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Community briefs, Jan. 11, 2019

Community briefs, Jan. 11, 2019

Group proposes revamped syringe plan in Santa Cruz County

SANTA CRUZ—Five months after pulling their application to run a mobile needle distribution system, the Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County is back with a revamped plan. Under the new proposal, the HRCSCC would offer home delivery of syringes and injection supplies and phone-based...

First flu death of the season reported in Monterey County

The Monterey County Health Department announced the death of a Monterey County resident associated with influenza virus infection.

Community briefs, Oct. 19

Community briefs, Oct. 19, 2018

Music, food and more lined up for Aromas Day

Described as the largest, and only, festival in Aromas, the annual Aromas Day returns Sunday.

Community briefs, Oct. 3: Wetlands Watch holding Native Plant Sale

Community briefs, Oct. 3, 2017

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...

Banker ends 50-year career

After five decades in the banking industry, Pam Zamani is calling it a career.

Community briefs, June 22

Community briefs, June 22, 2018

Suspect detained in reported stolen car

Police detain a man on suspicion of auto theft after they stopped him in a Honda Civic that was stolen out of Gilroy on the 900 block of Main Street Tuesday.
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County unveils “transformative” youth crisis center

For years, Santa Cruz County lacked a youth crisis center, meaning that young people experiencing a mental health crisis were taken to overloaded emergency...