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The Patriots signed linebackers Kobe Jones and Christian McCarroll on Tuesday, the team announced.

Jones and McCarroll were among a group of free-agent defenders brought in for workouts Tuesday. The Patriots also hosted linebacker Max Roberts.

Jones, 26, most recently played for the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He’s played in two regular-season NFL games with the Packers and Panthers since going undrafted out of Mississippi State in 2021.

As part of its 125th anniversary celebration, First Christian Church of Vallejo is holding a special event titled, “Even Jesus Was a Refugee” Immigration Symposium on Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon in its Fellowship Hall.

The church is asking the public to join “for a thought-provoking event discussing the topic of immigration through the lens of faith, history, law, and economics.”

“It can be difficult to navigate through polarizing topics, especially ones that shouldn’t be polarizing! So this is a great time for you and your organization to gain knowledge of how to effectively diffuse the rhetoric and learn to treat everyone as Jesus would have,” a news release states.

The panelists at the event are …

• Rev. Larry Love (Disciples Minister) discussing the Biblical…

When it comes to celebrations, the Greater Vallejo Recreation District is borrowing a line from the late artist Prince.

Let’s go crazy.

GVRD will host a free afternoon party at Blue Rock Springs Park from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday to commemorate 80 Years of Service to the community. The district was formally recognized and legally authorized in a resolution on June 14, 1944.

“We may be octogenarians now, but we still know how to party” the organization said in a news release this week.

There will be live music in the park by “The Purple Ones” a Prince tribute band that may or may not play the previously mentioned song, as well as Foreverland Band (a Michael Jackson tribute band). The event will also feature food trucks, retail vendors, a kids zone and a raffle.

The GVRD encompasses…

Vallejo Project in collaboration with Greater Valley Recreation District (GVRD) and Klein Financial Corporation (Harbor Park Apartments) is inviting the community to a Holiday Bazaar and Gumbo Feed this Saturday.

The event will be from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Norman King Center, located at 545 Magazine Street.

The Vallejo Project conducts work readiness training, assisting young adults aged 18-26 in navigating their transition to adulthood through mentorship, soft skills training, and social-emotional strategies for wellness. It’s objective is to get our youth ready for high earning jobs.

The Holiday Bazaar and Gumbo Feed will feature live Motown music as attendees will have numerous opportunities to unleash their creativity by crafting their own Christmas cards and presents.

The event…

Zim to host high level meeting

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter

Zimbabwe is set to host a high-level international consultative conference which will set the tone on the world’s preparedness to respond to issues around sexual reproductive health and rights and population development ahead of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD30) to be held next year.

The 20th International Inter-Ministerial Conference on South-South and Triangular Cooperation in Population and Development, which will be held in Victoria Falls next week, will create and provide opportunities for cooperation in the fields of population and development.

Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Douglas Mombeshora said the holding of this…