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Mexican Independence Day celebration set for Sunday
The annual Mexican Independence Day Festival is set for Sunday in downtown Watsonville Sunday. Put on by Fiestas Patrias, the free event will feature...
Council approves $2.8 million Measure Q spending plan
The Watsonville City Council on Sept. 8 unanimously approved a five-year plan for spending roughly $2.8 million in Measure Q funds, but rejected a...
Measure N brings new equipment to Watsonville Community Hospital
On Tuesday, Watsonville Community Hospital announced the installation of new MRI and CT imaging systems, purchased with funding from the Measure N bond, both...
From Our Archives: Noteworthy achievement
Sea Scouts from Ship 98 receive their quartermaster ratings at a ceremony at the Elkhorn Yacht Club on April 20, 1956. Shown here are...
From the fields to Silicon Valley
Some of Martin Vargas-Vega’s earliest memories are of waking up in the strawberry and raspberry fields around Watsonville.
His immigrant parents picked berries, and when...
Open Farm Tours connects eaters and growers around the county
Every day, tens of thousands of people drive past Santa Cruz County’s farmlands. Some may have an idea of what’s being grown where, but...
Hundreds celebrate Labor Day in Watsonville
Hundreds of people listened to live music, enjoyed food and heard speeches Monday at the annual Labor Day picnic at Romo Park in downtown...
Three injured after SUV plows into 98 Cents Store
This story was updated with information about the arrest of the driver.
A former version of this story had the name of the store misspelled....
Dodge faces recent grad in PVUSD TA 4 election
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Trustee Daniel Dodge Jr. is seeking a third term on the school board, facing a challenge from a recent...
Newsom signs bill easing levee construction
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation intended to speed up work on the Pajaro River flood protection project by giving the agency overseeing the...
ARTS & CULTURE
Mariner girls’ volleyball advances to D-III semifinals | CCS postseason roundup
The Aptos High girls’ volleyball team survived to play another day in the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs after getting past No. 6...
