Three running for PVUSD TA 1 seat vow improvement
Three candidates with markedly different professional backgrounds are vying for the Trustee Area 1 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees in the Nov. 3 election.
College admissions counselor Meilin Obinata, general contractor Robin Sukow and retired educator Andrew Goldenkranz are...
Bilicich, Acosta vying for District 7 City Council seat
Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories on the race for Watsonville City Council seats in the Nov. 3 election. Kristal Salcido and Maria Orozco, who represent districts 4 and 3 respectively, are running uncontested and will be appointed in lieu of...
90-year old celebrated for helping new parents
A woman who has spent more than four decades making care packages for new parents at Watsonville Community Hospital was feted for her work on Aug. 21.
The celebration, held in the hospital’s lactation room, had a dual purpose.
Joyce Pearce, who would turn 90 the...
PVUSD board honors longtime coach Roland Hedgpeth
Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly said that Hedgpeth is a former coach. He still coaches for Watsonville High School.
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday unanimously approved naming Watsonville High School’s athletic facility to honor longtime...
Driscoll’s names new CEO
Driscoll’s announced Tuesday that Brie Reiter Smith has been named chief executive officer of the Watsonville-based berry company, succeeding Soren Bjorn.
The company made the announcement in a press release, but stated there would be no further information released on the decision.
Smith, who has served...
Two vying for PVUSD Trustee Area 5 seat
Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of stories on the four seats up for election on the PVUSD Board of Trustees. Look to future editions for trustee areas 1, 4 and 7.
Two candidates are vying for the seat.
Alicia Jimenez recently retired...
PVUSD looks ahead to new school year
Pajaro Valley Unified School District is beginning the new school year with rising test scores at several campuses, students taking a larger role in shaping district policy and construction poised to begin on a long-awaited performing arts center at Pajaro Valley High School.
In an...
Monterey County Sheriff: man impregnated 14-year-old daughter, who is suspected of...
Monterey County Sheriff’s investigators are searching for a 38-year-old man accused of sexually abusing and impregnating his teenage daughter, who is herself wanted on...
