Live Oak School District to decide fate of senior programs
LIVE OAK—Officials from Meals on Wheels and Senior Network Services are asking the community to make its voice heard about an impending decision by the Live Oak School District (LOSD) to evict the organizations from the building they have called home for nearly five...
Teen arrested in Capitola stabbing attack
CAPITOLA—Capitola Police on Tuesday arrested a Soquel High School student suspected of an off-campus stabbing attack that took place one day earlier on Wharf Road.
According to Det. Sgt. Leo Moreno, police responded to the 1800 block of Wharf Road at about 4:40pm for a...
‘Reunification’ therapy sparks call for change among teens
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A Pacific Collegiate School student and her friends are fighting for changes in the law after their friend and her brother were violently removed from their grandmother’s Santa Cruz home in October and taken to an undisclosed site to undergo court-ordered family...
Supervisors approve Soquel Drive bike lane project
SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday opened the bidding process for a project that will add bike lanes and make pedestrian and traffic improvements along a 5.6-mile stretch of Soquel Drive in Mid-County.
Construction is expected to start in the summer...
PHOTO: Ramsay Park renovations
Workers with Granite Construction construct a new concrete walkway at the rear of Ramsay Park Monday as part of an ongoing major renovation. The $3.6 million project, which has been in the works for several years, has led to the demolition and rebuilding of...
PHOTO: Sandbags pile up in Watsonville
Workers with the City of Watsonville use a forklift and a dump truck to haul away thousands of sandbags from a lot on Bridge Street Tuesday. Chris Miranda of Neighborhood Services said sandbags can no longer be dropped off at the site. He said...
Mount Madonna School hosts regional Model United Nations for youth
MOUNT MADONNA—Middle and high school students from six schools in four counties joined their peers at Mount Madonna School (MMS) for its inaugural regional Model United Nations (Model UN or MUN) conference on Feb. 11.
The theme of the conference, “Climate Justice for All: Addressing...
Briefs: Donkey Basketball in Watsonville; free tablets for older residents
Watsonville FFA hosts Donkey Basketball tournament
Watsonville FFA will present its third annual Donkey Basketball tournament on Feb. 23 at Watsonville High School, 250 East Beach St., in the gym with doors opening at 6pm and the games starting at 7pm.
“Donkey Basketball” is just that—players...
Three to interview for vacant Cabrillo Trustee seat
WATSONVILLE—Three candidates have qualified to fill the vacant Area 5 seat on the Cabrillo College Board of Trustees, which covers Watsonville.
The candidates will be interviewed during a public meeting on Feb. 27 at 6pm at Cabrillo’s Watsonville Center, Room C107.
The three candidates are:
• Manuel...
PHOTO: Watsonville Public Library marks Black History Month
A selection of books and videos, in English and Spanish, are on display at the Watsonville Public Library’s main branch on Main Street as part of Black History Month. Titles such as “Malcolm X,” “The New Negro,” “Becoming Michelle Obama” and “His Truth is...
Mariners ‘pour’ on the points for an upset win over Palo...
The quest for a sixth Central Coast Section title continues for Aptos following another stunning win this week in the Division III playoffs.
Senior running...