campaign, one school in Almaden has a definite edge after creating a technology Mecca for students and staff.
Graystone Elementary School has just completed the installation of dozens of new computers, three computer labs, two teacher-ready mobile laptop labs and 32-inch flat-screen LCD TVs in every classroom.
Money for the upgrades was pursued through a $10,000 grant Read more...

Local woman begins annual drive for warm clothing for homeless

By Jeanne Carbone Lewis
Staff Writer

With December temperatures dipping to freezing, one tender-hearted local woman is making life a bit easier for the homeless of San Jose.
For the past five years, Maria Stitch has collected coats, blankets, scarves, gloves and anything that will give the destitute warmth living on our streets. The Ventura Burnett Properties realtor distributes the warm clothing to the homeless, delivering the much-needed items Christmas day at Saint James Park in downtown San Read more...