Virtual Academy graduates first class | Grads 2021
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District launched its virtual academy one year ago as an option for families concerned about Covid-19, and who wanted to keep their children at home even if students were allowed back into classes.
When the all-online classes began on Aug....
Miles of memories: Caravan honors fallen officers, including local
SANTA CRUZ—A motorcade rolled through Santa Cruz County on June 4 as part of a 22,300-mile, cross country journey to honor 338 law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in 2020.
The Beyond the Call of Duty End of Watch Ride to...
Photo contest winners displayed at Watsonville Public Library
WATSONVILLE—Winners and runners-up of the inaugural Climate Action Photo Contest will be on display at the main branch of the Watsonville Public Library through the month of June.
Submissions for the contest, sponsored by the Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (SCCAN), were accepted until the...
Aptos High graduates map out future | Grads 2021
APTOS—Cynthia Jimenez-Gutierrez says she found inspiration to become a financial planner by helping her immigrant parents with their fiscal issues.
After her education, she hopes to make a life in her community helping other immigrant families.
“I like to work with money,” she said. “I thought,...
Two die hours apart in separate Hwy 17 crashes
SCOTTS VALLEY—Two people, including a 28-year-old Santa Cruz man, died in separate Highway 17 crashes mere hours apart.
Around 10pm on Friday night, the Santa Cruz resident involved in a two-vehicle crash near Scotts Valley was ejected from his 2016 Toyota Tacoma after the truck...
Repeat DUI offender arrested again on drunk driving, hit-and-run charges
APTOS—An Aptos woman was arrested on drunk driving and hit-and-run charges Friday after she allegedly plowed her car into two vehicles in the Seascape area and then fled the scene.
California Highway Patrol officer Sam Courtney said Martha Lewis was driving a 2008 Volvo XC70...
County seeking property owners to help with homelessness crisis
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County officials are asking landlords to help alleviate the housing crisis by offering space to people who need permanent housing.
County spokesman Jason Hoppin says that a new program, called Rehousing Wave, seeks to help more than 800 people who have...
Business owner, lifelong Monterey County resident announces supervisorial run
ROYAL OAKS—North Monterey County farmer and businessman Glenn Church, whose family’s roots in the area date back to the Civil War, announced on Thursday that he is running for District 2 Supervisor. The election will take place on June 7, 2022.
In a press release...
Pajaro Valley High holds first graduation on new turf | Grads 2021
WATSONVILLE—Many in this year’s Pajaro Valley High School graduating class had heard about the battle to construct the school’s new athletic fields since their days in elementary school.
PVHS graduate Yuliana Urrutia says she remembers overhearing her cousins talking about the field while she was...
Watsonville Library sponsors first-ever Poet Laureate Program
WATSONVILLE—When Alicia Martinez first took on the position of Interim Library Director for the Watsonville Public Library, bringing a Poet Laureate Program to the city was one of her goals.
On Tuesday those plans got underway: the library launched a nomination period, which will close...
What Makes Watsonville Community Hospital—and America—Great
Thirty-three years ago, while my family was preparing for a birthday party, I decided to arrive early. My mother was shopping for a cake...
