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YMCA kicks off fundraiser campaign

Spirits were high throughout the sprawling YMCA building on Sudden Street Tuesday evening as a lively crowd prepared for their annual fundraiser kickoff.

Local breweries donate expired beer for sanitizer production

WATSONVILLE—Fruition Brewing owner David Purgason was making deliveries on Calabasas Road when he suddenly had an idea. As he drove by Whiskey Hill Farms, he remembered it was the site of Blume Distillation, a biofuel technology company that converts waste into alcohol-based fuel and other...

Community briefs, Aug. 24

Community briefs, Aug. 24, 2018

Local organizations, businesses promote Giving Tuesday

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Today is Giving Tuesday, a worldwide generosity movement aiming to raise funds for nonprofits and communities. Every Tuesday after Thanksgiving, organizations, small businesses, schools and corporations come together to celebrate the event. Giving Tuesday began in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y and...

Carey-Davis Community Garden reopens

Carey-Davis Community Garden
WATSONVILLE—Community members joined city officials, business folks and a team from the Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust to reopen the Carey-Davis Community Garden on June 19. With a table loaded up with fresh pastries and coffee to fuel the gathering, Watsonville Mayor Jimmy Dutra joined...

Pajaro Valley Chamber names honorees for 2023

Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Foundation Crab Feed
WATSONVILLE—Guy George, whose roots in Pajaro Valley agriculture stretch back to his immigrant parents, has earned this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award by the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. George joins Trina Coffman-Gomez and Dana Sales as Woman and Man of the Year, along...

Watsonville Fire Captain to continue fighting fires after hunting accident

WATSONVILLE—It was a homecoming celebration for the books: About 60 firefighters, police officers, professionals, retirees, friends and family assembled at Watsonville Municipal Airport Monday to welcome home one of their own. At 12:30 p.m. a private jet landed, swung down the tarmac and stopped at...

PG&E to replace gas pipelines in Watsonville

Traffic delays are expected as Pacific Gas and Electric Company will be working on its natural gas system at various locations in Watsonville.

Light rain settles over city | About Town

A light sprinkle fell over Watsonville Tuesday but for only about 15 minutes. The National Weather Service said there is also a chance of rain tonight. After that, the next chance of rain isn’t until Saturday. • A 5.8 earthquake rattled a portion of Northern California...

Repair on Hwy 101 in Prunedale runs through Thursday

The Caltrans Salinas South Maintenance crew will be performing pavement repair on southbound Highway 101 between Mallory Canyon Road and Messick Road in Prunedale from Tuesday through Thursday, Caltrans officials announced.
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Cabrillo football coach Justin Hansen to take leave of absence

Cabrillo College announced Monday that head football coach Justin Hansen will take a formal family medical leave of absence effective immediately. Hansen is expected to...