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Jerry's Place is the only social model hospice facility in the county, which means it is a nonprofit, and relies on community involvement, including volunteers. They offer free care to people who need hospice but have no place to go due to home/family circumstances.

With 2024 coming to a close, we take a look back at the top photos of the year from our staff photographer Daniel Dreifuss. 

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People cast their votes at the Oldemeyer Center in Seaside during Election Day.

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Gino Garcia reacts to learning he is in the lead for the Monterey City Council District 4 seat after the first round of results came in on election night.

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A group of kids lay down and look up at the sea life at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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The Chainsmokers ended the night with a set to send off the excited crowd during the Worlds Away Festival at the Monterey County Fair and Event Center.

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Changiz Lahidji signs copies of his book as Steve McCullough looks on at McCullough's home in Pacific Grove.

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Fans dance to the beats of The Funk Apostles at the 2024 Monterey Jazz Festival.

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Madison Stagner tends to her pigs inside a barn at home on a June weekday, near the beginning of summer break.

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The Hericanes hoped to set a world record for becoming the first (and fastest) four-woman team to row from Monterey to Hawaii when they participated in the World’s Toughest Row, which started on June 8.

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The southbound lane of Highway 1 slipped out, along with the earth underneath it, on March 30. The northbound lane has remained stable, meaning vehicles could get in and out of Big Sur to the north, while three slides have been blocking access to the south.

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Maria Pineda, a 38-year-old farmworker who lives in King City, attended a March 7 prayer vigil with her youngest son, Jefferson Ramirez Pineda.

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County Supervisor Wendy Root Askew celebrates a landslide victory on election night.

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Cary Carmichael, part-owner of Lynn’s Arcade in Seaside, participates in a weekend-long pinball tournament.

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With a short rain spurt, a rainbow appears over Nick Hardy on hole 3 during the AT&T Pro Am at Pebble Beach.

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Wyndham Clark gives the crowd a thumbs up after breaking the Pebble Beach Links course record during the AT&T Pro-Am.

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