PVUSD touts growth in literacy, mathematics
WATSONVILLE—In the past two years, Pajaro Valley Unified School District students have shown growth in state assessments in English and Math, placing just below the national average.
The district’s third, fourth and fifth-graders showed double-digit growth in their English language arts tests, while fourth and...
New year approaches | About Town
Tarmo Hannula: The San Francisco 49ers just barely edged past the Seattle Seahawks last night in a cliffhanger finale. The 49ers have not beaten the Seahawks in Seattle since 2011. The harrowing closure ultimately came down to a mighty blunt tackle by Dre Greenlaw...
Flyover honors first responders, essential workers
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A team of six pilots took the sky over Santa Cruz County Saturday in a first-ever local aerial tribute to those giving to their community during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lightning Formation Airshows (LFA), with support from Watsonville Municipal Airport, painted the sky with...
Santa Cruz County off state watchlist, for now
SANTA CRUZ—Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pulled Santa Cruz County off the state Covid-19 watchlist, a move that could allow the easing of some restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the virus.
Santa Cruz County Health Officer Gail Newel in a Monday...
Central Fire appoints new chief, finalizes merger with Aptos/La Selva
When Fire Chief John Walbridge first arrived at the Live Oak fire station 1991, it triggered childhood memories. He remembered riding his bike to the station from his home a few blocks away to obtain burn permits for his father in the late 1970s...
Caput endorses Hernandez in supervisorial race
Santa Cruz County Supervisor Greg Caput announced Sept. 14 that he is endorsing Felipe Hernandez to succeed him in the November election.
Hernandez, a former Watsonville mayor and current Cabrillo College trustee, is facing current City Councilmember Jimmy Dutra in the race to fill the...
Photo story: Watsonville kicks off Second Saturday Art Tour
Viridiana Lopez (right) heads up a Zumba dance session in Watsonville Plaza Saturday during the soft opening of first-ever Second Saturday Art Tour. Artists around the Pajaro Valley launched the free, monthly three-hour event with the theme, “Bring your family, bring your neighbors—let’s make...
Pajaro Valley Arts’ ‘Art To Go!’ now on display
WATSONVILLE—The 10th annual “Take Aways: Art to Go!” exhibition has opened at Pajaro Valley Arts in downtown Watsonville. More than 900 works, spanning a wide range of mediums, from sculpture and jewelry to ceramics, paintings, photography, assemblage and collage, fill out the entire Sudden...
Stagecraft: PV High celebrates new theater
After years of holding performances in their school’s wrestling room and in various spaces around campus, students at Pajaro Valley High School now have...
