Aptos High welcomes new principal
APTOS—Aptos High School’s new principal began her career in education during a stint in the Peace Corps, where in a small mountaintop village in Ethiopia she upended the school’s boys-in-the-front, girls-in-the-back paradigm and learned the influence a good educator can have.
“I fell in love...
Townhome project featuring historic schoolhouse on the move
WATSONVILLE—The historic 1903 Roache schoolhouse is on the move, once again.
In order to make way for heavy equipment and ground moving, the building at 221 Airport Blvd. was recently hoisted across the property and now sits perched on cribbing at the edge of Airport...
A dance around the world
Alianza Charter School students recently took a trip around the world, all without leaving their multi-purpose room.
Truck plunges into creek in Watsonville
END OVER END Tow operators from Chaz Towing work on a plan to haul a GMC Sierra pickup out of Corralitos Creek on July 17. The California Highway Patrol said a Watsonville man was driving eastbound on East Lake Avenue just south of...
Watsonville murder suspect extradited from Arizona
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A man who police say stabbed his girlfriend to death at an apartment on Clifford Avenue in July was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail Thursday after being extradited from Arizona.
Alberto Scalant, 33, is being held without bail. He has been charged...
Report: Watsonville dense in ‘predatory’ lenders
WATSONVILLE—Alternative lenders outnumber mainstream lenders by more than 3-1 in Watsonville.
That’s according to a joint report from Santa Cruz Community Ventures (SCCV) and UC Santa Cruz’s Blum Center presented to the public in Watsonville’s Civic Plaza on Tuesday.
The report, called “Mamas con Mas,” identified...
Try This | Sept. 6, 2019
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Police taking ‘barbaric protest’ threats seriously
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Police say they are taking seriously threats made on social media of a “barbaric protest” that is set to begin at the Overlook Shopping Center on Main Street at 5pm.
The garish yellow flier that circulated widely featured a drawing of George Floyd, who...
Open Farm Tours completes another year
As part of the 2025 Open Farm Tours guests get a deeper understanding of the workings of the Homeless Garden Project on the west side of Santa Cruz Sunday. Open Farm Tours began 12 years ago, this year opening the doors to 16 farms...
Missing 14-year-old found safe in Mexico; father arrested
A 14-year-old girl who disappeared with her father while authorities investigated the death of her newborn daughter has been found safe in Mexico, and...
